Temple Hiring Assistant Director, Language Learning Services

The Assistant Director/Language Learning Services develops and manages a suite of academic support services aimed at supporting language learners, including: 

• a Conversation Partners program 
• tutoring for writing and reading in the target languages 
• a program of in-center workshops related to language and communication 
• weekly language tables for ongoing language practice 

This person takes primary responsibility for recruiting, hiring, developing and evaluating a group of approximately 20 graduate and undergraduate students who work in these programs. The incumbent also oversees daily operations for these programs, making work schedules, establishing policies and procedures, designing instructional materials, and so forth. The AD/LLS also contributes to a variety of SSC-wide projects, programs and activities. 

In collaboration with key stakeholders at the university, the Assistant Director works to develop a fair and supportive environment for language-learners at Temple University.  The Assistant Director seeks to identify and remove barriers to success for English language learners, and advocates for English language learners and students who speak diverse forms of English. 

The AD serves as a resource for university-wide projects where expertise in language learning is required. In this capacity, the incumbent serves on a variety of committees and project teams outside of the SSC and contributes to efforts to improve the experiences and outcomes of language learners and international students who enroll at Temple.

Performs other duties as assigned. 

When you come to Temple, you don’t only come to an impressive campus with an abundance of resources and amenities.  You come to Philadelphia, where Temple’s Main Campus is woven into the city’s fabric.  Temple is committed to this community and provides several financial programs for full-time faculty and staff who purchase and reside in homes surrounding Main Campus and the Health Sciences Center. 

To learn more about the benefits of working at Temple University, visit our website here: https://careers.temple.edu/careers-temple 

Required Education & Experience: 
Master's degree in TESOL, Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, or a closely related field. At least two (2) combined years of relevant experience working in a university writing center or academic support center, and in teaching language acquisition courses at the college level. Experience developing or coordinating academic support programs. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. 
 
Required Skills & Abilities: 

* Familiarity with current research in TESOL, linguistics, applied linguistics or foreign language instruction. 

* Familiarity with inclusive and interactive pedagogical practices. 

* Knowledge of best practices in teaching and learning; Experience developing and leading interactive courses or development programs. 

* Ability to work effectively on collaborative/team-based projects. 
* Ability to train, develop, and supervise a team of student workers.

* Demonstrated interpersonal and client services skills, including the ability to interact with a diverse group of students, faculty, and staff.

 
Preferred:  

Experience leading a teacher-development program. 

Study-abroad experience. 

Language learning experience. 

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The 2024 PACIE Conference will be held at Temple University on October 25 and 26.

https://pacie.org/conference

NSC Hiring ESL Substitute teachers, TAs and Tutors

Join us in making a difference! NSC is looking for volunteers to help the Vocational ESL program at 6434 Castor Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19149) is seeking dedicated volunteer ESOL instructors and tutors to help low literacy adults. Volunteers are needed on Mondays and Wednesdays. Both morning and afternoon shifts available.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with delivering pre-prepared lessons focused on literacy and workforce development. No lesson planning needed.

• Maintain accurate attendance records.

• Substitute teach classes if available.

• Offer tutoring or homework help with student provided materials.

• Provide a supportive and welcoming environment for all learners.

Skills Needed:

• Experience with adult English language learners is preferred, but a passion for teaching and helping others succeed is most important.

• Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds, showing empathy and understanding for the challenges they face.

Volunteers will receive an orientation and ongoing support from the Vocational ESL Coordinator. We track all volunteer hours and offer recommendation letters.

We need the help. Contact us today at sjan@nscphila.org 

RENEW is HIRING a Part Time On-Line ESL Instructor

With an expanding population of refugees arriving from diverse backgrounds, there is an increasing need for English language programs. RENEW is a non-profit with a mission to help refugee women learn English so that they can improve their job opportunities and integrate successfully into their new communities.

RENEW is looking for competent and flexible USA based ESL instructors to join our team.

