Current Openings

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Ongoing Openings / Immediate Opportunities

In-Person ESOL Instructor for Out of School Youth

General Statement of Duties:

The ESOL instructor prepares lessons and provides group English instruction to young learners (age 16-21) to help prepare them for HISET or college certification.  Classes hours are flexible but ideally 2-3 evenings a week (7:00pm -9:30 pm.  The teacher will teach the class, monitor student progress, maintain required program records, and attend program meetings and events.

Responsibilities:

• Read the Adult ESOL Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks, stay current in research on adult learners, and familiarize yourself to the needs and interests of adult students.
• Read the MVALP Curriculum Guide and the sample MVALP lesson plan folders.
• Conduct a Needs & Goals Analysis during the first week of your class.
• Use the level-appropriate MVALP lesson cache, or the MVALP lesson plan template to write student-centered lesson plans.  Keep them in an organized folder and hand them in monthly during staff meetings.
• Prepare and teach units designed to develop English language skills in the context of practical life situations, and in response to students’ specific needs, goals, and the DOE benchmarks. 
• Organize learning activities that enable students to develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to become more active community members.
• Provide opportunities for speaking, listening, reading, and writing practice. 
• Provide classroom activities that address the learning styles of all students; whole class instruction, group and pair work, individual attention, tactile, visual, auditory, etc.
• Foster a comfortable and respectful classroom environment that will provide the support and encouragement to build student confidence.
• Work with students to identify strengths and weaknesses, set realistic learning and community goals, and regularly assess their progress in reaching these goals.
• Document student progress through quizzes, student self-assessments, writing assignments, and worksheets. Keep a portfolio of work for each student.
• Assist in initial pre-program student assessment and registration.
• Assist the advisor in student goal setting and achievement.
• Document your own professional development.
• New staff to attend teacher orientation provided by SABES (paid).
• Other duties assigned by the Director as needed.

 Qualifications:

• ESOL Teaching and curriculum development experience
• Experience working with young learners and diverse populations
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Master’s Degree preferred.

Apply with Letter of interest and CV to claudio@mvalp.com

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Salary $50/hr
To Apply:
Applications to be submitted on mvalp.com/employment or by sending an email to claudio@mvalp.com
Applications accepted on rolling basis.