P/T Program Specialist (WCC)/TESOL Certificate Program Coordinator - 60% FTE

SUNY Westchester Community College; Town of Mount Pleasant (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

SUNY Westchester Community College seeks a Program Specialist to manage the TESOL non-credit Certificate Program within the English Language Institute. The role focuses on curriculum development, program evaluation, trainer recruitment, and leading professional development for ELI faculty.

The position entails planning and supervising curriculum, coordinating admissions and registration, and driving marketing efforts to meet enrollment goals, all while contributing to strategic professional

Qualifications

• Experience in planning and evaluating language education programs.
• Ability to recruit and supervise trainers for TESOL.
• Proven ability to lead professional development for faculty.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, implement and supervise TESOL curriculum and materials.
• Oversee ESL class observations and mentored teaching practicum for TESOL trainees.
• Recruit, hire and supervise program trainers with Assistant Dean of ESL.
• Lead marketing and recruitment to promote TESOL program and meet enrollment goals.
• Oversee TESOL applications, admissions and registration processes.
• Provide leadership in professional development for ELI faculty and support strategic initiatives.
• Coordinate designated ESL programs or initiatives as assigned.
• Collect, analyze, report program data for evaluation and improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Curriculum planning

Recruiting

Staff supervision

Marketing

Job description

This twelve-month, 21 hour per week position reporting to the Assistant Dean of ESL develops and manages the English Language Institute (ELI)'s non-credit TESOL (Teaching English to Adult Speakers of Other Languages) Certificate Program and provides leadership in planning and delivering professional development for ELI faculty.

The incumbent plans, develops, implements and supervises the TESOL program curriculum, including program evaluation and selection of materials. The incumbent also establishes and oversees ESL class observations and mentored teaching practicum for TESOL trainees.

The Program Specialist recruits, hires, and supervises program trainers in collaboration with the Assistant Dean of ESL. The incumbent leads marketing and recruitment efforts to promote the TESOL program and support enrollment goals and oversees the TESOL application, admissions and registration processes.

The Program Specialist provides leadership in the design and delivery of professional development for ELI faculty to support and maintain a high-quality instruction across ELI programming. As a member of the ELI leadership team, the incumbent collaborates in the development and implementation of strategic professional development initiatives for faculty.

The Program Specialist may also be assigned responsibility for coordinating one or more designated ESL programs or initiatives. In addition, the incumbent compiles, analyzes, maintains and reports relevant program data to support program evaluation, planning, assessment and continuous improvement.