Teacher ESOL (remote)
Part Time $29.35 / hourJob Overview
YMCA of Greater Boston’s International Learning Center - ILC
100 Franklin Street
Boston, MA 02110
Branch: Education and Training
Position Title: ESOL Teacher Beginner – Advanced levels available, YMCA International Learning Center (ILC) Boston. Remote position
Position Type: ESOL teacher
ESOL Instructor position: all levels
Pay include: Hours of instruction and lesson planning + teacher meeting (for long-term subs)
Teaching remotely using Zoom and Google Classroom
Come and make a difference in people’s lives! The YMCA ILC Boston has been helping immigrants learn English and develop employment skills to improve their lives for over 24 years.
Key Responsibilities
- Be a substitute teacher for ESOL, Career Advancement, and English for Immigrant Entrepreneurs classes to adults of diverse linguistic, cultural, religious, socio-economic and educational backgrounds
- Survey and incorporate adult learner goals into coursework for a student-centered and goal oriented ESOL class
- Develop lesson plans and deliver engaging and contextualized lessons which integrate academic and employment skills utilizing the Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)
- Provide a safe and inclusive classroom environment that fosters students’ language production.
- Select and adapt materials, educational apps, and web resources for Google Classroom and Zoom.
- Present clear content and language objectives to students for each class.
- Incorporate digital literacy skills into class content and coursework.
- Collaborate with Education and Career Advisor to ensure that all students are progressing with their personal, education, and career goals.
- Conduct formative and summative assessments regularly to evaluate students’ progress
- Work collaboratively with peers on curriculum review, common planning and program improvement
- Communicate classroom/student issues to Program Director in a timely manner
Description of Administration:
- Keep accurate and timely attendance records
- Provide progress reports to students twice a year.
- Attending teacher meetings
- Document weekly lesson plans in Google drive.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Bachelor’s Degree required; Education background preferred
- TESOL, TEFL, TESL certificate preferred
- Eligible to live and work in the US
- Sensitive to socio-economic and ethnic minority issues
- Strong communication skills, inter-personal skills, and classroom management skills
- Able to participate in paid Professional Development
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, and Zoom
- Comfortable learning and using web-based file storage i.e., Google Docs, SharePoint, etc.
- Eager to contribute to a collaborative working environment
- Bilingual a plus