ILSC ESL Teacher, Residential Juniors Program at UBC

ROLE: ESL Teacher, Residential Juniors Program at UBC
PROGRAM: ILSC Summer Juniors Residential Program at UBC

REPORTS TO: Director of Studies ILSC Vancouver & Academic Manager, Residential Juniors Program at UBC
DURATION OF PROGRAM: 4-6 weeks, July 1 to August 9, 2024 (Pre-Training between June 17-June 21, 2024)

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 10-17. 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 15 instructional hours per week. Successful candidates must be legally entitled to work in Canada (Canadian citizenship, permanent residency or valid work permit).

The schedule timeline and hourly requirements are as follows:

• Pre-program staff training will take place between June 17, 2023, to June 21, 2024
• Your weekly work schedule will consist of five mornings per week, Monday-Friday, from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
• Remuneration is $30.78 - $31.81 per hour, plus a 25% prep-time premium

Duties and Responsibilities

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.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Teaching 15 hours of English lessons over a five-day week (Monday – Friday mornings from 9:00 AM-12:00 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 Academic Manager)
• 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 Academic Manager (i.e., class records of attendance, student reports and progress reports)
• Co-operating with the Academic Manager 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 e.g. 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 by the Academics Manager

Essential Qualifications, Skills, and Attributes:

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, e.g. CELTA)
• Experience teaching and working with students aged 10-17 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
• Completion of Criminal Record Police Check
• Medical records and immunization reports may be required

Contact Information 

While we thank all applications, only applicants who are selected for an interview will be contacted. 

About ELS, ILSC & Greystone College                 

A world leader in language education & vocational training, ILSC Education Group, which opened its first language school in Vancouver, Canada in 1991 and Greystone College in 2002, offers life-changing educational experiences in Canada, Australia, and India, some of the world’s most attractive and popular English-speaking work and study destinations. Since opening its first school in Vancouver, BC, Canada, ILSC has become a world leader in language and career training and has grown to include 8 incredible locations around the world, in Vancouver, Toronto and Montréal, Canada; New Delhi, India; and Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, Australia. 

In early 2022, ILSC Education Group joined forces with ELS Education Services, bringing together over 100 years of combined experience delivering life-changing learning experiences to international students. Since 1961, when ELS Educational Services opened its first school in Washington DC, ELS has developed a global reputation for delivering top-quality English language programs. ELS now has the most extensive network of on-campus English language programs and University partners, across the USA.   

Our mission is to provide our global community with transformative learning, living and work experiences by offering the finest language, career and higher education programs. 

Our Core Values 

• PASSION: To enrich & transform people’s lives
• INNOVATION: To evolve through creativity & diversity
• RESPECT: To treat everyone with compassion & dignity
• COLLABORATION: To build community & achieve more together
• INTEGRITY: To act responsibly & ethically in everything we do

ELS, ILSC and Greystone College are committed to providing a barrier-free environment and are proud to be Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. 

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact HR at HR@ilsc.com