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General Statement

The DESE Instructor & Student Success Coordinator is a member of a team of professionals involved in the implementation of Quinsigamond Community College's Adult Community Learning Center ESOL programming. As the Student Success Coordinator, he/she is primarily responsible for assisting with recruiting, screening and orientation of all students. The instructor is responsible for the preparation and presentation of instruction in ESOL Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking and is closely involved in the monitoring, assessment, and reporting of student skills, progress, and learning outcomes.

Supervision Received: 

The DESE Instructor & Student Success Coordinator for ESOL reports directly to the Director of the Adult Community Learning Center.

Supervision Exercised:

None

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Teach ESOL Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening.
2. Create a positive class environment and encourage students to reach their learning goal
3. Create weekly lesson plans.
4. Develop and implement class educational objectives based on students' needs.
5. Integrate the use of digital literacy in the classroom, including training and access to web-based instructional materials.
6. Integrate the workforce skills necessary for students to be successful and assist them in preparing for a career or further education and training.
7. Integrate civic education in order to empower students with the knowledge necessary to be well-informed, active citizens.
8. Implement multiple and flexible delivery options.
9. Monitor students' progress by maintaining individualized education plans, and conducting ongoing assessment activities.
10. Provide continuous feedback of students' achievements to the Educational Case Manager.
11. Coordinate with the Educational Case Manager regarding students in need of additional services.
12. Assist the Educational Case Manager and the Program Coordinator in collecting required student information for reporting purposes.
13. Use the common planning time meetings to work closely with the other ABE teachers and the Educational Case Manager.
14. Assist with the recruiting and screening of students.
15. Develop, schedule and coordinate the orientation of all new and returning students.
16. Develop and maintain the student handbook
17. Monitor and maintain the ACLC social media sites.
18. Use the common planning time meetings to work closely with the other ESOL teachers and the Educational Case Manager to support student persistence and success.
19. Actively support the teaching and learning process; practice honesty and integrity in and out of the classroom; strive to create and support a student-centered environment while fostering academic innovation and excellence.
20. Work actively with other areas of the college to ensure a spirit of college wide collaboration, collegiality, civility, and teamwork.  Respect the function of dissent in an academic institution while advancing a collegial atmosphere of campus collaboration.
21. Embrace the ideals of diversity and inclusiveness and support the equal rights of all people by advancing the understanding and appreciation of differences including age, race, gender, ability, religious convictions, socio-economic status, ethnic heritage, or sexual orientation.
22. Provide flexible, responsive and high quality service to all, be they students, community, or staff, and continuously assess processes and procedures and revise accordingly.
23. Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree and three years' of teaching experience in K-12 and/or Adult Education.
2. Excellent communication skills.
3. Ability to teach in the morning or the evening.
4. Ability to travel (car required) to meetings and various program sites.
5. Strong computer skills.
6. Curriculum development experience.
7. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a team member.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Master's Degree in adult education, special education, or counseling.
2. Bilingual
3. Knowledge of DESE/ACLS regulations.
4. Knowledge of the Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)
5. Teaching experience in an Adult Basic Education program.

Diversity, inclusion, and equity are core values at Quinsigamond Community College. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive, respectful, and equitable environment for all students, staff, and faculty. Every member on our college campus enriches our diversity. We support inclusion and are dedicated to ensuring equity in access to opportunities.  

Quinsigamond Community College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

COVID Vaccination Requirement:

All Quinsigamond Community College students, faculty and staff are required to be fully vaccinated by January 3, 2022. Accordingly, initial employment is dependent upon receipt and verification of full vaccination status records; details of how to fulfill vaccine record verification requirements will be provided during the hire and onboarding process.

For addition information on COVID19, please visit: https://www.qcc.edu/HealthySafeCampus

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