Adjunct, ESL

Job Summary

Welcome to SLCC Community! The adjunct faculty member will work with full-time faculty, under general supervision of the Associate Dean to deliver in-person ESL instruction to enhance students’ reading, writing, listening, and speaking abilities. ESL classes are available at four campuses: Taylorsville, South City, Herriman, and West Valley, with both morning and evening session options. Assignments are made based on departmental needs.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Develops and delivers instruction in alignment with the ESL course curriculum, ensuring lessons are well-prepared and meet outlined learning objectives.
• Utilizes the designated Canvas course shells provided by the department for course development and instruction.
• Complies with the guidelines and policies outlined in the departmental adjunct faculty handbook.
• Participates in department staff meetings and training sessions and completes all mandatory institutional and departmental training requirements within two weeks of being hired.
• Becomes familiar with, and abides by, all college policies with immediate priority given to those policies that govern interactions with colleagues, staff, administrators, and departments throughout the organization.
• Maintains professional etiquette in communications with students, staff, faculty, and administrators.
• Provides appropriate and timely feedback for all assignments.
• Returns graded assignments in a timely fashion per department standards.
• Maintains student attendance records (for Financial Aid purposes) and grades.
• Conducts a variety of appropriate evaluations of student performance.
• Informs students of progress-to-date periodically and assigns and submits grades by published deadlines.
• Affords assistance in maintaining a safe and mutually respectful instructional environment.
• Assists in conducting appropriate evaluations of student performance.
• Prepares and submits incident reports to Dean of Student Services for inappropriate student behavior as defined by the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy.
• Handles and responds to student concerns/complaints, and responds to student communications and inquiries promptly (generally within 1-2 days).
• Maintains professional and collegial behavior.
• Maintains professional appearance as defined by the discipline and/or College procedure.
• Completes all required employee trainings.
• Completes the Canvas User Credential within a semester of being hired.
• Knows and enforces FERPA guidelines.
• Provides ADA accommodations as requested.
• Communicates effectively with a broad range of diverse people, culture, ethnic background, and abilities, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
• Works with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic background of community college students, faculty and staff, including those with disabilities.

Knowledge & Skills & Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, culture, ethnic background, and abilities, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
• Ability to work with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic background of community college students, faculty and staff, including those with disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Masters in TESL, TESOL, TEFL, Applied Linguistics with a TESL emphasis, Linguistics with a TESL emphasis, English with a TESL emphasis or Education with a TESL certificate or emphasis;
• OR Masters in Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, English, Composition, Bilingual/Bicultural Studies, Reading, Speech or any foreign language with TESL, TESOL, TEFL, CELTA, or DELTA certificate.
• ORMasters in Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, English, Composition, Bilingual/Bicultural Studies, Reading, Speech or any foreign language AND Bachelors 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• College-level teaching experience and/or relevant work experience.
• Experience in teaching academic ESL courses at an accredited institution of higher education.
• One year of relevant teaching experience.

SLCC Information

Salt Lake Community College is Utah’s largest open-access college in the state. We proudly educate 45,000+ students pursuing degrees in 100+ programs across 8 areas of study, and Utah’s fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students’ lives to strengthen its surrounding communities. SLCC employees work at 8 locations across the valley and capital city of Salt Lake with easy access to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world-class outdoor recreation, sporting events, museums, history, and arts and entertainment. Salt Lake Community College seeks and values contributions from each community member and welcomes new perspectives. A respectful work environment is its top priority; academic excellence and lasting transformation occurs when we can collaborate freely. As an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution, SLCC leads the state with the highest enrollment of students from the Latinx/a/o community. SLCC is committed to serving students and being a model for inclusive and transformative education. Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). In addition to URS, SLCC offers several other retirement account options. This position is subject to a successful completion of a criminal background check.