Part-Time Spanish Instructor
Rate: $67/hour
Site: In-person at the Bronx or Remote Teaching using Zoom
Day(s) of Week: Mondays and Wednesdays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Fridays, or Saturdays
Time: Weekdays 6pm to 8:30pm or Saturdays 9:30am to 12pm
Position Objective:
The 1199SEIU Training & Employment Funds is looking for effective, creative, and dynamic teachers with experience in teaching in-person or remotely using Zoom. This part-time position is to teach a class designed to help students acquire Spanish language skills including job-specific language for healthcare professionals. Interactive activities in this class include basic activities in the four language skill areas, vocabulary development, small group work, role-playing, songs, and more. 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 Spanish/foreign language instruction highly preferred. Experience in Spanish teaching is required. Knowledge or experience working in the healthcare industry is a plus. Please enclose sample of a lesson plan used in a previous class.
Additional Skills Required:
- Ability to evaluate curriculum and teaching needs and ability to respond in a flexible manner to changing needs of class.
- Ability to teach multi-level classes and diverse groups.
- Ability to work both independently and as a team player.
- Excellent organizational, verbal communication, and writing skills.
- For remote teaching: Basic Internet and e-mail skills.
- For remote teaching: Ability to use Zoom and its features (breakout rooms, screen-sharing, chat, whiteboards, polls, and quizzes) for teaching online classes.
Send resume and sample lesson plan to:
Sharlene Betances
Program Manager - Education Division
1199SEIU Training and Employment Funds
[email protected]