ESL Academic Specialist - College Teaching & Advising

Passaic County Community College; Paterson (NJ); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent health insurance plans

Dental plan options 100% covered by,”

Retirement systems through New Jersey

Job summary

Passaic County Community College is seeking an Academic Specialist to teach ESL courses and support adult multilingual learners. This is a twelve-month, 35-hour-per-week position with instructional and administrative responsibilities.

The Academic Specialist reports to the Academic Dean and ELS Chairperson. The role is full-time and involves advising, tutoring, and developing instructional materials, using Blackboard, and contributing to curriculum and student-success initiatives.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in TESOL, ESL, or Applied Linguistics.
• Three years of experience teaching academic ESL or English language learners in higher education.
• Experience working with adult multilingual learners and supporting student academic success.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, organizational, collaboration, and technology skills.

Responsibilities

• Teach up to 12 credits of assigned ELS courses.
• Provide advising, tutoring, mentoring, and referrals to support student progression.
• Develop and adapt instructional materials for adult multilingual learners at different English proficiency levels.
• Support ELS learning-support services and collaborate with faculty and tutoring/lab staff.
• Use Blackboard and appropriate educational technology to support teaching and student learning.
• Participate in curriculum, assessment, instructional improvement, and student-success initiatives.
• Assist with departmental projects, student-success data, and program-review activities.
• Attend department and college meetings and activities, including graduation and convocation.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Collaboration

Technology skills

Education

Master's degree in TESOL/ESL/Applied Linguistics

Tools

Blackboard

Job description

Passaic County Community College is seeking an Academic Specialist to teach ESL courses and support adult multilingual learners. This is a twelve-month, 35-hour-per-week position with instructional and administrative responsibilities.

The Academic Specialist reports to the Academic Dean and ELS Chairperson. The role is full-time and involves advising, tutoring, and developing instructional materials, using Blackboard, and contributing to curriculum and student-success initiatives.