Esl Instructor

**ESL Instructor***

**Five Full Time Positions**

**Contract dates: September 5, 2023 to December 31, 2023**

**35 Hours per Week; $28.28 per hour**

**Deadline for submission is 4:00 p.m. on Friday, July 14, 2023**

**General Job Description**:
Working within the Adult and Continuing Education department, the successful applicants will instruct ESL classrooms, teaching English to Learners CLB Levels Pre-5+. The roles will be based in Niagara Falls and operate during business hours, instructing newcomers to Canada.

**Typical duties of this position will include, but are not restricted to the following**:

- Lead classrooms of multi-level skills individuals, working towards English improvements and settling in the Niagara Region
- Work with multi-barriered, multi-cultural clientele in a classroom setting
- Complete assessments of skills and determine approaches to classroom instruction and direction to how to support Learners in being successful
- Maintain client records and report accordingly
- Use of technologies; MS programs, HARTs, communicate and keep documentation, video conferencing for distance meetings, using outlook, OneDrive and other online programs
- Work mostly independently with automony to run your own classroom
- Collaborate with organizations to network and build relationships
- Conduct workshop facilitation to external organizations and clientelle
- Remain flexible and accept other duties as assigned

**Skills, Qualifications and Education Requirements**
- Minimum College Diploma in a relevant field of education
- Successful completion of the TESL Ontario Certification
- A minimum of 1-2 years experience in instruction/facilitation, ideally with newcomers
- Strong digital technology skills and comfortability with MS Office; knowledge of the HARTs system is considered an asset
- Able to work in a multicultural setting while managing various individual needs of participants throughout a lesson
- Exceptional customer service skills with a focus on professionalism, an excitement for learning and a positive customer experience
- Demonstrated ability to build strong professional relationships with clientele, follow up and maintain relationships
- Be adaptable, flexible and driven to achieve positive personal and team outcomes
- Experience in case management, addressing barriers, goal-setting, and referrals to services would be considered assets
- Able to obtain a clear Police Vulnerable Sector Check

These positions are funded for a time period of September 1st 2023 - December 31st 2023 and contract renewal will be based on continued funding.

Personal information on this form is collected, used and disclosed in accordance with the _Education Act_, R.S.O. 1990, c.E.2, as amended and the _Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. _R.S.O 1990, c.M. 56, as amended and will be used for the purpose of determining eligibility of the above-noted position and any similar or related purpose(s). Questions about this collection, use and disclosure should be directed to the Freedom of Information Coordinator, District School Board of Niagara, 191 Carlton Street, St. Catharines, ON L2R 7P4 905-641-1550.

**Land Acknowledgement**

The land on which we gather is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, many of whom continue to live and work here today. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties and is within the land protected by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum agreement. Today this gathering place is home to many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples acknowledging this reminds us that our great standard of living is directly related to the resources and friendship of Indigenous people.