Workforce ESL Instructor — Multi-Site & Digital Skills

Minnesota Literacy Council, Inc.; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 40,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Minnesota Literacy Council, Inc. is recruiting an experienced Workforce ESL Teacher to deliver English language classes tied to work readiness, digital literacy labs, and credential preparation across multiple metro sites in the Twin Cities.

You will design and adapt curricula, administer CASAS assessments, and track learner progress to meet ABE standards, reporting to the Site Lead. This role involves travel between Open Door Learning Centers and partner sites.

Qualifications

• Experience teaching adults, ideally English learners, in a classroom, training, or community setting.
• Ability to plan and lead instruction for multi-level groups, adapting when attendance or ability varies.
• Comfort teaching basic digital skills and using online learning platforms and student data systems.
• Warm, clear, respectful communication with adult learners from diverse cultural, educational, and linguistic backgrounds.
• Ability to work independently across sites on a schedule that shifts with partner needs.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation for travel across the metro; mileage reimbursed.

Responsibilities

• Plan and teach ESL classes contextualized for workforce goals, including drop-in digital literacy labs, CNA knowledge test preparation, PCA/CFSS certificate classes, job readiness, and more.
• Teach multi-level groups with variable attendance, adjusting pacing and materials to learners’ levels and goals.
• Build the vocabulary, reading, listening, and test-taking skills learners need to pass certification exams and succeed in training and on the job.
• Weave digital skills into every class, using Northstar Digital Literacy and distance learning platforms so learners keep practicing between sessions.
• Teach occasional general ESL classes and substitute at Open Door locations or online as needed.

Skills

Adult education

ESL instruction

Digital literacy

Curriculum design

Multisite travel

Education

TESOL certificate

Education degree or related field

Tools

CASAS assessments

Northstar Digital Literacy

Job description

Minnesota Literacy Council, Inc. is recruiting an experienced Workforce ESL Teacher to deliver English language classes tied to work readiness, digital literacy labs, and credential preparation across multiple metro sites in the Twin Cities.

You will design and adapt curricula, administer CASAS assessments, and track learner progress to meet ABE standards, reporting to the Site Lead. This role involves travel between Open Door Learning Centers and partner sites.