Vocational ESOL Program Developer

Labouré College of Healthcare is seeking a paid project partner with vocational ESOL expertise to join us in developing an innovative curriculum for nursing students with limited English proficiency. This short-term, project-based consulting role is ideal for an educator or program designer with expertise in ESOL and a passion for expanding access to healthcare careers.

The Program Developer will collaborate with experienced nursing educators and Labouré student support specialists to develop a new and innovative approach to supporting students in an associate degree nursing program. They will participate by lending ESOL expertise in a planning phase and then develop a comprehensive curriculum tailored for this student population.

The result will be removing a barrier to nursing careers for more people in Massachusetts, and ultimately more multi-lingual nurses serving our communities.

Project Duration: (July 2025 – January 2026) TBD by initial discussions with candidate

Responsibilities:

• Design a high-quality and innovative vocational ESOL curriculum tailored to the academic and language needs of aspiring nursing students, addressing all deliverables listed below.
• Collaborate closely with faculty, advisors, and tutors to align language support with current support services, the nursing curriculum, and career readiness.
• Assess student needs and develop tutoring, coaching, and support strategies to help ESOL students succeed in pre-nursing and nursing coursework.
• Collaborate with SIM Coordinator to develop simulation learning experiences for ESOL students
• Coordinate stakeholder input from school administrators, community partners, and nursing faculty.
• Create implementation tools, timelines, and evaluation plans for the program's rollout.

Deliverables:

Develop modern, evidence-based practices to support adults with limited English proficiency in becoming Registered Nurses in a 2-year degree program. The model should be adaptable for use for other academic programs or healthcare facilities and include:

• Pilot design
• Curriculum design
• Courses built
  • College faculty available to assist with course shell build-out, etc.
• System of assessment for English proficiency and placement
• Support Services recommendations
• Metrics for success & evaluation plan

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• 5 years of experience teaching ESOL. Experience in including math and/or science in ESOL instruction
• Experience with remote instruction, digital literacy, and distance learning
• Strong understanding of language acquisition in academic and career-technical contexts
• Background in curriculum development, ideally within healthcare education
• Experience with remote instruction, digital literacy, and distance learning
• CELTA/TESOL certification preferred
• Bilingual preferred
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Zoom, and other technical platforms
• Knowledge of methods and materials used in ESOL instruction, and ability to advise the college on:
  • Best practices in ESOL vocational education
  • Support services alignment (tutoring, workshops, etc.)
  • Student language assessment testing
  • Curriculum length, frequency, rigor, credit
  • Hybrid functionality
  • Standardized testing support
  • Confidence building
  • Forming a positive college culture for ELLs
  • Faulty training (didactic & clinical advice)
  • Success tracking/program assessment strategy
  • AI support tools if appropriate