Rolling : ESL​/ELL Adult Education Instructors

This listing is an open call for English as a Second Language/English Language Learner (ESL/ELL) Adult Education Instructors.

Indy Reads seeks to create a pool of experienced, part-time instructors available to teach classes for future openings in our Community Classrooms program. Indy Reads also teaches the Pathway to Literacy ELL class in partnership with Immigrant Welcome Center, for English learners who are not literate in their native language.

Classes are delivered both virtually and in person during the week. Class time frames include mornings, afternoons, or evenings.

Interested applicants should apply via this listing, attaching both a resume and a cover letter. Please specify your availability to teach in the cover letter.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews as open positions arise.

Our vision is simple: 100% literacy for all.

Located in historic Fountain Square and serving central Indiana, Indy Reads builds the literacy, English language, and job readiness skills to empower adults and families to reach their full potential. We advance our mission through our virtual and in-person Community Classrooms and our community bookstore, which serves as a retail space, community space, and extension of educational programming. This is a highly regarded, well‑established nonprofit organization with nearly 40 years of experience in adult education.

Under the direction of new leadership and deeply committed to advancing social equity within all aspects of the organization, Indy Reads is poised for growth.

Our adult learners are at the heart of everything we do. Dedicated staff and volunteers work with native and non‑native English speakers to strengthen their literacy and English language skills, earn their High School Equivalency diplomas, and acquire workforce certifications. With literacy and language education, our adult learners redefine their potential for success. They get new and better jobs, help their children with homework, and engage with society in new and deeper ways.

Indy Reads advances social equity through education.

At Indy Reads, our vision is to make Central Indiana 100% literate. With 1 in 5 Hoosiers reading at or below a sixth‑grade ability, our mission to promote and improve the literacy of adults and families in Central Indiana is needed now more than ever. We take a community literacy approach to teaching adult students. Through an innovative social learning model, instructors are supported by a team of volunteer tutors in each dynamic classroom setting.

Reporting to the Vice President of Community Impact, the part‑time ELL Instructor will provide basic, relevant language and literacy instruction through the use of technology and classroom instruction to provide an individualized learning experience. The instructor will oversee student progress, as well as a team of volunteer tutors who will act as instructional aides to provide a well‑rounded language and literacy curriculum.

The goal of instruction will be to support individual adult ESL/ELL students in making continuous improvements in their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and critical thinking skills in English.

The following is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job. Other duties may be assigned.

Creating a Comfortable and Positive Learning Community

• Establish rapport with students
• Promote student self‑efficacy and growth mindset
• Evaluate and respond to individual student needs
• Observe confidentiality of students and program information

Individualization

Lead students in a multi‑level classroom (Basic – High‑Intermediate/Advanced):
Analyze and select diverse texts from traditional print, digital, and online resources that link to multiple ability levels and multicultural perspectives, and connect to students’ backgrounds, interests, and English language proficiency levels, for a class of up to 20 students.

• Design in‑depth instruction to improve student's abilities to read and understand varied text, and to spur student…