Summer Foreign Language Instructor (Spanish) – Upward Bound (Hourly)

Austin Community College District

Job Location:

Riverside, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access through traditional and distance learning modes to higher education and workforce training including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
Is attracted by the colleges mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students low-income students and students from underserved communities.
Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:

Summer Foreign Language Instructor (Spanish) Upward Bound (Hourly)

Job Description Summary:

The Summer English Instructor is responsible for strengthening the reading writing and analytical skills of high school students (9th12th grade) from first-generation and low-income backgrounds. The goal is to close literacy gaps and introduce students to the rigors of college-level English ensuring they are prepared for the academic demands of the upcoming school year and future university coursework.

Job Description:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Curriculum Design: Develop a 6-week syllabus that balances grammar fundamentals with real-world conversational skills and cultural immersion activities.
Interactive Instruction: Deliver lessons that utilize the Total Physical Response (TPR) method or storytelling to keep students engaged without heavy reliance on textbooks.
Practical Application: Teach Spanish for the Professional World helping students understand how bilingualism can enhance their future college and career prospects.
Classroom Management: Maintain collaborative low-anxiety environment where students feel comfortable practicing a new language and making mistakes.
Assessment: Administer mandated Pre- and Post-Tests to measure linguistic growth and cultural knowledge for federal grant reporting.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelors degree in Spanish Spanish Education Romance Languages or a related field.
Fluency: Native or near-native proficiency in speaking reading and writing Spanish.
Experience: 12 years of experience teaching or tutoring Spanish preferably at the secondary (high school) level.
Mission Alignment: Demonstrated sensitivity to the needs of first-generation and low-income students many of whom may already be heritage speakers.

Preferred Qualifications

Valid State Teaching Certification in World Languages (Spanish).
Masters degree in Spanish or Foreign Language Education.
Prior experience with TRIO programs (Upward Bound Talent Search etc.).

Pay Rate

37.50/Hour

Number of Openings:

Job Posting Close Date:

March 12 2026

Clery Act

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Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add change amend or delete portions of this job description at any time with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested directed or addition reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.

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