Intensive English Institute Instructor
Job Details
Category: Part-time Faculty
Department: Academic Affairs - Liberal Arts
Locations: Lowell, MA
Posted: Dec 10, 2025
Closes: Open Until Filled
Type: Part-time
Position ID: 195557
About Middlesex Community College
Middlesex Community College (MCC), established in 1970, provides access to affordable education to prepare individuals for success and lifelong learning. We promote academic excellence, provide workforce development opportunities, and empower all learners to become productive and socially responsible members of our local and global communities.
Job Description
Title: Intensive English Institute Instructor
Unit: Part-time MCCC Professional Staff
Department: Intensive English Institute
Reports to: Director, Intensive English Institute
Date: December 10, 2025 (Reposted February 4, 2026)
General Summary
The Intensive English Institute is an innovative department that provides alternative approaches through competency-based learning, in the area of English as a second language.
Duties and Responsibilities
Direct Teaching
- Provide instruction in-person using the Intensive English Institute methodology (a competency-based model with four-level sections) on campus beginning the first day of the semester and through final assessments
- Create a supportive learning environment utilizing current best practices and strategies for success
- Provide students with timely feedback and guidance for further learning
- Foster independent thinking, accuracy, and cooperative and collaborative learning
- Integrate the use of technology
- Remain dedicated to academic excellence and inclusivity, serving students of diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds
- Meet or exceed requirements established in course descriptions
- Prepare course syllabi, schedule of assignments, and lesson plans
- Address and assess the Institutional Student Learning Outcomes (ISLOs)
- Utilize and update current course LMS
- Use principles of Universal Course Design (UCD)
Administrative Duties
- Maintain and submit student records according to college and department policies
- Submit an electronic copy of syllabi to the department director each semester
Requirements
- Master's degree in English as a Second Language, Applied Linguistics, or TESOL with a minimum of two (2) years of teaching experience or Master's degree in Education with an English language teaching certificate in TESL or TEFL
- Ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data
- Ability to inform and guide others by applying principles of professional counseling
- Ability to work collegially with team members
- Ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, advisory, and/or design data and information
- Demonstrates a commitment to fostering a respectful, welcoming environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Working knowledge of MS Word, Blackboard Ultra LMS, and PC
- College or high school-level teaching experience is strongly preferred both in-person and online
- Bilingual skills a plus
Additional Information
Salary Range: $36.55 per hour
Location: Lowell campus with occasional travel to the Bedford campus as needed
Hours: 25 per week, Monday-Thursday, 9:00 -2:00 with prep time included in the 25 hours
Expected Start Date: January 2026
Application Deadline: This position will remain open until filled.
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