ILSC ESL Teacher,Residential Juniors Program at UBC Job Vancouver area,BC Canada,Education / Teaching

Description:

 

ILSC Vancouver Juniors Residential Program at UBC is seeking qualified and dynamic ESL Teachers available to work part-time, in a friendly, fast-paced environment. Our students are ages -. Teachers prepare lessons designed to increase students’ language skills, their accuracy and fluency, appropriate to a broad range of situations and needs, and in accordance with the ILSC Curriculum Guidelines and Course Outlines.

High quality delivery is expected. This is a part time, fixed-term position consisting of instructional hours per week.

The schedule timeline and hourly requirements are as follows:

Pre-program staff training will take place between June , , to June ,

Your weekly work schedule will consist of five mornings per week, Monday-Friday, from : AM-: PM

Job Duties:

 

The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

Teachers prepare lessons designed to increase students’ language skills, their accuracy and fluency, appropriate to a broad range of situations and needs, and in accordance with the ILSC Curriculum Guidelines and Course Outlines. High quality delivery is expected.

Teaching hours of English lessons over a five-day week (Monday – Friday mornings from : AM-:PM)

Eliciting students’ interests and language needs in an organized way

Preparing lessons using recommended resource materials (or substitutes own resources in consultation with the Centre Director)

Creating an atmosphere that encourages all students equally in self-expression, self-reflection, cooperation and leadership

Evaluating student progress and completing academic records as required by the Centre Director (, class records of attendance, student reports and progress reports)

Co-operating with the Centre Director and on occasions with third party agents, colleagues from language agencies, and accrediting Inspectors in the observation and evaluation of lessons

Assisting with the welcome, induction and testing of students on the first morning of class

Attending staff meetings for briefing and discussion of academic and welfare matters

The teacher is expected to use a range of modern and traditional language learning techniques and methodology including the following:

Building students’ vocabulary acquisition for formal and informal situations dialogues, discussion, role-plays, outings
Introducing, practicing and reviewing language structures (grammar) using a communicative approach

Developing communication strategies such as initiating, maintaining, closing of verbal interactions across a wide spectrum of situations drawn from daily life

Increasing communicative skills through appropriate question and answer techniques, presentations, decision-making, offering feedback to others, analyzing and evaluating situations, negotiating, debating, etc.

Shaping pronunciation and speech production towards natural English
Supporting and encouraging students to self-correct

Evaluating and offering feedback to the students in ways that increase their self-confidence in using English

Incorporating social media and planning age-appropriate language learning activities to engage and motivate students

Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience

Required:

All ESL teachers at the ILSC Juniors Residential Program at UBC must possess the following qualifications:

A completed Bachelor’s degree

A completed TESL certificate recognized by TESL Canada (or equivalent, CELTA)

Experience teaching and working with students aged - years old
Please indicate in your application that you possess the above qualifications. You will be asked to provide proof of completion as a condition of employment.

Required:

Must be legally eligible to work in Canada without any restriction to work in childcare, primary/secondary school teaching, or health service field occupations.

Additional Requirements of the Job:

• This position requires union membership

• Criminal Record Police Check

• Medical records and immunization reports may be required

ILSC ESL Teacher, Residential Juniors Program at UBC