ESL Instructor (Full-time, Tenure-Track)

City College of San Francisco; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Group Life Insurance

Dental Care Plan

Job summary

City College of San Francisco invites applications for a tenure-track full-time ESL faculty position in the Department of English as a Second Language. The successful candidate will teach across the ESL curriculum, including literacy to advanced levels, and contribute to program development, curriculum assessment, and student support.

The role emphasizes equity and participation in governance. Instruction may occur at Ocean Campus and online, with in-person teaching required at times.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities to work with community college students from diverse backgrounds.
• Master’s degree in TESL, TESOL, English with TESL concentration, Linguistics with TESL concentration, or related field.
• Master’s + TESL certificate or equivalent education credentials as required.
• Equivalency or equivalent qualifications may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Teach across the full ESL curriculum including literacy through advanced levels in credit and noncredit programs.
• Deliver instruction in-person and/or online using Canvas LMS and Zoom.
• Develop/revise course outlines, programs, SLOs, and assessment instruments.
• Maintain regular office hours and provide academic advising to multilingual learners.
• Participate in governance, department meetings, and program development with an equity-minded approach.
• Maintain student records and complete required HR/paperwork in a timely manner.

Education

Master’s Degree in TESL/English/Linguistics with TESL concentration

Master’s degree + TESL certificate (17+ units)

Equivalent credential

Disability/diverse background experience (qualifications context)

Job description

Posting Type

Posting Type Wide Distribution

Department

Department ESL

Campus

Campus Ocean Campus

Location

Location Ocean, Mission, Chinatown, Online

Job Category

Job Category Faculty (Credit and Noncredit Program)

Initial salary placement is based on verified and accepted educational/work experience in accordance with the current City College of San Francisco Faculty Salary Schedule. The annual salary range upon entry is from $75,466 to $115,214 for 175 days of service or pro-rated for one semester or fewer days of service. New full-time faculty hires will have two additional service days, in their first year of service only, for the purpose of attending mandatory new faculty orientation. They will receive “independent flex credit” for such attendance, but no additional pay. CONTRACT : FIRST YEAR ( PROBATIONARY ) TENURE - TRACK ( ONE POSITION ) ( BASED ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS ) EC §§87602-87615 as amended by SB2298 (1990)

Appointment Type

Appointment Type Faculty - Tenure-Track

Full Time/Part Time

Full Time/Part Time Full Time

Start Date

Start Date 08/16/2027

The English as a Second Language Department at City College of San Francisco serves over 20,000 enrollments annually, making it one of the largest ESL programs in the California community college system. The department offers instruction at three campus locations in addition to a fully online program. Our curriculum spans absolute beginner/literacy level through advanced composition. ESL faculty serve students from a wide range of language, educational, and cultural backgrounds — most of whom are immigrants, refugees, and multilingual adults balancing coursework with employment and family responsibilities. The department is committed to removing barriers to language access and academic advancement, and views equitable outcomes for historically underserved and linguistically minoritized students as central to its mission. We operate through a participatory governance model, in which faculty share responsibility for curricular, programmatic, and institutional decision-making alongside their instructional duties.

The department invites applications for one tenure-track full-time faculty position. The successful applicant will deliver outstanding in-person and/or online instruction in support of student learning, as well as actively engage in departmental service, participatory decision-making, and college-wide governance structures. We seek a colleague who approaches instruction, curriculum, and governance work through an equity-minded lens, attentive to the structural barriers that immigrant and multilingual students often face in accessing higher education.

Job Duties

Instruction

• Teach across the full ESL curriculum — literacy through advanced, credit and noncredit, all skill areas (listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar) incorporating culturally responsive, equity-minded pedagogy
• Teach vocational ESL , citizenship preparation, academic composition, digital literacy, and other areas as needed
• Deliver quality instruction across modalities, using Canvas LMS and/or Zoom
• Teach morning, afternoon, evening, and/or weekend classes at one or more sites or online. Availability to teach in-person is required.

Curriculum & Assessment

• Develop/revise course outlines, programs, SLOs, and assessment instruments in collaboration with departmental colleagues

Student Support

• Maintain regular office hours as required
• Provide informal academic advising on student language acquisition level, course sequencing and program completion
• Attend to the varied backgrounds and life circumstances of adult multilingual learners

Governance & Institutional Service

• Participate in department meetings, flex-day activities, and professional development
• Chair/lead evaluation committees
• Serve on governance committees (curriculum, hiring, Academic Senate, etc.)
• Contribute to program review, accreditation self-study, and institutional effectiveness work, with attention to equity gaps

Administrative

• Maintain accurate student records (attendance, grades, SLOs) per college policy
• Submit paperwork on time (preference forms, HR paperwork, etc.)

