ESL Instructor

Position Description:
Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) and/or English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses for frontline team members in client facility.

6600 Highway 431, Albertville, AL 35950

Second Shift

Total Hours per week: 
7 – 15 hours per week for 14 weeks (renewable contract)

Hourly Wage: 
$40 per hour including instructional time, 30 minutes prep time per 2 hours of instructional time, recruitment and culminating events, trainings and regular partner meetings 

Responsibilities:
· Materials development associated with courses taught
· Attendance at Upward Academy partner meetings
· Attendance at all faculty meetings and trainings
· Attendance at recruitment events and culminating activities 
· Grading and record-keeping 

Required Qualifications
· Knowledge of teaching strategies and methods including grammar, reading, writing, and listening/speaking
· Native fluency and good command of written and spoken English  

Preferred Qualifications
· Bachelor’s degree in English, teaching, or related field 
· TESOL certificate 
· 3 years teaching experience in ESL adult education
· Strong classroom management skills, organizational and planning skills, ability to give clear, concise directions and explanations
· Proficiency in a second language 
· English for Special Purposes (ESP) experience (e.g., Economics, Business, Computers, Engineering, etc.)
· Cross-cultural sensitivity
· Excellent technology application skills and experience
· Strong interpersonal relations