Rolling Application: ESL/ELL Adult Education Instructors

About the role

Indy Reads seeks to create a pool of experienced, part-time instructors available to teach classes for future openings in our Community Classrooms program. Indy Reads also teaches the Pathway to Literacy ELL class in partnership with Immigrant Welcome Center, for English learners who are not literate in their native language.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Create a comfortable and positive learning community
• Evaluate and respond to individual student needs
• Observe confidentiality of students and program information
• Lead students in a multi-level classroom
• Design in-depth instruction to improve student's abilities to read and understand varied text
• Coordinate tutors to maximize differentiation
• Retain students by ensuring instructional content is relevant to individual specific adult lives and interests
• Write lesson plans that include individualized activities for each group/level
• Develop English language instruction that is responsive to the diverse needs of the students
• Scaffold instruction to support student needs
• Use appropriate and varied instructional approaches supported by research
• Communicate student challenges as well as effective strategies to staff
• Train and meet with other instructors and Instructional Team Lead
• Attend professional development workshops
• Use existing technology effectively in the performance of duties
• Manage volunteer tutors in classroom

Qualifications

• ELL background: Minimum two years classroom instruction experience OR ESL teaching certificate: TESOL/TEFL
• Experience creating dynamic lesson plans for levels 1-4
• Experience working with students with learning differences or working with adults preferred
• Ability to speak other languages and experience living abroad a plus
• Must have reliable transportation
• Proficiency with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Office Suite, Office 365, Asana, Slack, and other tools
• Ability to work well as part of a team within a culturally diverse environment
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
• Curious, open, and dedicated to participating in Indy Reads’ journey to advance DEIA
• Commitment to the mission of Indy Reads
• A sense of humor

Benefits

This is an outstanding opportunity for a highly motivated individual to assume a pivotal role in advancing Indy Reads' mission. Indy Reads also offers a 401(k) and 3% company match to part-time staff.