Lead Instructor, ESOL
Salary
$48,734.40 - $63,356.80 Annually
Location
Prescott Campus, Prescott, AZ
Job Type
Full Time
Job Number
2026-00224
Department
ABE Program
Opening Date
09/10/2026
Description
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Description of Position
The ESOL Lead Instructor provides high-quality English language instruction to
adult learners while serving as the instructional lead for the ESOL program.
This position teaches assigned classes, supports participant success and
persistence, promotes workforce and postsecondary transitions, and assists
with the implementation of evidence-based instructional practices across ESOL
services. The ESOL Lead Instructor guides instructional practices, supports
instructor onboarding and mentoring, shares instructional resources, and
promotes continuous improvement across ESOL programming.
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Key Responsibilities:
ESOL Instruction and Instructional Leadership (65%)
Teach assigned ESOL classes in a variety of instructional modalities,
including in-person, HyFlex, hybrid, and virtual formats.
Teach daytime and evening ESOL classes during each instructional term.
Develop and deliver standards-aligned instruction that integrates English
language acquisition, digital literacy, workforce readiness, and civics
education.
Monitor participant progress and provide individualized academic support
to promote measurable skill gains and educational attainment.
Maintain attendance records, instructional documentation, participant
records, and program data in accordance with Adult Education requirements.
Serve as the instructional lead for ESOL programming by guiding
instructional practices, supporting instructors' onboarding and mentoring,
sharing instructional resources, and promoting evidence-based teaching
strategies.
Collaborate with Adult Education leadership to support program improvement
initiatives, professional learning, and instructional consistency across
ESOL services.
Student Success and Transition Services (20%)
Support participant retention, persistence, and educational goal
attainment through regular communication, outreach, and follow-up.
Assist participants with educational, workforce, and postsecondary
planning.
Connect participants to college, career, workforce, and community
resources.
Support participant transitions to workforce training, IET programs,
postsecondary education, and employment opportunities.
Collaborate with internal and external partners to promote participant
success and pathway advancement.
Adult Basic Education (ABE/HSE) Workforce and Transition Support (15%)
Collaborate with HSE instructional staff to support workforce readiness,
digital literacy, career exploration, and postsecondary transition
activities.
Assist with HSE participant recruitment, orientations, persistence
initiatives, TABE testing, and transition planning activities.
Provide instructional support related to employability skills, college
readiness, workforce preparation, and career pathway development.
Support implementation of workforce-aligned instructional activities that
increase participant readiness for employment, training, and postsecondary
education.
Assist with special projects and initiatives that promote participant
persistence, credential attainment, and successful transitions.
Minimum Expectations & Requirements
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Education, TESOL, ESOL, Adult Education, Linguistics,
or related field.
Hold an Arizona Adult Education Teacher Certification or the ability to
obtain certification.
Experience:
Minimum one year of teaching English language learners, adult learners, or
related populations
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Demonstrated knowledge of adult learning principles and effective
instructional strategies.
Ability to utilize educational technology and online learning platforms.
Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evening hours.
Ability to travel to various Yavapai College campuses throughout Yavapai
County.
Regular attendance is an essential job function as it demonstrates
dependability towards the performance of job duties.
Preferred Skills & Abilities
Education:
Master's degree in TESOL, ESOL, Adult Education, Linguistics, Education,
or related field.
Experience:
Experience leading and teaching adult ESOL in a Title II Adult Education
program.
Experience with TABE and adult education assessment procedures.
Experience with workforce preparation, IELCE, career pathways, or IET
programming.
Experience with workforce preparation, IELCE, career pathways, or IET
programming.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Bilingual English/Spanish communication skills preferred
Essential Functions
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements and competencies listed
represent the required knowledge, skill, and ability. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
essential functions.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be
met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this
job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to
sit and talk or hear. The employee must frequently use hands to finger,
handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and
reach with hands and arms. In addition, the employee must frequently lift
and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the
ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of
those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this
job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform essential functions. The noise level in the work
environment is usually quiet.
Yavapai College offers its full-time employees a comprehensive benefit
package:
HEALTH/LIFE BENEFITS
Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance: College's partial payment of premiums
toward medical with pharmacy and/or dental plan options picked by
employees for themselves (and eligible dependents)
Flexible Spending Accounts: Pre-tax pay deductions to use for eligible
medical or dependent daycare costs
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Counseling and referral services
for employees and their immediate families for depression, stress,
family/marital conflict, and alcohol/drug issues
Vision: Provides an amount per plan year for eligible expenses such as
vision exams, lenses, frames, prescription sunglasses, and contact lenses
Life Insurance: The College provides Basic Life Insurance coverage at
twice of the employee's annual salary. Dependents have automatic coverage
of $2,000/spouse and $1,000/per child if enrolled in medical plan.
Voluntary Individual And Family Term Life Insurance: Additional term
life insurance coverage available for employee, spouse and children.
Other Insurance Coverage: Short Term and Long Term Disability
(replacement income insurance), and Workers' Compensation
(compensation, medical expenses and death benefits for on-the-job
injuries or occupational diseases)
RETIREMENT BENEFITS
Retirement Benefits: Arizona State Retirement System or Optional
Retirement Plan, and Social Security (which provides a basic retirement
annuity based on age and years of contribution)
Tax Deferred Annuities: Employees' contributions to designated tax-
deferred annuities
Unemployment Compensation: Employees who are laid off or terminated
may receive benefits if covered wages meet requirements
LEAVE BENEFITS
Vacation : 10 days of Vacation leave annually. NOTE: For employees
who work an amount of contractual days, there will be no earned vacation.
Sick Leave: 12 days sick leave annually. NOTE: Employees working
less than full time or an amount of contractual days will receive a
proration of sick leave.
Personal Leave: Use of up to three personal leave days per year which
are charged against accumulated sick leave to take care of items of
personal business
Other Leave: Bereavement leave, Civic Duty Leave (Jury duty, active
military duty, military training), and Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Holidays: 29 days during the year as paid holidays for full-time
employees which include Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, 3 days
at Thanksgiving, Winter/year end break (10 days), Martin Luther King
Day, Spring Break, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, and Fall Break.
OTHER BENEFITS
Breaking Bread: 32 meal swipes for use at the Prescott Campus Eatery.
All Other Campuses and Sites receive a $140 credit each semester (fall
and spring) to be used at the Open Market on campus/center
Spanish Interpreter Incentive Program: Employees interested in
additional compensation for their Spanish speaking skills agree to assist
YC by attending two recruiting events and being available for Spanish
Interpretation needs as they arise. Compensation is added to the
employee's regular pay at the rate of $175 per month. Employees that are
interested in participating let your HR Business partner know, so they can
schedule you for the ACTFL language proficiency test at the YC testing
center.
Direct Deposit: Paychecks deposited directly into the employee's bank
account(s)
Tuition Waiver: Eligible Full-time Faculty and Staff, their legally
married spouse, and eligible dependents may enroll in a partial or full
program of coursework without payment of tuition, exceptions may be lab
fees and market-based additional fees
Sabbatical: Faculty, professional, and administrative staff may apply
for compensated leave of up to a year after six years of continuous
service
Professional Development Opportunities
Additional Benefits and Services: Local community discounts to faculty
and staff, computer loan program, mail and notary service.
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Employer
Yavapai College
Address
1100 E. Sheldon Street
Prescott, Arizona, 86301
Website
https:// www. yc.edu/hr
