ESL for the Workplace Instructor at Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

Application Instructions

Send a cover letter, resume, and three (3) professional references, to resumes@racc.edu

Please indicate the job code PT-ESLW in the subject line of your email.

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Job Details Title:ESL for the Workplace InstructorAnnounce date:10/11/2023Apply by date:Open Until FilledApplication status:Accepting ApplicationsPosition type: Part-time Salary:$37.00 per hour

Working Hours:

Specific work hours to be agreed upon by the supervisor and employee prior to the onset of employment.

Summary:

The ESL for the Workplace Instructor is responsible for training individuals in reading, writing, and conversational English for multi-level English Language learners at assigned off-campus employer sites.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Provide instruction and classroom management.


2. Promotes and nourishes a positive learning environment.


3. Communicates with students using conversational English.


4. Maintain good communications and working relationships with appropriate staff, employers, agencies, and class site location staff.


5. Other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

Required

• Associates degree

Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree is preferred


• Bilingual Spanish/English


• Previous teaching experience in a college and or Adult Education/Career Training Program


• Previous teaching experience offering workplace training


• Experience working with adult students is preferred


• Experience with tutoring English Language Learners is preferred

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Teaching Certificate (preferred)

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Must have strong interpersonal skills to interface with a variety of students and potential students.


• Excellent oral and written communication skills.


• Highly organized.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and Internet skills. Knowledge of Ellucian Colleague or other administrative software a plus.

Communication Skills:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one on one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, to sit and to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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