English As A Second Language (Esl) Instructor

DESCRIPTION

Full-time, Tenure Track (177 Day 10 Month)
$67,300.20 - $103,347.82 per year
Probationary (Contract I) Member of Academic Faculty
Tentative First Interview Dates: May 9-10, 2024 (In Person)
Tentative Second Interview Date: May 13, 2024 (In Person)
Tentative Start Date: August 1, 2024

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW:

The English/ESL Department is seeking an individual who wants to grow the ESL program. The department currently offers non-credit courses providing integrated instruction with a focus on basic English language instruction, with the goal to develop vocational English courses. Courses are provided at multiple sites in our district, currently in the evening. The successful candidate will teach an ESL course load for 50% of the position and support department growth and provide leadership for the other 50%. Sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic socio-economic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students is essential.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 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
• Possession of a current California Community College Credential that permits full-time service as an instructor in the applicable discipline; OR
• (Applicants wishing to be considered for employment under District equivalency standards must submit a detailed statement explaining how you possess the equivalent to the minimum qualifications discussed above.

DIVERSITY AND EQUITY QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated understanding of and responsiveness to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds that characterize community college students in a manner specific to the position.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience teaching ESL, preferably at the community college level
• College or community leadership experience
• Experience working with people from diverse educational, linguistic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds
• Experience providing professional development
• Experience with curriculum development
• Experience with data collection and analysis
• Bilingual

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:

• 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 or she is free of active tuberculosis.
• As a condition of employment, the District requires that you provide fingerprints prior to beginning work. You may be fingerprinted at Butte College Human Resources by appointment, or you may be fingerprinted at another agency. Should you be fingerprinted at another agency, the rolling fee charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the fingerprint report is the employee’s responsibility at the time of printing.
  The District reserves the right to modify, rescind or re-advertise this announcement without notification or to delay indefinitely the employment of a person for the position. The Butte-Glenn Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

TEACHING DUTIES (50%):

• Teach any of four levels of integrated language skills.
• Courses include, but are not limited to, citizenship, technology skills, specialized VESL classes, and non-credit developmental reading and writing.
  Facilitator Duties (50%):

ESL Program Development

• Work closely and collaborate with the English/ESL Chair, ESL faculty, and the ESL Student Success Specialist.
• Communicate with surrounding communities, assess needs, and recruit for the program.
• Coordinate with Student Success Specialist and provide systematic and sustained marketing.
• Develop tracking mechanisms for our student population and needs.
• With data, identify and address current barriers for ESL students.
• Serve as a Campus resource and a Professional Development leader for all faculty working with English language learners.
• Coordinate with related student services.
• Develop new VESL Certificate programs and Workforce development opportunities.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES

The full-time college instructor is responsible for effective performance in the following areas:

A. GENERAL SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES

• Excellence in teaching and instruction.
• Maintenance of professional growth and academic currency.
• Carrying out of area, departmental and/or program responsibilities.
• Contribution to the College as a whole in the form of College-wide service.
• Development and assessment of student learning outcomes.

D. AREA OR DEPARTMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Instructor is knowledgeable about and abides by College, Area and Department policies and procedures.
• Instructor meets deadlines and time targets including deadlines for reports, grades and paperwork.
• Instructor orders instructional materials, equipment and textbooks with sufficient lead times.
• Instructor assists Chair in evaluating and revising course schedules.
• Instructor collaborates to determine equitable course assignments.
• Instructor provides assistance to other full-time, part-time and/or new instructors.
• Instructor participates in departmental plans and activities with others.
• Instructor helps develop departmental budgets.
• Instructor monitors expenditures to keep within authorized budget spending appropriations.
• Instructor exercises good judgment in the use of and/or management of facilities, equipment and supplies.
• Instructor regularly attends assigned meetings.
• Instructor is punctual to assigned meetings.
• Instructor works collegially with faculty peers, classified staff and administration.
• Instructor performs their fair share of outside-of-class departmental duties and responsibilities, including contributing to unit plan and program review processes.
• Instructor initiates and/or participates in overall department-wide program development and curriculum improvements, maintenance, evaluation, revision and/or expansion.