Part Time - ESL Instructor

About the job

Job Description

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

• Community College teaching experience in ESL reading, writing, grammar, conversation, listening and speaking. VESL experience in English for Computers, ECE, Math, and/or Employment also desirable.

Essential Duties Summary

REQUIRED DUTIES: Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

Required Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: The successful candidate, by the final filing date, must possess the minimum qualifications for instructors in English at California Community Colleges:

• Master’s in TESL, TESOL, applied linguistics with a TESL emphasis, linguistics with a TESL emphasis, English with a TESL emphasis, or education with a TESL emphasis OR

• Bachelor’s in TESL, TESOL, English with a TESL certificate, linguistics with a TESL certificate, applied linguistics with a TESL certificate, or any foreign language with a TESL certificate AND Master’s in linguistics, applied linguistics, English, composition, bilingual/bicultural studies, reading speech, or any foreign language OR

• Possess a California Community College life credential in the subject matter area of English OR

• The equivalent

• EQUIVALENCY REQUIREMENT: All applicants are required to meet the minimum qualifications specified by the Yuba Community College District (YCCD) by the application filing date. Alternatively, applicants must have obtained an equivalency determination from the District before the publication of the Recruitment Announcement. This ensures that candidates either meet the standard qualifications or have received official recognition of their equivalent qualifications. Please click here for equivalency application.

Desired/Preferred Qualifications

• Experience and/or knowledge in working with students of great diversity in socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, including those with different levels of literacy.

• Interest and/or experience in curriculum development, professional development or academic leadership.

• Knowledge of current issues and educational trends in teaching ESL and/or Basic Skills in a community college setting.

• Academic preparation and/or experience in teaching reading, writing, listening, and speaking in ESL courses.

• Knowledge of diagnostic and classroom assessment practices and their applications.

• Ability to make effective teaching presentations using appropriate and current pedagogies and methodologies.

• Knowledge of and commitment to the mission of community colleges and the responsibilities of its faculty in realizing this mission.

• Academic preparation and experience in teaching ESL to adult students.

• Effective oral and written communication skills.

• Evidence of continuing professional growth in ESL, Basic Skills, and/or related areas.

Benefits Information

PART-TIME (less than .60 FTE): Part-time positions less than .60 FTE are not entitled to any District paid fringe benefits.

YCAFT Salary Schedule 2024-2027 YC AFT Contract

Special Instructions to Applicants

The Yuba Community College District is seeking qualified candidates for this part-time, temporary (Adjunct) faculty position. Part-time instructor positions are filled as needed through ongoing recruitment. Applicants are contacted and hired year-round based on college needs. This pool is open continuously and refreshed every two years.

Applicants in this pool will remain active for two years. After two years applicants will receive an email with information on how to remain in the pool.

Important Instructions:

• To apply for this position, interested candidates are required to complete an online application, including submission of a Resume, Letter of Interest, EEO/Diversity Statement and Unofficial Transcripts through the People Admin application portal.

• FOREIGN TRANSCRIPTS: Include a U.S. evaluation and translation. Click HERE for a list of acceptable agencies providing foreign transcript services.

• It is important to note that the District retains the right to extend time limits or initiate the recruitment/selection process anew at any stage.

• Education Code §87408.6 states that no person shall be initially employed by a community college district in an academic or classified position unless the person has submitted to an examination within the past sixty (60) days to determine that he/she/they is free of active tuberculosis.

• As a condition of employment, the position you are applying for will require that you provide fingerprints to the local police department. The fees charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI for the fingerprint report is the employee’s responsibility.

• Fingerprint clearance must be received prior to the employee’s first day on the job.