ESOL Part-Time Instructors - Evening
The Lehman College Adult Learning Center (ALC) seeks dynamic ESOL teachers for part-time 
employment for the September 2026 to June 2027 academic year. 
Duties include:

• Provide ESOL instruction to adults following principles such as communicative language  practices, teaching grammar in context, reducing teacher talk, and scaffolding
• Create and implement student-centered lessons with a thematic focus
• Maintain accurate and timely attendance records
• Assess students’ work and provide feedback on an ongoing basis and at end-of-year conferencing; make level placement decisions for the following school year
• Utilize student data that the ALC provides to inform your teaching practices and ongoing  assessment
• Interact with and execute the Monthly Updates from the Program Manager
• Communicate and work collaboratively with all ESOL teachers to share curriculum ideas, lesson plans, and classroom management strategies
• Attend Professional Development workshops hosted by RAEN (minimum 14 hours per year), including immediate certification as a BEST Plus 3.0 oral test administrator
• Participate in program-wide events and activities, including but not limited to BEST Plus 3.0 testing, student registration/orientation sessions, and student celebrations

Core Qualifications include:

• Must have prior experience teaching in Adult ESOL classrooms, both in person and on Zoom
• Bachelor's degree required; ESOL teaching certification preferred
• Must be creative, proactive, organized, and committed to learner-centered, participatory 
• education

Hours: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Schedule: 2 days/week either Monday & Wednesday or Tuesday & Thursday (in person or hybrid)
Pay Rate: commensurate with experience, starting at $37 / hour

Our Class Locations: 

• Lehman College: 250 Bedford Park Blvd West, Bronx, NY 10468 (paid parking available)
• MS 244 The New School for Leadership and the Arts: 120 W 231st St, Bronx, NY 10463 (free parking available)
• PS 94 King’s College School: 3530 Kings College Pl, Bronx, NY 10467 (free parking available)
• PS 246 The Poe Center: 2641 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10468 

To Apply: 
Please send a cover letter and resume to Siobhan Loughran, ESOL Program Manager, at
[email protected] with the subject line ESOL Instructor + your full name.

The Lehman College ALC:
The Lehman College Adult Learning Center (ALC) is a teacher-led direct-service project of the Institute 
for Literacy Studies (ILS). Our shared mission—advancing urban education—has deep significance for 
the schools, colleges, and community-based settings in our home borough of the Bronx. Four interrelated 
core values inspire and infuse our work: commitments to human capacity, social justice, the power of 
democratic communities, and transformative work for all persons.

We provide thoughtful, innovative instruction, individualized counseling, and a nurturing environment for 
learners aged 16 and older. Students enter our program with the hope that the ALC’s free classes for 
Adult Basic Education (ABE), High School Equivalency (HSE), and English for Speakers of Other 
Languages (ESOL), including career and college readiness can provide them with a meaningful pathway 
toward qualitatively better lives and economic self-sufficiency. Our classes embed adult learning in real life contexts to ensure that everyone who comes through our door has the skills to not only get a foothold but compete in the modern workplace.

Attributes of Lehman ALC staff members:

• Informed about issuing facing immigrant, underrepresented, and low-income students, with a strong understanding of student needs and support.
• Experienced in analyzing problems and identifying solutions as a team.
• Able to work effectively with diverse constituencies, including urban students, faculty, and administrators

Union/Program: 1199SEIU Training & Employment Funds
Job Title: Part-Time ESOL Instructor
Rate: $67/hour 
Site: In-person at the Bronx or Remote Teaching using Zoom

​Day(s) of Week and Time: Various days and times available, including:

• Monday/Wednesday: 5:30 PM–8:30 PM
• Tuesday/Thursday: 5:30 PM–8:30 PM
• Fridays: 6:00 PM–8:30 PM
• Tuesdays: 9:30 AM–12:30 PM
• Wednesdays: 9:30 AM–12:30 PM
• Saturdays: 9:30 AM–1:00 PM

Position Objective:
The 1199SEIU Training & Employment Funds is looking for effective, creative, and dynamic 
teachers with experience teaching in-person or remotely using Zoom. The part-time position is to
teach a class designed to help students strengthen and learn English language skills following our 
program model. If teaching remotely, online materials and access to a Zoom account are 
provided. 

Essential Functions:

• Creates a supportive and stimulating class environment conducive to learning.
• Prepares lessons identifying clear teaching objectives and learning outcomes.
• Adapts teaching materials.
• Assesses students’ needs and progress.
• Attends teachers’ meetings and staff development sessions.
• Ensures accuracy and timely submission of attendance sheets.
• Ensures accuracy and timely submission of students’ end-of-class session recommendations and 
• progress.
• Provides basic information to students on our organization’s offerings.
• Provides feedback on the program to administrators.

Requirements: Degree or training in TESOL is highly preferred. Experience in ESOL teaching is 
required. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered in lieu of the 
educational requirement. 
Send resume to:
Sharlene Betances
Program Manager - Education Division
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1199SEIU Training and Employment Funds
[email protected]