# Vocational English as a Second Language (VESL) Instructor **Company**: International Rescue Committee (IRC) **Location**: Salt Lake City, UT **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: mid **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $26.08–$27.50 **Category**: Education **Industry**: Non-Profit **Apply**: https://theirc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External_Careers/job/Salt-Lake-City-UT-USA/VESL-Instructor_JR00005423?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_00c71fc1-c39 ## Description The IRC in Utah is dedicated to empowering newly arrived refugees and other low-income individuals to achieve self-sufficiency. The VESL Instructor plays a crucial role in delivering engaging instruction, developing, and refining a curriculum that effectively facilitates the acquisition of English language skills conducive to employability. Responsibilities: - Intakes, assesses, and places new students in classes based on their English capabilities - Teaches the Vocational English as a Second Language class for English Language Learners utilizing existing IRC curricula - Develops lesson plans and materials as needed - Promotes core competencies of English language skills needed to obtain and retain employment and achieve self-sufficiency - Stays current on standard methodologies, pedagogical approaches, and strategies to engage adult ESL learners - Assesses students to evaluate their progress; tracks and reports student attendance as advised - Follows established policies and procedures in gathering and recording classroom attendance and other data required by grant funders - Maintains accurate and timely data records of student enrollment and participation - Regularly updates tracked data in IRC’s data management platform - Coordinates with the Workforce Development Manager, Employment Specialists, and other relevant staff through regular communication, participation in team meetings, and other activities as requested - Participates in Workforce Development team meetings, Case Staffing meetings, All Staff meetings, and staff development activities, as possible - Follows all policies, procedures, and protocols of the agency - Other related duties as assigned. Requirements: - TESOL or TEFOL certification required - Undergraduate degree in a related field is strongly required; Master’s degree preferred - Experience teaching ESL required - 2+ years of experience teaching Adult ESL preferred - Confidence when teaching in a standard adult classroom environment - Familiarity with planning and delivering lessons that meet specific measurement goals for learners using supporting curriculum - Patient with individuals learning a secondary language, coworkers, and community members - Reliable – Shows up to work and scheduled classes on time, prepared to teach - Flexible, adaptable, and willing to work in a team environment as well as alone - Strong written and oral English language skills - Ability to take initiative and work independently to resolve challenges - Ability to bring creativity to the classroom to teach adults with varied levels of English - Driver’s license and insured car required - Online instruction/learning experience preferred - Experience with workforce or job training programs preferred - Experience working in various global environments and with adults strongly preferred - Knowledge of any of the following languages is a plus: Kinyarwanda, Kiswahili, Dari/Farsi/Pashto, Spanish, Arabic, Sango, French ## Skills ### Required - TESOL or TEFOL certification - English language skills - lesson planning - classroom management ### Nice to have - online instruction - workforce or job training programs - experience working in various global environments - Kinyarwanda - Kiswahili - Dari - Farsi - Pashto - Spanish - Arabic - Sango - French --- Source: [Apply at theirc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com](https://theirc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External_Careers/job/Salt-Lake-City-UT-USA/VESL-Instructor_JR00005423?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)