Workforce Adjunct Instructor (ESL)

Title: Workforce Adjunct Instructor (ESL)

Agency: Northern VA Community College

Location: Multiple Locations

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: $36-50 per teaching hour

Full Time or Part Time: Part Time

Additional Detail

• Teach an Intensive ESL (125 hrs per semester) or a Part-Time ESL (50 hrs per semester) course in person at Alexandria, Annandale, Loudoun/Signal Hill or Manassas.
• Teach during business hours (Intensive ESL and Part-Time ESL)
• Demonstrate student centered, communicative teaching methodologies (task-based, problem-based, project based, scaffolding, content-based) in lesson planning and in lesson presentation.
• Develop authentic, reliable, ongoing productive formative assessments for students throughout the semester.
• Utilize Canvas for course information and to store student assignments/resources.
• Utilize the assigned textbook(s) and supplement with level-appropriate materials as needed.
• Evaluate students’ entry and exit skills via the initial diagnostic tasks and final departmental exams and the department rubrics.
• Record student attendance.
• Complete all mandatory training at hire and annually.

• Deep knowledge of communicative language teaching methodologies: task-based, problem-based, project based, scaffolding, and content-based
• Highly experienced Canvas/Blackboard or related LMS usage for instruction (assignments, quizzes, discussion boards, gradebook, modules)
• Excellent organizational skills and classroom management skills
• Ability to work with groups of varying ages and skill levels – including differentiating instruction
• Ability to utilize program rubrics to grade students
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work individually as well as on a team

• Bachelor’s degree + a TESOL Certificate or higher education in TESOL or Linguistics.
• 1-2 years or more of adult ESL teaching experience at a college/community college/literacy council/adult education ESOL

• Masters in TESOL/TESL or Masters in Linguistics with a minor in TESOL or a TESOL Certificate
• 3-5 years or more of adult ESL teaching experience at a college/community college/literacy council/adult education ESOL