Evening and Saturday Coordinator

General Description

Located at LaGuardia Community College/CUNY, The English Language Center (TELC) is the largest ESL program in the New York metropolitan area, serving approximately 4,000 students a year since 1971. TELC is committed to providing high quality English language programs that meet the needs of a culturally and academically diverse student population. The Evening and Saturday Coordinator, reporting to the Associate Director of TELC, is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Evening English Program and the Saturday English Program. The schedule for this position is Monday through Thursday 11:30am-7:30pm and Saturday 8:00am-4:00pm. There will be some additional late evenings during registration and testing cycles.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operations of the Evening English Program and the Saturday English Program with approximately 40 in-person and online courses per quarter
• Oversee quarterly registration and placement of approximately 600 students and coordinate corresponding waitlists
• Manage in-person and online placement test sessions including overseeing scheduling test appointments by front desk staff and processing placement tests
• Communicate information to faculty and students through memos and announcements
• Provide support to instructors through observation, mentoring, and assistance with curricular and instructional matters
• Collaborate on professional development offerings for instructional staff
• Assist with faculty recruitment and interviews
• Advise students on educational needs and respond to student concerns and problems with regard to program services
• Organize and facilitate informational workshops on topics of interest to students such as applying to college, managing expenses, and choosing a career
• Participate in marketing efforts with the goal of increasing enrollment
• Assist with special projects and perform other related tasks as needed

Other Duties

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in TESOL or a closely related field
• Minimum 2 years of experience teaching ESL/EFL to an adult population
• Strong organizational and managerial skills, with a specific emphasis on data management across multiple platforms
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and analytical skills
• Ability to work effectively with members of a diverse faculty and staff

RFCUNY Benefits
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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).

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