Role: ILSC ESL Teacher, Residential Juniors Program at UBC
Reports to: Centre Director, ILSC Junior Camp at UBC
Program: ILSC Summer Juniors Residential Program at UBC
Duration of Program: 6 weeks – June 29, 2026 to August 7, 2026 (Pre-Training between
June 22,2026-June 26, 2026)
Location: Vancouver, BC
Compensation: $32.02 - $34.85 per hour based on qualifications and experience, plus a 25% prep-time premium
Description:
ILSC Vancouver Juniors Residential Program at UBC is seeking qualified and dynamic ESL Teachers available to work part-time, in a friendly, fast-paced environment. Our students are ages 10-17. Teachers prepare lessons designed to increase students’ language skills, their accuracy and fluency, appropriate to a broad range of situations and needs, and in accordance with the ILSC Curriculum Guidelines and Course Outlines. High quality delivery is expected. This is a part time, fixed-term position consisting of 15 instructional hours per week.
The schedule timeline and hourly requirements are as follows:
- Pre-program staff training will take place between June 22, 2026, to June 26, 2026
- Your weekly work schedule will consist of five mornings per week, Monday-Friday, from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Job Duties:
The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:
- Teachers prepare lessons designed to increase students’ language skills, their accuracy and fluency, appropriate to a broad range of situations and needs, and in accordance with the ILSC Curriculum Guidelines and Course Outlines. High quality delivery is expected.
- Teaching 15 hours of English lessons over a five-day week (Monday – Friday mornings from 9:00 AM-12:00PM)
- Eliciting students’ interests and language needs in an organized way
- Preparing lessons using recommended resource materials (or substitutes own resources in consultation with the Centre Director)
- Creating an atmosphere that encourages all students equally in self-expression, self-reflection, cooperation and leadership
- Evaluating student progress and completing academic records as required by the Centre Director (i.e., class records of attendance, student reports and progress reports)
- Co-operating with the Centre Director and on occasions with third party agents, colleagues from language agencies, and accrediting Inspectors in the observation and evaluation of lessons
- Assisting with the welcome, induction and testing of students on the first morning of class
- Attending staff meetings for briefing and discussion of academic and welfare matters
The teacher is expected to use a range of modern and traditional language learning techniques and methodology including the following:
- Building students’ vocabulary acquisition for formal and informal situations e.g. dialogues, discussion, role-plays, outings
Introducing, practicing and reviewing language structures (grammar) using a communicative approach
- Developing communication strategies such as initiating, maintaining, closing of verbal interactions across a wide spectrum of situations drawn from daily life
- Increasing communicative skills through appropriate question and answer techniques, presentations, decision-making, offering feedback to others, analyzing and evaluating situations, negotiating, debating, etc.
- Shaping pronunciation and speech production towards natural English
Supporting and encouraging students to self-correct
- Evaluating and offering feedback to the students in ways that increase their self-confidence in using English
- Incorporating social media and planning age-appropriate language learning activities to engage and motivate students
- Other duties as assigned
Education and Experience Required:
All ESL teachers at the ILSC Juniors Residential Program at UBC must possess the following qualifications:
- A completed Bachelor’s degree
- A completed TESL certificate recognized by TESL Canada (or equivalent, e.g. CELTA)
- Experience teaching and working with students aged 10-17 years old
- Please indicate in your application that you possess the above qualifications. You will be asked to provide proof of completion as a condition of employment.
- Must be legally eligible to work in Canada without any restriction to work in childcare, primary/secondary school teaching, or health service field occupations.
Additional Requirements of the Job:
- This position requires union membership
- Criminal Record Police Check
- Medical records and immunization reports may be required
Contact Information:
While we thank all applicants, only those who are shortlisted will be contacted.
About ILSC, ELS, Greystone College & Greystone Institute
A world leader in language education & vocational training, ILSC Education Group, which opened its first language school in Vancouver, Canada in 1991 and Greystone College in 2002, offers life-changing educational experiences in Canada, Australia, Ireland and India, some of the world’s most attractive and popular English-speaking work and study destinations. Since opening its first school in Vancouver, BC, Canada, ILSC has become a world leader in language and career training and has grown to include 10 incredible locations around the world, in Vancouver, Toronto and Montréal, Canada; New Delhi, India; and Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, Australia; and Dublin, Ireland; as well as two online language schools, ILSC HELLO and ILSC ALLO. In 2025, ILSC Education Group launched Greystone Institute, a new Higher Education provider in Brisbane.
In early 2022, ILSC Education Group joined forces with ELS Educational Services, bringing together over 100 years of combined experience delivering life-changing learning experiences to international students. Since 1961, when ELS Educational Services opened its first school in Washington DC, ELS has developed a global reputation for delivering top-quality English language programs. ELS now has the most extensive network of on-campus English language programs and University partners, across the USA.
Our mission is to provide our global community with transformative learning, living and work experiences by offering the finest language, career and higher education programs.
Our Core Values
PASSION: To enrich & transform people’s lives
INNOVATION: To evolve through creativity & diversity.
RESPECT: To treat everyone with compassion & dignity.
COLLABORATION: To build community & achieve more together.
INTEGRITY: To act responsibly & ethically in everything we do.
ELS, ILSC and Greystone College are committed to providing a barrier-free environment and are proud to be Equal Employment Opportunity employers.
If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact HR at [email protected].
