Part-Time Language Teachers (English) - Candidate Pool

United Nations; New York (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

United Nations in New York seeks part-time language teachers to deliver scheduled courses, provide group and individual feedback, and monitor students’ progress each week.

Participants will correct assignments and exams, prepare final evaluations, and report attendance at term end. The Language and Communications Training Unit at Headquarters governs terms, with opportunities to contribute to language projects and collaborate with supervisors.

Qualifications

• Part-time teachers may participate in the development of language or communication skills projects.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and facilitate each lesson of assigned courses as scheduled.
• Correct assignments and homework in a timely manner, and monitor students’ progress and suggest learning strategies weekly.

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Job Opening

Job Opening ID

277998

Job Network

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Job Family

Language

Category and Level

Affiliate Personnel – Consultants/Individual Contractors , CON

Recruitment Type

Candidate Pool - Consultant / Individual Contractor

Department/Office

Department of Operational Support

Part-time teachers are expected to prepare and facilitate each lesson of assigned courses as scheduled, to correct assignments and homework in a timely manner, and to monitor their students’ progress and suggest useful learning strategies on a weekly basis. Part-time teachers provide group and individual feedback, and administer, assess and grade evaluation tasks, tests and exams as scheduled. Once an assigned course is finished and by the end of the language learning term, part-time teachers must provide students’ final evaluations and report on students’ attendance. The yearly calendar and language learning terms dates are specified in the Terms and Conditions of Service at the Language and Communications Training Unit at Headquarters. Part-time teachers may participate in the development of language or communication skills projects. When assigned to a specific project, part-time teachers are expected to periodically report on the progress of their work, and then to integrate the feedback received from their supervisors to ensure the quality of deliverables and completion of assignments by the established deadline.