Substitute teacher for Remote or hybrid ESOL Instructors: Beginner – Advanced levels

Branch: Education and Training

Position Title: Substitute teacher for Remote or hybrid ESOL Instructors: Beginner – Advanced levels available, YMCA International Learning Center (ILC) Boston

Position Type: substitute teacher

ESOL Instructor position: all levels

Substitute for Morning, afternoon, or evening ESOL classes from 2025 -2026

Pay includes: Hours of instruction and lesson planning

Come and make a difference in people’s lives! The YMCA ILC Boston has been helping immigrants learn English and develop employment skills to improve their lives for over 24 years.

Responsibilities

Description of Position:

• Substitute for our General English Classes to adults of diverse linguistic, cultural, religious, socio-economic and educational backgrounds

• Incorporate adult learner goals into coursework for a student-centered and goal oriented ESOL class

• Develop lesson plans and deliver engaging and contextualized lessons which integrate academic and employment skills utilizing the Massachusetts English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)

• Provide a safe and inclusive classroom environment that fosters students’ language production.

• Select and adapt materials, educational apps, and web resources for Google Classroom and Zoom.

• Present clear content and language objectives to students for each class.

• Incorporate digital literacy skills into class content and coursework.

• Collaborate with Education and Career Advisor to ensure that all students are progressing with their personal, education, and career goals.

• Work collaboratively with peers on curriculum review, common planning and program improvement

• Communicate classroom/student issues to Program Director in a timely manner

Description of Administration

• Keep accurate and timely attendance records

• Attending teacher meetings (for long-term subs)

• Document weekly lesson plans in Google drive.

Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Education background preferred

• TESOL, TEFL, TESL certificate preferred

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, and Zoom

• Eligible to live and work in the US

• Sensitive to socio-economic and ethnic minority issues

• Strong communication skills, inter-personal skills, and classroom management skills

• Able to participate in paid Professional Development

• Able to work independently and as part of a team

• Comfortable learning and using web-based file storage i.e., Google Docs, SharePoint, etc.

• Eager to contribute to a collaborative working environment

• Bilingual a plus