"Instructor, ESOL (2 Positions)"

Instructor, ESOL (2 Positions)

Company: Portland Community College

Job Location: Portland, 97280-0990

Category: English as a Second Language

Type: Full-Time

****Join our Team at Portland Community College****

Portland Community College is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon and 19th largest in the nation, serving approximately 80,000 full- and part-time students. PCC, which is roughly the size of Rhode Island, has four comprehensive campuses, five workforce training and education centers, and 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area. Wherever you're coming from and wherever you're going in life, Portland Community College has the classes and programs to get you there. Our unique role is to make high-quality education accessible to everyone, creating opportunities for our students and contributing to the economic development of our community.

Portland Community College embraces equity and inclusion as a priority. We are committed to building a community with a variety of backgrounds, skills, views, and life experiences. The more we value equity and inclusion, the more we will add value to the work we do and how we serve our students, engage with each other, and the Oregon Community that we serve. Creating a culture that honors equity and inclusion is our objective and the smart path forward.

Portland Community College will ensure that applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for the hiring process are provided for. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact the PCC Talent Acquisition Team at pccjobs@pcc.edu.

***Please Note:*** PCC currently limits employment to individuals residing in Oregon and Washington. Employment offers are contingent upon the ability to establish residence in Oregon or Washington.*

****Our Program and Who We Are Looking For****

Portland Community College seeks two full-time instructors to teach English for Speakers of Other Languages (one position at Southeast campus and one position at Sylvania campus). These positions will begin in September 2026. We are looking for colleagues who will demonstrate discipline expertise, learner-centered teaching, and shows sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic backgrounds, and abilities of community college students.

Successful candidates will be qualified to teach all ESOL levels (beginner, intermediate, and advanced) courses. Successful candidates can expect to teach approximately six-nine courses per year (PCC is on a quarter system). PCC's courses are offered in a variety of modalities and the candidate should expect to teach a majority of their course load fully in-person.

***Tentative screening timeline:***

• First interviews (Zoom) February 4-6, 2026.
• Second interviews and teaching demonstrations (in-person and on campus) February 17-27, 2026.
• Finalist interviews with AVP and Pathway Dean (Zoom) after March 9th, 2026.

These qualifications, skills and abilities are critical for success in this position. Throughout the screening process, you will be evaluated based on the demonstration of these qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in TESOL from an accredited institution.
• OR Master's degree in related field (such as foreign language, linguistics, speech, anthropology, English, adult education, intercultural communication, international studies or other fields upon SAC approval) PLUS proficiency in a foreign language and a TESOL certificate or substantial (40 quarter hours or 30 semester hours) coursework at the 400 level or higher in TESOL methodology from an accredited institution. TESOL certificate or course work must include the study of linguistics, language acquisition theory, and language teaching methodology. K-12 ELL endorsement is not an appropriate equivalent to or substitute for a TESOL certificate.
• OR Master's degree in a related field (such as foreign language, linguistics, speech, anthropology, English, adult education, intercultural communication, international studies or other fields upon SAC approval) PLUS proficiency in a foreign language and five years experience in an adult ESL classroom teaching a variety of skills and levels (pre-literate to college) to students from diverse ethnic, cultural, and educational backgrounds.

Success Criteria:

• Demonstrates understanding of ESOL theory and content as specified in the Course Content Outcome Guides for PCC ESOL Courses
• Demonstrates awareness and understanding of your own cultural background and privilege, as well as structural inequities, and how they impact your teaching
• Demonstrates effective oral and written communication
• Demonstrates experience working independently and as a member of a team
• Demonstrates experience leading and/or working collaboratively with partners across institutions
• Demonstrates excellence in learner-centered teaching

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prefer at least five years of experience teaching a college-level English curriculum to speakers of other languages. Experience should include:
• Teaching beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels of ESOL
• Leadership and/or working collaboratively with partners

***Note: As part of your application to be considered for this Instructor position, we will ask you to respond to this important question:***

In what ways do, or would, your lived experiences shape your culturally-responsive teaching? Please give examples.

Initial Salary Placement will be between Step 1 ($73,911) and Step 3 ($78,408) based on related experience, per PCC's collective bargaining agreement. Placement at a higher step may be possible based upon additional experience and internal equity. The highest step of the range is step 17, ($118,558) Please review the salary schedule here.

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