Sign language interpreter Jobs in Vancouver, BC

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.
  

Additional Requirements of the Job:
• This position requires union membership
• Criminal Record Police Check
• Medical records and immunization reports may be required