What are the responsibilities and job description for the ESL Instructor - Full-Time position at University of the Potomac?
Job description
Summary
The ESL faculty member maintains a classroom environment that facilitates the teaching and learning of English Language Development. The University of the Potomac offers ESL courses for students to acquire English skills.
Knowledge and Competencies
- Broad and in-depth knowledge of the subject area of discipline that they teach
- Substantial professional experience in teaching ESL or any related field
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrate knowledge of resources, students' needs, curriculum, content, and pedagogy
- Must be collaborative and willing to work with fellow faculty on any required work such as curriculum development and planning
- Exceptional interpersonal skills
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Deliver instruction in accordance with the learning objectives set for the course (beginner to pre-college level for grammar and writing; reading and vocabulary; listening and speaking), including practical skills, methods, theories, and techniques
- Also provide instruction in conversational English, and ideas and customs in English to students with limited English proficiency
- Develop and manage student assessments, course syllabus, and lesson plans
- Plan and deliver daily effective differentiated instruction
- Work collaboratively with general education teachers to plan and execute core content lessons that meet academic standards while developing language proficiency for English learners
- Use data to analyze the academic and linguistic needs of students for instructional purposes
- Establish instructional outcomes
- Create an environment of respect and rapport; establish a culture of learning
- Engage students in learning with quality questioning and discussion techniques
- Demonstrate flexibility and responsiveness
- Use student data to inform instruction and integrate differentiated instruction
- Reflect on teaching by accepting on going informal feedback and implement changes based on that feedback
- Maintains records including testing, daily work, attendance and general record keeping
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Attend quarterly meetings
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required
- Two (2) years of relevant teaching experience preferred
- Minimum of 9 undergraduate or graduate-level credits in English/ESOL or related field; or linguistics
- Full-time or part-time teaching experience in an ESL program at the secondary or post-secondary level which may include graduate teaching assistant experience
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location:
- Washington, DC and Virginia (VA)
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule:
- Day shift
Experience:
- relevant: 2 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person.