ESL Educator
- Employer
- Columbus State Community College
- Location
- Columbus Campus
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- Employment Type
- Part Time
- Institution Type
- Community College
Job Details
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Instruction
- Plans and implements learning activities that support course objectives and are appropriate to student needs. Provides engaging, ongoing opportunities for students to experience success through academic activities. Develops and maintains a safe, supportive, and inclusive learning environment. Answers questions and provides assistance to students regarding assignments and classroom activities.
- Employs appropriate assessment techniques to measure student performance in achieving course objectives. Communicates progress in the course to students in a timely manner. Communicates and collaborates with other ESL Educators and leadership to ensure consistency and quality of education. Assists in the maintenance of course materials and facilities, as appropriate.
Classroom & Student Support
- Keeps accurate and up-to-date records of attendance and scores in accordance with established College and departmental policies and procedures.
- Handles student concerns with respect, follows guidelines, processes and procedures, and escalates any issues to the LI Supervisor or Director. Assists in the identification of students with academic or other needs, and responds by utilizing appropriate resources.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Helps to ensure the College meets its responsibilities in identifying areas of opportunity and systemic concerns while reporting complaints alleging discrimination.
- Creates a welcoming, inclusive, equitable and productive work and learning environment where all students, faculty members, and college employees feel valued and are able to contribute to their full potential, regardless of their differences.
- Ensures accessible and inclusive curriculum design and teaching strategies, and specifically promotes, advises, and supports curriculum development aimed at creating a diverse and equitable learning environment.
- Fosters and maintains a safe environment of respect and inclusion for faculty, staff, students, and members of the community.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in English, a world language, Communication, or other related field
- One (1) year of ESL teaching or adult learning organization experience.
- State Motor Vehicle Operator's License or demonstrable ability to gain access to work site(s).
Preferred Qualification:
- Master’s degree in TESOL or related field, or TESOL/TESL/TEFL certification; significant ESOL teaching experience; demonstrated excellence in an adult learning organization.
- Please ensure you have all the necessary documents available when starting the application process. For all faculty positions (Instructor, Annually Contracted Faculty, and Adjunct), you will need to upload an unofficial copy of your transcript when completing your aplication.
- Prior to submitting your application, please review and update (if necessary) the information in your candidate profile as it will transfer to your application.
Organization
About Columbus State Community College
Columbus State is one of the largest colleges in Ohio, serving approximately 45,000 students annually. Committed to equity and accessibility, and driven to innovate on behalf of our students and our community at large, Columbus State is positioned as Central Ohio’s front door to higher education. Embracing a partnership mindset, Columbus State collaborates with university partners to provide affordable bachelor’s degree options, and with the region’s major employers to develop relevant, real-world educational offerings that produce in-demand workforce talent.
Locations
Columbus State offers convenient access to classes and college services at its locations across Central Ohio. Our Columbus Campus is located in the downtown Creative Campus neighborhood of the city’s Discovery District, while our Delaware Campus serves students in the fast-growing northern part of the region. Our Regional Learning Centers are located in Dublin, Grove City, Reynoldsburg, Westerville at Otterbein University, and The Southwest Center at Bolton Field.
National Recognition
Columbus State’s commitment to diverse, equitable and inclusive outcomes for our students and a better society is reflected in our recognition as the 2019 Leah Meyer Austin Award winner by Achieving the Dream, a national network dedicated to eliminating equity gaps in community college education. Columbus State is an Achieving the Dream Leader College of Distinction and a 2021 member of its Racial Equity Leadership Academy initiative to further institutional racial equity change.
Points of Distinction
• In August 2019, Columbus State opened the new home for its School of Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management, Mitchell Hall.
• The College is a leader in The College Credit Plus Program, an Ohio Department of Education strategy aimed at increasing educational attainment.
• Thanks to its strong academic foundation, Columbus State is extremely successful in the grant-writing arena, with 98 active grants from federal and state agencies, corporations, philanthropic organizations, and other sources with a total value of $70.4 million.
• Columbus State holds an annual Day of Service, where hundreds of students, faculty, and staff volunteer at dozens of locations around the area, totaling nearly 2,500 hours of service each year.
• In 2018, Columbus State adopted Four Pillars of Student Financial Stability and is actively partnering with community organizations to help solve issues of housing and food insecurity for our students.
• In 2019, the Mid-Ohio Market at Columbus State opened on the Columbus Campus to help address food insecurity for students and the larger community.
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