Adjunct, ESL

Company: Salt Lake Community College

Category: English as a Second Language

Type: Adjunct/Part-Time

Salary: $31.00 Hourly

Location: Various SLCC locations, UT

Job Type: Adjunct Hourly

Job Number: 202500161

Division: Academic Affairs

Department: English as a Second Language

Closing Date: 8/31/2026 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA: Exempt

Job Summary

Welcome to SLCC Community!
The adjunct faculty member will work with full-time faculty, under general supervision of the Associate Dean to deliver in-person ESL instruction to enhance students' reading, writing, listening, and speaking abilities.
ESL classes are available at four campuses: Taylorsville, South City, Herriman, and West Valley, with both morning and evening session options. Assignments are made based on departmental needs.

This is a pooled position. The department reviews applications as positions become available.
*Please attach resume or curriculum vitae, copy of transcripts, or other documents for consideration.*
1) In accordance with SLCC policy, adjunct positions are offered on a semester-by-semester basis with no guarantee of continued employment.
2) Official transcripts are required for those who are offered employment within 30 days of hire.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities & Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Develops and delivers instruction in alignment with the ESL course curriculum, ensuring lessons are well-prepared and meet outlined learning objectives.
• Utilizes the designated Canvas course shells provided by the department for course development and instruction.
• Complies with the guidelines and policies outlined in the departmental adjunct faculty handbook.
• Participates in department staff meetings and training sessions and completes all mandatory institutional and departmental training requirements within two weeks of being hired.
• Becomes familiar with, and abides by, all college policies with immediate priority given to those policies that govern interactions with colleagues, staff, administrators, and departments throughout the organization
• Maintains professional etiquette in communications with students, staff, faculty, and administrators
• Provides appropriate and timely feedback for all assignments
• Returns graded assignments in a timely fashion per department standards
• Maintains student attendance records (for Financial Aid purposes) and grades
• Conducts a variety of appropriate evaluations of student performance
• Informs students of progress-to-date periodically and assigns and submits grades by published deadlines
• Assists in maintaining a safe and mutually respectful instructional environment
• Prepares and submits incident reports to Dean of Student Services for inappropriate student behavior as defined by the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy
• Maintains professional and collegial behavior
• Handles and responds to student concerns/complaints, and responds to student communications and inquiries promptly (generally within 1-2 days)
• Maintains professional appearance as defined by the discipline and/or College procedure
• Completes all required employee trainings
• Completes the Canvas User Credential within a semester of being hired
• Knows and enforces FERPA guidelines
• Provides ADA accommodations as requested
• Other job related duties as needed
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, culture, ethnic background, and abilities, to maintain good working relationships across the College
• Ability to work with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic background of community college students, faculty and staff, including those with disabilities

All Faculty will maintain an on-site campus presence to encourage in-person relationships and create engaging, meaningful, and impactful learning experiences unless approved for on-line only courses.

You are employed as an Adjunct Faculty member/ Instructor on a contract-to-contract basis, with no future expectation or obligation for employment. Your employment may be terminated At Will at any time.
You are required to maintain professional boundaries with all SLCC students.

Minimum qualifications

• Masters in TESL, TESOL, TEFL, Applied Linguistics with a TESL emphasis, Linguistics with a TESL emphasis, English with a TESL emphasis or Education with a TESL certificate or emphasis;
• OR
• Masters in Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, English, Composition, Bilingual/Bicultural Studies, Reading, Speech or any foreign language with TESL, TESOL, TEFL, CELTA, or DELTA certificate.
• OR
• Masters in Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, English, Composition, Bilingual/Bicultural Studies, Reading, Speech or any foreign language AND Bachelors in TESL, TESOL, English with a TESL certificate, Linguistics with a TESL certificate, Applied Linguistics with a TESL certificate, or any foreign language with a TESL certificate.

Preferred Qualifications

• College-level teaching experience and/or relevant work experience
• Experience in teaching academic ESL courses at an accredited institution of higher education
• One year of relevant teaching experience