ESOL Instructor

General Description

Under the supervision of the Director and Assistant Director of Education Programs, the ESOL Instructor will provide English language instruction to students at the Adult Learning Center.

Classes meet on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays from 6-9pm, beginning September 23, 2024.

All instruction is in person at CUNY City Tech in downtown Brooklyn at 300 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201.

Other Duties

• Develop theme-based, contextualized lessons to create a high quality English curriculum for adults
• Create a student-centered, engaging learning environment, as required by CUNY
• Evaluate student progress and provide feedback, both formally and informally
• Administer and monitor student testing, including Best Plus, Best Literacy, and TABE
• Maintain attendance records and work collaboratively with the ALC office and case manager on student participation and needs
• Complete 14 hours annually of professional development as mandated and provided by the Regional Adult Education Network (RAEN)
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• BA or BS in education or related field
• TESOL or similar certification preferred
• Minimum two years related teaching experience, preferably in grant-funded literacy programs
• Experience creating thematic, content-based curricula
• Best Plus certified or available for the RAEN provided six hour training
• Proficient at integrating technology into lessons
• Excellent interpersonal, writing and oral communication skills

RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY's principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
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