IEP Instructor; Part-Time

Job Title

Basic Responsibilities:

Must be a Christian who is a member of a church that holds Jesus Christ to be their Lord and Savior, and who holds solely the Old Testament and New Testament as sacred Scriptures.

Must be a member of an evangelical church and regularly active in local worship.

Teach English as a Second Language courses to international students

Provide personal service in guiding students achieve their goals

DBU requires employees to follow all University policies and procedures, which exist to support the Christian mission of DBU and includes, but is not limited to, a Christian Code of Conduct.

General Objectives:

Teach IEP classes. Lead and/or participate in scheduled IEP off-campus activities. Give guidance to IEP classes. Develop further professionally. Work together with other IEP faculty and staff as a team.

Qualifications:

• Must be in agreement with the Christian principles and Christian doctrines set forth by Dallas Baptist University.
• Should have a master's degree in TESL or linguistics or in a closely related field such as English or education from a regionally accredited institution. If the master's degree is in a closely related field and the undergraduate field was not TESL or linguistics, the faculty member should have had a minimum of six graduate hours of TESL, or the equivalent number of hours in a form of in-service training, or extensive field experience.
  
  A 3.0 GPA or higher would be expected for the graduate degree.
• In rare circumstances, a person with exceptional experience, but without a graduate degree, may be employed with the condition that he/she will pursue the appropriate graduate certification from an accredited institution.
• Should have extensive experience in teaching English to Internationals, some of which preferably was overseas.
• Should have at least two outstanding recommendations from former employers or instructors affirming Christian commitment, academic ability, teaching skills, interpersonal skills, flexibility, and a servant attitude.
• Must have native or near ability in English skills or demonstrated sufficient English ability by completing a Master's degree from a program conducted in English by a regionally accredited institution or the required TOEFL scores listed in the Policy on Instructor Language Proficiency.
• Must be able to utilize technology tools effectively for both online students and students present for face-to-face class.

Specific Duty Areas:

• Teach in a communicative style, using the IEP philosophy as a foundation.
• Conduct classes in accordance with the classroom procedures outlined in the IEP Handbook.
• Utilize online meeting tools (e.g., Zoom, Collaborate, Teams) to include remote students actively in the classroom
• Utilize the online Learning Management System (e.g., Blackboard) for posting lessons, assignments, and assessments.
• Utilize additional online and technology tools as part of the curriculum and methods of instruction.
• Prepare a syllabus for each course by the first week of the term, utilizing the course tools inside Blackboard. The syllabus must be posted in Blackboard and a copy submitted to the IEP office.
• Develop or update a detailed curriculum guide to be completed by one week after the end of the term.
• Turn in monthly updates on each student's progress for the advisor conferences.
• Submit final grades to university records system (Self-Service) and to the IEP office (SharePoint) by the designed date of each term.
• Evaluate class textbooks, and make suggestions for improvement in materials, curricula, program, or facilities.
• In case of illness or other unavoidable cause for absence, notify the IEP Director as soon as possible so that a substitute may be arranged. Keep a set of materials available that can be used by the substitute in case of an unforeseen absence.

• Drive and/or provide leadership for field trips or evening culture events. Currently, the assignments are as follows:
• =12 weekly course hours will help conduct 3 field trips / events.
• Attend the Welcome Party, IEP retreat, and End-of-School Party.
• Instructors not able to drive may be assigned additional students for advising

• Work together with other instructors to meet specific needs of the students.
• Through flexible office hours, be available to meet with a student at a time the student is not in class to address student concerns.
• Encourage students to speak about other classes or instructors in a positive manner.
• Refer students to the IEP Director when students have problems or questions related to the program or outside of the…