ESL Program Coordinator

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ESL Program Coordinator Job Category: Exempt Location: 110 E. Patrick Street, Frederick, MD 21701 Travel Required: Local travel, as needed Salary/Benefits: $50,000 to $55,000, Employee-sponsored health insurance, Simple IRA with up to 3% match, paid parking Position Type/Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours/week; occasional evening hours

Job Description The Literacy Council of Frederick County seeks a mission-driven and experienced ESL Program Coordinator to support our robust ESL programming, student services, and data-management needs. This role is essential to advancing our mission of empowering adults through literacy by providing high-quality ESL programming and responsive, caring support to students and volunteer instructors. The ideal candidate is highly organized, responsive, and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously. The position requires excellent communication and logistical skills, knowledge of adult ESL programming and curriculum, strong student-support skills, and experience working with program databases.

Role and Responsibilities The ESL Program Coordinator is responsible for coordinating ESL community classes and curriculum, supporting ESL students throughout their participation in Literacy Council programs, supporting the Parent Literacy program and ESL-related events, and maintaining accurate and timely program data.

ESL Community Class and Curriculum Coordination • Plan, coordinate, and oversee all ESL community class sessions. • In collaboration with the Volunteer Program Coordinator, recruit, confirm, onboard, and provide ongoing technical support to volunteer instructors. • Coordinate class locations, formats, calendars, materials, and other logistical needs. • Manage class registration cycles, student placement, class confirmations, rosters, session communications, and post-class student surveys. • Monitor enrollment trends and proactively address class under-enrollment, waitlists, or over-capacity. • Support instructors with curriculum ideas, resources, and instructional planning. • Help align class content with learner levels, assessments, student needs, and program goals. • Create pre- and post-session assessments and collaborate with instructors to align assessments with student levels and class content.

Parent Literacy Program Support • Recruit and support Parent Literacy volunteer instructors. • Partner with the Parent Literacy Program Coordinator on scheduling, communication, and site logistics. • Assist with problem-solving related to classes, instructors, or students as needed. • Assist in assessing students new to the Parent Literacy Program and adding this information into LACES. • Visiting our Parent Literacy sites to administer assessments or assist teachers as needed.

ESL Tutoring Program Support • Attend bi-weekly meetings with tutoring program coordinators and provide support related to student placement and other volunteer questions. • With the Volunteer Program Coordinator, provide resources, guidance, and technical support to tutoring volunteers. • Reinforce procedures related to attendance, testing, and documentation. • With the Volunteer Program Coordinator, support, coordinate, and participate in volunteer professional development sessions.

ESL Student Assessments • Provide oversight of the ESL student assessment process in partnership with the Volunteer Program Coordinator. • Coordinate assessment scheduling and communication with students. • Administer assessments as needed. • Use assessment results, learner goals, and other relevant information to support appropriate class placement and progression.

Data Management and Reporting • Maintain accurate student, class, attendance, assessment, and enrollment data in LACES. • Pull, compile, review, and analyze ESL program data for leadership, internal planning, program improvement, and grant reporting. • Monitor student participation and enrollment data to identify trends and opportunities for improved student engagement and retention. • Coordinate with Operations, the Programs Manager, and the Volunteer Program Coordinator to support staff and volunteers with LACES access, data-entry questions, and reporting expectations.

ESL Event Support • Contribute to the planning and execution of annual ESL-related events, including Celebration of Achievements and Reflections. • Support event logistics, communications, student engagement, and coordination before and during events.

Application deadline: 2026-10-30 Benefits: Health insurance, Paid vacation days