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
- 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
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
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