Job Title: Online Adult ESL Instructor

Time Commitment: Part-time (4-6 hours per week), 1099 Contract basis

Location: Remote Teaching

Salary: $25 per hour

General Description: The ESL instructor will develop lesson plans and tailor the curricula for refugee women whose native language is not English. Classes target beginning and intermediate level English speakers.

Summary of Responsibilities

• Teach adult learners who are at different levels of proficiency.
• Assess learning needs of refugee women to meet their needs.
• Organize and modify class activities to accommodate different learning styles and speed.
• Maintain accurate records of attendance and progress of students.
• Evaluate and disseminate progress reports at regular intervals.
• Create a non-threatening, non-discriminatory, encouraging, and nurturing environment for learning
• Encourage interaction among students to facilitate learning and confidence.
• Show cultural sensitivity in working with women with different values and beliefs.
• Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries as deemed appropriate.
• Follow RENEW policies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree, preferably in education, TESOL, or a related field.
• TESOL/TESL/TEFL certification or equivalent preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year experience teaching adult language learners.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Demonstrate punctuality.
• Should be able to work independently and in a team.
• Exercise sound and objective judgment in decision-making practices.
• Have experience with online learning platforms (Zoom, Google meet, MS teams, etc.)
• Own laptop or desktop computer fitted with a high-definition webcam and fast and reliable internet connection.
• Must be experienced with Microsoft products.

RENEW is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any one on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation, or belief.

If you are interested in this position, please send a cover letter and resume via email to Shanaz Tejani-Butt, at info@renewmyself.org

The Welcoming Center is hiring a Senior Director of Work Readiness.

JOB DESCRIPTION 

Summary/objective

The Senior Director of Work Readiness will manage and direct workforce training programs and staff and coordinate work readiness programming at the Welcoming Center, ensuring that program implementation decisions are driven by the organization’s mission and values to support an inclusive workforce development strategy. The goal of TWC’s work readiness programming is to ensure that any immigrant or refugee, irrespective of education level, profession or skill attainment, can get assistance from the organization to gain pathways to upward economic mobility.

Essential functions

• In all duties, demonstrates a commitment to organizational core values which uplift the skills,experiences, and aspirations of program participants and recognize their role as agents of the change they seek.
• Ensure ongoing programmatic excellence. This includes overseeing implementation of programspursuant to organizational strategic plan goals, including managing timelines and resources needed to achieve program and organizational goals and developing and managing systems to meet funder outcome goals
• Ensuring work readiness programming is accessible to all potential participants and strategically ensuring that language accessibility it not a barrier to appropriate program participation
• Lead and support the development of external partnerships that further the mission and goals of the organization as it relates to work readiness.  This includes being attuned to organizational relationships with the corporate community to discern workforce needs and occupational requirements. Working across the organization, oversee Employer Engagement Coordinator to ensure a holistic approach towards employer engagement that includes volunteer opportunities, corporate philanthropy and leveraging communication opportunities.
• Lead staff through developing annual programmatic goals and the commensurate Workforce Development division budget, including operating budget for programming; Regular review and approval of programming expenditures.
• Use data to drive decisions and encourage staff to use data to drive decisions; monitor and improve performance to achieve intended program outcomes.
• Ensure organizational compliance with relevant governmental and grant-funder regulations.
• Oversee and aid in the development of staff of each workforce development program as they balance providing individualized participant support and broader program planning, delivery and evaluation. Provide oversight and feedback to encourage staff to work toward personal and program goals.
• Liaise with the Development and Communication team in efforts to provide relevant programming information to be used for external audiences, fundraising, participant outreach, and all aspects of stakeholder engagement.  
• Collaborate closely with the Director of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) to ensure that all jobseekers coming through Welcoming Center programming are supported with job placement assistance and wrap around participant support services.
• Collaborate closely with the Chief Operating Officer, the Director of English for Speakers of Other Languages, and Director for Strategy and Evaluation, to ensure that program design, content and delivery are aligned with organizational standards and continue to support an internal culture of learning and innovation. Ensure that data collection and evaluation of all programs that is consistent and ongoing.
• Collaborate closely with Director of Community Leadership to ensure all alumni engagement and participant feedback activities in the Workforce Division align with best practices, core values, and the organization’s mission.
• Pursue learning activities and opportunities to stay current in understanding the workforce development landscape in the region and how the Work Readiness division of the organization fits into and responds to it.
• Invest time and energy in learning about workforce development best practices – especially regarding adults, ELLs, and immigrants.  Provide opportunity for sharing that knowledge with staff and direct reports.
• Identify opportunities for: institutional partnership or collaboration; philanthropic and governmental support; and policy advocacy; and pursue such opportunities upon consultation with leadership.

