TEFL Job in Philadelphia, USA

Date posted:2011-09-12 | Writer: Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians | Email: [email protected]

The Global Works Training Center is a project of the Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians and includes classes in Vocational Literacy, Home Health Aide , ESL, Civics and GED. All of our classes are for students with limited English proficiency. We currently have a need for an EFL instructor for adult students. The primary focus of the Center is to prepare participants for work or advanced education. Generally, participants have several barriers to employment including limited English skills, a lack of understanding of U.S. workplace culture, and socio-economic needs such as childcare and transportation that make it difficult for them to work.

Duties:

Teaches adults enrolled in vocational literacy, home health aide training, ESL, GED or Civics.
Uses individual, group process techniques, and/or classroom training to teach basic skills, behaviors, workplace and life skills
Plans and conducts daily activities to support curriculum
Manages classroom activities, grades, and attendance
Works closely with program staff to identify participants in need of extra tutorial assistance or social service referrals
Provides guidance and problem solving regarding participant behavior and performance issues


Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office
Excellent communication skills
Prior teaching experience, especially with adult ESOL learners and/or vocational literacy programs
Prior international or domestic cross-cultural experience preferred
Fluency in languages other than English preferred
TESOL certification preferred
Sensitivity to and respect for a diverse environment, inclusive of people of varying social, economic, cultural, ideological and ethnic backgrounds.

Please send your resume and cover letter to Bahiya Cabral-Johnson at the e-mail address given on the job heading.