Adult Education Instructor-ESL and GED

West Kern Adult Education Network

218 Taylor Street

Taft, California 93268

(661) 745-4315

Adult Education Instructor - ESL and GED

Temporary, Part-time Position up to 12 hours per week

West Kern Adult Education is seeking a pool of qualified candidates with demonstrated instructional skills to join an outstanding team of staff to provide high quality programs and services for our students. Teaching assignments may be temporary, part-time and/or on-call and may be immediate. We are seeking lecturers who have the ability to teach in the following areas for inclusion in a pool.

E.S.L. (English as a Second Language) / Citizenship (E.S.L. Civics) /

G.E.D. Preparation / A.B.E. (Adult Basic Education – Literacy)

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Candidates with availability to work day and/or evening hours at West Kern Adult Education class locations in Western Kern County.

The instructor will be responsible for:

• Instructing students, developing program syllabi, goals and objectives.
• Evaluating students’ progress in attaining goals and objectives;
• Ensuring student learning outcomes are attained and appropriately recorded.
• Maintaining program certification requirements, as appropriate.
• Preparing and maintaining required documentation and administrative reports.
• Maintaining knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by attending staff development training, workshops, seminars, and conferences.
• Ensuring safety and security requirements are met in the classroom.
• Meeting with students, staff members, and other educators to discuss instructional programs and other issues affecting the progress of students and their outcomes.
• Duties may require a flexible schedule of lecture, and the Instructor must be willing to work split teaching shifts that might require split teaching days between campus locations.
• Supervising Instructional Aides including training aides in classroom procedure; assigning tasks and regular evaluations.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Education or a related field.
• One year of full-time (or equivalent), paid teaching experience.
• Excellent human-relations, interpersonal skills, and strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of data collection, data analysis, and evaluation.
• Ability to work with all levels of management.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills; able to manage priorities and workflow.
• Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm.
• Commitment to excellence and high standards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability and ethnic backgrounds of adult education students.
• Bilingual: Spanish/English (Desirable)
• The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other duties, as assigned by their supervisor.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in Education or a related field.
• Three years of full-time, paid teaching experience.

Physical Demands

• Reasonable accommodations will be made in compliance with applicable federal and state laws.
• Work is typically performed in a classroom environment with intermittent sitting or walking in various settings. The employee occasionally lifts or moves objects of a light to medium weight.

Salary/Benefits

• Salary: $45.00 per hour. Salary is commensurate with education and work experience.
• Benefits: Temporary Employee agrees that he/she has no right to coverage under or the right to participate in any plan of group life, medical, dental, vision or other health insurance otherwise available to other WKAEN employees.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: Bilingual: Spanish/English

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: (Reasonable accommodations will be made in compliance with applicable federal and state laws.)

Incorporated within one or more of the previously mentioned duties and responsibilities of this job description are the following essential physical requirements:

• 1. Ability to work at a desk, conference table or in meetings of various configurations.
• 2. Ability to stand and circulate for extended periods of time.
• 3. Ability to see for purposes of reading laws, codes, rules, policies, and other printed matter.
• 4. Ability to hear and understand speech at normal levels.
• 5. Ability to communicate so others will be able to clearly understand a normal conversation.
• 6. Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• 7. Ability to carry 50 lbs.
• 8. Ability to reach in all directions.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please submit the following items:

• A letter expressing interest in the position and indicating how you meet the minimum qualifications.
• Resume
• Transcripts (unofficial copies are acceptable)
• Applicable certificates and credentials

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $45.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 6 per week

Schedule:

• After school
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Salary : $45