The Binghamton City School District is seeking candidates to fill an anticipated part-time Adult Ed ESL Teacher position for the 2024-2025 school year.

The BCSD offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, professional development, and mentor support. For more information about this position please visit our website binghamtonschools.org.

Application Procedure

Candidates must be prepared to provide additional documents to complete a candidate folder.

• Three letters of recommendation bearing the writers' signatures, dated within the last 18 months

• Copy of Certification

• Transcripts

Adult Education - Terms of Employment

Work Year: Adult Education staff follow the BCSD School Calendar during the months from September through June and work an additional 7 weeks in the months of July and August. (235 days per year)

Work week: Adult Education staff work Monday - Friday a total of 27.5 hours each week, 5.5 hours each day.

Distinguishing Features of the Class:

This work involves responsibility to provide direct services to Adult students for the purpose of training and support toward achievement of the General Equivalency Diploma and success on the TASC and/or Support in acquisition of English Language proficiency.

Typical Work Activities:

Employees are expected to effectively work together to meet the needs of the community, students and the Binghamton School District. Employees are expected to lead by example and demonstrate the highest level of ethics, value working diverse students, respect cultural diversity, and develop positive and healthy relationships.

Full Performance Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Personal Characteristics:

• Critical Thinking: Use logic and reason to evaluate complex situations.

• Interpersonal Relationships: Develop and maintain cooperative and professional relationships with employees and community.

• Computer Skills: Utilize a computer to access curriculum and record keeping and communication.

• Time Management: Ability to plan and organize daily work routine. Establish priorities for the completion of work in accordance with time management to meet deadlines.

• Communication: Excellent ability to communicate ideas and information effectively, without bias, and using empathy. Excellent ability to listen.

• Cleared by criminal and NYS Child abuse and Neglect Registry.

• Ability to access housing in Binghamton.

  An Adult Educator is responsible to:

• Use the approved curriculum.

• Develop, monitor and review goals with students.

• Complete and interpret screenings or pre/posts tests for participating students initial and annual.

• Connect clients to community resources that help them reach their goals and address their needs.

• Attend monthly staff meetings.

• Maintain accurate and objective records for all students; records are to be completed in a timely fashion.

• Fully participate in accurate collection of requested data.

• Attend the required number of hours of professional development and share knowledge gained with team members.

Job Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION:

(a) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, human services or behavioral science or a closely related field; or

(b) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with an Associate’s Degree in above and two years of experience in social work, childcare, mental health, early childhood education, working with individuals having learning disabilities; or

(c) Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma and six (6) years of experience listed in (b) above; or

(d) An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (a), (b) and (c) above.

Note: 60 college credits in sociology, human services or behavioral science or a closely related field is equivalent to an Associate’s Degree.

Reports to:

Special Requirement: Complete training for Adult Education certification within 2 years of hire.

Compensation:

Adult Educators meeting requirements above without a Bachelor's Degree

$19 per hour

Adult Educators meeting requirements above including a Bachelor's Degree

$21.5 per hour

Adult Educators meeting requirements above plus valid NYS certification as a teacher

$25 per hour

Application Deadline:06/30/2024

Job Number: 2425 - 38