ESOL Instructor for English for Immigrant Entrepreneurs Class

Esol Instructor For English For Immigrant Entrepreneurs Class

• Department: Education & Training
• Employment Type: Part Time
• Location: Huntington YMCA
• Reporting To: Lancer Wang
• Compensation: $27.00 - $28.41 / hour

Description

Branch: Education and Training, International Learning Center  Position Title: Adult ESOL Instructor for Immigrant Entrepreneurs Class 1 ESOL teaching position available for online English for Immigrant Entrepreneurs classes funded by English for New Bostonians (ENB).Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 7:00pm to 9:00pm, September 2025 through June 2026.15 hours of paid teacher time per class week, includes prep, teaching, meeting, and admin work.Teaching platforms: Zoom and Google Classroom.

Key Responsibilities

Teaching responsibilities include:·       Teach ESOL to adult small business owners of diverse linguistic, cultural, religious, socio-economic and educational backgrounds.·       Teach courses online via Zoom.·       Prepare and deliver engaging, learner-centered lessons.·       Customize existing curriculum to engage and meet student needs and English proficiency level.·       Incorporate digital literacy to enhance small business growth.·       Contextualize reading, writing, pronunciation, grammar, speaking and listening skills using a business model.·       Use Google Classroom to organize and design homework and asynchronous coursework.·       Provide clear and explicit instructions both in writing and orally to students.·       Communicate with students through online messaging platforms (Google Classroom). ·       Collaborate with Education and Career Advisors to ensure that all students are progressing.·       Schedule guest speakers to enhance curriculum.·       Survey and incorporate learner goals into coursework for a student-centered, goal oriented, participatory ESOL class. ·       Review and track goals and achievements with students and maintain student portfolios. ·       Maintain timely and accurate documentation attendance and student progress.·       Outline teacher and program expectations to the students clearly at the beginning of each new unit.  Administrative responsibilities include:·       Keep timely and accurate documentation of attendance.·       Document and submit lesson plans in provided format. ·       Document student progress and achievements.·       Communicate classroom/student issues to Directors in a timely manner.·       Participate actively in meetings and contribute to continuous improvement of program.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

The ideal candidate will have:·       BA or Master’s degree in ESOL, Education or related field + more than 1 years of experience teaching adults.·       Familiarity with workforce, business English. ·       Familiarity with learner-centered, goal-oriented participatory ESOL.·       Sensitive to socio-economic and cultural issues.·       Strong communication, interpersonal, and classroom management skills.·       Able to work independently and as part of a team.·       Computer proficiency (i.e. Microsoft 365, Google Classroom, Zoom, various ESL online resources).·       BEST Plus 2.0 and TABE CLAS-E testing certification preferred.·       Bilingual a plus. Physical demands:·       While performing duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk, and hear.·       The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds.·       Specific vision abilities of this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust. The class is funded by English for New Bostonians. The class is for adults. Due to COVID-19, all classes are online until further notice. Please apply online at Careers - YMCA of Greater Boston (ymcaboston.org)