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Nationalities Service Center's Vocational ESL department is seeking Fall teachers for VIRTUAL classes

Classes will begin on September 3rd, take place twice a week and end on November 22nd.

The department is willing to base the class schedule around the teacher's availability! If you are interested in teaching this Fall and helping Philadelphia's immigants and refugees, please contact Summer Jan (mailto:sjan@nscphila.orgsjan@nscphila.org) for more information. You can also indicate your availability on this Google form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclPb1VK6hgn_W2R60FxBMt-NESZm3n6naFvfvWjAG9gjisHA/viewform

Registration for the Adult Education Pathway Program's summer cohort is open until 7/12!

The Pathway Program is a FREE training system that teaches the fundamentals of working with adult learners.

Read more about who it's for and how to register

https://bit.ly/3xFQhZy

The ELP at Penn is looking to hire ESL Lecturers for Summer Programs 2024. We are looking for qualified and talented instructors for a variety of programs. Part-Time appointments are available for the Institute for Academic & Professional Studies – July 1 – 26, and August 1 – 28, and the Summer 2 Intensive Program – July 1 – August 16. Qualified applicants should contact John Cotton: cottonj@sas.upenn.edu

NJTESOL/NJBE Annual Spring Conference May 29th through May 31st

Dear English-language Educators: 

We are excited to announce the 2024 American Language Program (ALP) Winter  Conference at Columbia University. This year’s conference theme is Language Learning  & Technology: Innovations/Implications. 

Larissa Goulart, an Assistant Professor of Linguistics at Montclair State University, will  deliver the plenary speech, titled "Analyzing Language Data, Empowering Teachers: A  Corpus Linguistics Approach to Pedagogical Material Development." Larissa’s research  

focuses on using corpus linguistics tools to analyze the linguistic characteristics of  undergraduate student writing. Before becoming a professor, she taught English writing  classes at Northern Arizona University and in her home country of Brazil. 

This year’s conference will be held in person on Saturday, February 17, 2024, from 9:45  AM to 3:00 PM at Columbia University’s Faculty House. 

Now in its tenth year, the conference is a one-day professional development event for  TESOL educators, researchers, and graduate and doctoral students and is aimed at  facilitating the sharing of innovative ideas and the enrichment of pedagogical practice. We welcome proposals from colleagues in the New York area.  

We invite you to submit proposals that focus on either practical approaches and  techniques or research-informed presentations about language learning and its  relationship with technology. Presentations, including time for Q&A, will be 30 minutes  long. 

Proposals will be evaluated based on: 

• Novelty of approach 

• Significance to the field 

• Research basis for proposed practices 

• Relevance of topic to the conference theme 

• Clarity of session description 

Submit your proposal by January 12, 2024: https://bit.ly/2024ALPWinterConferenceCFP 

In the meantime, feel free to contact us if you have questions or if you would like more  information about the conference.  

Best regards, 

Christopher W. Collins (cc3651@columbia.edu) 

Brittany Ober (bo2212@columbia.edu)