Position Description

Hudson County Community College

Position Vacancy Notification

Instructor of ESL - Full-time, Tenure-track

THE OPPORTUNITY:

Hudson County Community College (HCCC) seeks an Instructor of ESL (tenure track) to join its award-winning and nationally recognized institution. This is an exciting time to be a part of the HCCC community. HCCC has recently been named one of 101 recipients, 1 of only 7 community colleges to be distinguished for the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award, a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. HCCC’s Culinary Arts Institute was ranked as the #6 Culinary Arts program in the United States by Best Choice Schools. HCCC is a 2024 Bellwether College Consortium Legacy Award winner, a 2024 Achieving the Dream Leader College of Distinction, and a 2024 National Inspiring Programs in Business from INSIGHT Into Diversity.   Also, HCCC has been named a 2024 Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges(MPPWCC) award winner.   

The Instructor will guide undergraduate students towards English language proficiency. The Instructor will develop new courses in emerging and innovative areas in alignment with other departments, programs, and initiatives of the College.  Candidates should also demonstrate sensitivity to issues of diversity and have the ability to motivate and teach students of diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds, sexual orientations, genders, cultures, and learning styles, as well as students with disabilities, or varied levels of academic preparation.  The instructor will be an advocate for access to higher education, particularly for first-generation and immigrant students. The successful candidate will preferably have an understanding of and a commitment to the role of community colleges in higher education.  

Summary of Duties

THE ROLE:

Under the supervision of the Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Instructor of ESL is responsible for teaching 15 credits per semester of day, evening, and weekend classes in ESL. The Instructor will participate in School activities such as curriculum development and academic advisement; and contribute to the College community through committee work and other activities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages (TESOL) or a closely related field. 
• Minimum of two years of college-level teaching experience.
• Demonstrated ability to interact with a culturally diverse population and effectively and respectfully function and communicate within the context of varying beliefs, behaviors, orientations, identities, and cultural backgrounds.
• Possess a record of or the potential for securing external funding. 
• Demonstrated understanding of the role of assessment in course and program development.
• Demonstrated experience using instructional technology in classroom and online adaptations, and a willingness to adopt new and emerging technologies.
• Strong interpersonal and oral/written communication skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Ph.D. or Ed.D. in related area.

Supplemental Information

OVERVIEW:

HCCC serves one of the most ethnically diverse and densely populated communities in the United States. The College is a vibrant, urban institution of higher education whose mission is to provide its diverse communities with inclusive, high-quality educational programs and services that promote student success and upward social and economic mobility.

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences offers a distinctive Associate of Fine Arts degree program with options in Studio and Computer Art.  Throughout their time at HCCC, Fine Arts students participate in many opportunities offered through the Department of Cultural Affairs.  HCCC’s Fine Arts faculty exhibit their work nationally and internationally and have received awards from The New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship and the Guggenheim Fellowship and ACCT Northeast Faculty Member Award. Faculty in the School have also been recognized with the 2019 and 2020 Dale P. Parnell Faculty Distinction Recognition from the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).  HCCC is the recent recipient of a $3 million, five-year Title V grant from the United States Department of Education. The Grant Project, titled The Golden Door/La Puerta Dorada, promotes persistence and retention of English as a Second Language (ESL) students. The Golden Door/La Puerta Dorada specifically focuses on serving Hispanic and Latino students.  

More than 90% of HCCC’s students receive scholarships, grants, and loans to finance their education, and the College’s extensive financial aid program helps connect students with the resources they need. To date, the College’s Foundation has raised over $3.5 million for student scholarships, and HCCC ranks first in the state of New Jersey for its award of Community College Opportunity Grant funds. About half of its more than 12,000 credit students identify as Hispanic, and more than 33% of all students were born outside of the U.S. In 2021, HCCC had two students selected from a national applicant pool to receive the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship and recently six students were named as 2023 semi-finalists.

HCCC has three campuses. The largest campus is located at the heart of Jersey City’s Journal Square, which is approximately 20 minutes from New York City. The College has a North Hudson Campus, located in Union City, New Jersey and an additional location at the Hudson County Schools of Technology in Secaucus, New Jersey. The College offers 70 degree and certificate programs and more than 300-day, evening, and weekend courses throughout its three-campus network.

HCCC offers 9 fully online degree programs and expects this number to grow in the coming year. In addition to its degree programs and courses, HCCC offers a wide array of non-credit classes and programs designed to develop professional skills, provide occupational training, teach languages and culinary skills, and enrich personal and cultural knowledge. 

HCCC is committed to delivering high-quality educational experiences. HCCC is a member of the Achieving the Dream network of community colleges. Achieving the Dream is a national reform network of high-performing community colleges that are focused on leveraging data-informed best practices to promote equitable outcomes. In recognition of its gains in student retention and completion, as well as its narrowing of equity gaps, HCCC received Leader College designation from Achieving the Dream in 2023. 

The College boasts several signature programs, including a nationally recognized Culinary Arts Institute and Nursing Program. The College’s Culinary Arts Institute is one of only three programs in the New York Metropolitan region to hold accreditation from the Accrediting Commission of the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation. The Culinary Arts Institute features state-of-the-art facilities and a hands-on program that prepares students for a range of careers in the hospitality industry. The College also has a Bloomberg Finance Lab, which provides students with real world experience to prepare them for employment in banks, corporations, and government agencies.

A leader in workforce development, HCCC hosted The Aspen Institute’s Workforce Leadership Academy, which was the first to be offered in partnership with a community college. The Hudson County Workforce Leadership Academy was funded through a combination of public and private donors that included JPMorgan Chase, The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, The W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the County of Hudson, the LeFrak Family, and Mack-Cali.