Job Description

Agency Overview:
Commonpoint is a multifaceted community center dedicated to sustaining and enhancing the quality of individual, family and communal life throughout New York City, offering services to people of all ages, ability levels, stages of life and backgrounds. They strive to meet the evolving needs of their community of over 100,000 members ranging from providing in-school and after-school programs, professional and career development, assistance with food insecurity, legal services, financial counseling, mental health services, senior classes, dementia care programs, and tax preparation assistance to name a few. Commonpoint has grown tremendously in the last five years and now has a mission-driven staff of 3,000 and over 80 sites in the five boroughs.

Program Details: The ESOL instructor will work at Commonpoint’s The Jack & Shirley Silver Hub by offering English language classes tailored to general English language development to immigrants, individuals and families in the area of Elmhurst, Queens. The English curriculum will help to cultivate a culturally competent workforce fully equipped to serve the diverse populations of the New York metropolitan area. The ESOL instructor at Commonpoint will offer contextualized English language classes to limited English speakers and will need to deliver the curriculum through a mixture of Zoom, online platforms, and in-person classroom instruction. All interested applicants must be well-versed in Zoom, video conferencing, PowerPoint creation, and other online digital tools used for virtual learning.

Responsibilities:

• Develop ESOL curriculum for beginner, intermediate, and advanced-level learners.
• Be digitally fluent and able to deliver lessons and classroom content through virtual learning tools and online platforms.
• Be able to teach ESOL to newly arrived immigrants, refugees, asylees, and other residents in order to help clients integrate better into their communities and get access to professional employment.
• Assist with conducting intake, outreaching, and recruiting for potential ESOL clients.
• Collaborate with various teams for job placement and wrap-around services for ESOL learners.
• Collaborate with various Commonpoint teams, such as Resettlement, Outreach, and other grant-based programs, to recruit eligible students, facilitate ESOL course enrollment and ensure all required case file documentation is completed.
• Attend all relevant meetings, training, workshops, and outside events as needed.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in social work, education, counseling, public policy, or related field. 
• TESOL or CELTA certification is also accepted.
• Minimum of 1 years experience in ESOL instruction.
• Demonstrated experience in developing lesson plans and facilitating classroom lessons and workshops, both virtually and in person.
• Be able to work some evenings and weekends, depending on class scheduling.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to closely collaborate with colleagues and partners to work as part of a team to promote successful outcomes for ESOL learners.

Hours: Full-time at $55,000 - $60,000; evenings and Saturdays when needed and depending on class schedule.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume and cover letter to Dean Rodgers at drodgers@commonpoint.org. Please include the Role “ESOL Instructor” in the subject line. Due to the high volume of applications, only qualified candidates will be contacted for further consideration.

Commonpoint is an equal opportunity employer

Job Tags

Full time, Weekend work, Saturday, Afternoon shift,

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