Professional Growth

• Engage in ongoing development in second-language acquisition pedagogy, equity-minded practice, and institutional priorities
• Contribute to the development of colleagues and the field of TESOL by sharing best practices, presenting at conferences, writing textbooks or OER and/or publishing research

Minimum Qualifications

City College of San Francisco Minimum Qualifications

1. Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities to work with community college students with disabilities, various sexual orientations, and diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds (Required).
2. Earned Master’s Degree at an accredited institution in TESL , TESOL , English with a concentration in TESL , Linguistics with a concentration in TESL , Applied Linguistics with a concentration in TESL , Education with a concentration in TESL , or any foreign language with a concentration in TESL .
3. OR
4. Earned Master’s degree from an accredited institution in Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, English, Bilingual/Bicultural Studies, Speech, or any foreign language AND a graduate level TESL certificate of no less than 17 units from an accredited institution.
5. OR the equivalent.

[The degree major(s) posted on an applicant’s transcript(s) must be exactly as listed above under the degree requirements. Otherwise applicant must claim education equivalency for the formal educational requirement. The “Faculty Equivalency Application Form” is available on the left side margin. This form will be considered as part of the application materials and must be submitted on or before the filing deadline as indicated on this job posting.]

[If you have previously gone through the education equivalency for this same subject area from City College of San Francisco OR you have obtained the clarification of your “major” from the department chair/dean of the institution you attended in order to meet the minimum qualification for this job posting, you must submit a copy of the information. When attaching this document, please use the “Equivalency Application Form” link.]

Desirable Qualifications

Teaching Experience

• 5+ years teaching in a community college ESL program (credit and noncredit preferred)
• Related teaching experience (Peace Corps, K-12, Intensive English Program, Adult School, etc.)
• Evidence of reflective teaching practice (action research, peer observation, self-assessment)
• Experience teaching in online or hybrid modalities and/or tech enhancing in-person instruction
• Specialized teaching experience in one or more: pronunciation, digital literacy, reading, academic composition, presentation skills, job readiness, vocational ESL , EL Civics or other focused skills

Curriculum and Assessment Development

• Experience leading curriculum work in ESL either at the department or college level
• Curriculum development and outcomes assessment across vocational, citizenship, or academic-composition contexts

Collaboration & Equity Work

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with faculty, staff, administrators, students, and members of the public from a diverse range of backgrounds and demographic profiles
• Evidence of collaboration with other departments or outside organizations
• Commitment to equity-minded teaching
• Experience with immigrant, refugee, or linguistically diverse populations
• Familiarity with CCSF’s student demographic and instructional context

Leadership and Governance

• Experience in instructional leadership or coordination (lead teacher, curriculum coordinator, program coordinator, other)
• Prior experience with participatory/shared governance in a community college
• Demonstrated leadership roles in governance settings (e.g., committee chair, Academic Senate leadership)

Technical Skills

• Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to new technology and teaching tools
• Proficiency with LMS platforms (e.g., Canvas) and other college systems (Office 365, Teams, Google Workspace, etc.)
• Experience integrating AI tools into instruction (student-facing applications, AI-assisted lesson planning/curriculum development) and/or teaching students how to use AI ethically

Professional Growth & Engagement

• Demonstrated contributions to the field (e.g., research, presentations, publications, professional organization involvement, or similar)
• Demonstrated professional growth over the course of one’s career (conference attendance, professional development coursework, workshops or training, or related)
• Evidence of engagement with professional growth for colleagues/peers, i.e. service on evaluation or tenure review committees

In accordance with the collective bargaining agreement between the SFCCD and AFT Local 2121, fringe benefits include a choice of several health plans, plus $50,000 Group Life Insurance and Dental Care Plan.

New employees hired on or after January 1, 2014, will contribute 2% of salary to the San Francisco Retiree Health Care Trust Fund ( RHCTF ).

ADA Statement

Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation to participate in this hiring process should contact the Human Resources Department at [e-mail] to make the necessary arrangements. Please be aware that verification of a covered disability under the ADA may be required.

Selection Procedure/Conditions of Employment

Applicants who meet all minimum qualifications and have all required application documents in the CCSF Human Resources Department on or before the filing deadline will be included in the initial review processes to be conducted by the Search Committee. A reasonable number of applicants who are judged by the Committee as best matching the requirements of the position will be invited for a personal interview with the Search Committee. An additional interview will be offered to applicants who are advanced beyond the initial interviews (full-time position only).

Employees must satisfy all the pre-employment requirements for a CCSF Release to Work Authorization Certificate prior to appointment which include, but are not limited to, tuberculosis clearance (EC 87408.6), fingerprinting processing, and verification of their legal right to work in the United States.

City College of San Francisco reserves the right at its sole discretion to modify or to rescind this job posting at any time without prior notice.

EEO Statement

It is the policy of the City College of San Francisco to provide all persons with equal employment and educational opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, religion, age, gender, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, disability or AIDS / HIV status, medical conditions, gender identity, or status as a Vietnam-Era veteran. These categories specifically include status as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning person in any District program or activity. For further information, contact the Human Resources Department at: [e-mail]

Posting Number

Posting Number AC00262P

Job Open Date

Job Open Date 10/19/2026

Job Close Date

Job Close Date 11/20/2026

Open Until Filled

No

Contact

Justin Loney, Personnel Analyst

Contact Email

Contact Email [e-mail]

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