ESL Instructor

College: Louisiana Delta Community College

Department: Adult Education

Type of Appointment: Unclassified - Administrative/Staff (Grant Funded)

Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Establish a positive and trusting relationship with students
• Foster student accountability, self-advocacy, self-awareness, and critical thinking skills
• Responsible for teaching ESL classes using instructional methods geared towards the adult learner with English as a Second Language in a classroom setting.
• Follow all policies set forth by administration to measure and document student educational gains, attendance, and attainment of goals. Keep daily attendance records and progress reports. Maintain accurate, complete, and up-to-date records
• Adhere to regulations set forth regarding confidentiality of student records.
• Assures that students who qualify are pre- and post-tested as needed. Assess program students using the TABE and TABE CLAS-E tests as dictated by Adult Education Program policy.
• Create a classroom environment that is conductive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interest of the students
• Participate and manage registration, testing, and scheduling events
• Promote participation of ESL students in all aspects of Adult Education programming
• Facilitate ESL students towards high-school equivalency test
• Maintain clean and professional classroom environment.

Required Education:

QUALIFICATIONS:

• An Associate degree or higher
• One year experience in teaching ESL
• Strong communication skills, including both written and oral, with an ability to prioritize, negotiate, and work with a variety of personalities

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• A Bachelor''''s degree
• Three (3) years teaching experience
• Bilingual

Benefits: As a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, Louisiana Delta Community College has an attractive benefits package with a wide variety of benefit options. Benefits offered include retirement, multiple medical insurance options, supplemental insurances (dental, term life, disability, accident, vision, etc.), Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some child care and medical expenses), holidays (14 per year, typically includes longer break at Christmas), generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits and Employee Assistance Program. Specific benefits depend on job category, percent effort and length of employment.

Passing pre-employment criminal background screen is required as a condition of employment. Louisiana Delta Community College is an equal opportunity/equal access employer. Louisiana Delta Community College is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.