Intensive English Institute Instructor

Job Description

Category: Part-time Faculty

Department: Academic Affairs - Liberal Arts

Locations: Lowell, MA

Posted: Dec 10, 2025

Closes: Open Until Filled

Type: Part-time

Position : 195557

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.

The College provides a broad range of services that are essential to attract, reward, and retain talented faculty and staff. The MCC community promotes a work environment where our employees feel supported and empowered to best serve our student population.

We are proud to offer our classes on both the Bedford and Lowell campuses, as well as a robust online course offering. MCC is committed to transforming lives as we educate, challenge, and support all students as evident in our strategic plan.

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 January 5, 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.

• 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, including those with different levels of academic preparation and varying physical and learning disabilities
• Meet or exceed requirements established in course descriptions, utilize course outlines from discipline, department, and MCC‑established standards
• Prepare course syllabi, schedule of assignments, and lesson plans as outlined by the MCCC Collective Bargaining Agreement and the Commission on English Language Programs Accreditation (CEA) standards
• Address and assess the Institutional Student Learning Outcomes (ISLOs), discipline‑specific and program‑specific outcomes for the courses, assess and document growth and learning
• Utilize and update current course LMS or electronic delivery of materials as needed
• Use principles of Universal Course Design (UCD)

• Maintain and submit student records according to college and department policies and procedures including, but not limited to attendance, grade book and class rosters, drop for non‑attendance, mid‑semester notices, and final grades
• Submit an electronic copy of syllabi to the department director each semester or in each instance of a material change, promptly complete timesheet, monitor college email communication, attend departmental meetings and in‑service training opportunities

• 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. This includes exercising discretion in determining data classification, and in referencing such analysis to established standards for the purpose of recognizing actual or probable interactive effects and relationships.
• Ability to inform and guide others by applying principles of professional counseling in addressing specific situations
• Ability to work collegially with team members
• Ability to utilize a wide variety of reference,…