Bilingual Conversational English (ESL) Instructor for Adult Education (Denver, In-Person | Leadership Growth Opportunity)

📍 Location: NE Denver / Montbello (IN-PERSON — must be local)

💵 Starting Pay: $25/hour

📈 Path to Full-Time + Leadership Opportunities

🕒 Highest Need: Evening & Weekend Availability

About The Language School

The Language School is a fast-growing English and Spanish school for adults in Denver.

Since opening our new location, we have experienced rapid growth and are currently adding multiple new classes every month.

We are looking for culturally aware bilingual instructors who can help adult learners communicate confidently in English through conversation-based classes.

This is an opportunity to become part of a growing long-term team with:

• Consistent student demand
• Structured curriculum
• Paid training
• Leadership opportunities
• Long-term career growth

Important: Evening & Weekend Availability Needed

Our highest-demand class times are:

📅 Monday–Friday: 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

📅 Saturdays & Sundays

Teachers looking for more hours and long-term growth opportunities should be available during at least some of these time slots.

What You’ll Do

• Teach small-group adult ESL classes
• Lead conversation-based English lessons
• Use our structured curriculum and presentations (no lesson planning required)
• Help adult students build confidence speaking English
• Create a positive and professional classroom environment
• Follow our teaching system and classroom structure exactly as trained
  

What Makes This Different

Most ESL teachers spend unpaid hours creating lesson plans and designing activities.

At The Language School:

• We provide the curriculum and lesson plans
• We provide training and ongoing professional development
• We focus on conversation, confidence, and communication
• We use a structured system developed and refined since 2007

Your job is to learn the system, teach engaging classes, and help students succeed.

Compensation & Growth Opportunities

💵 Starting Pay: $25/hour

📈 Growth Opportunities:

Teachers who successfully learn our system and demonstrate strong classroom leadership, professionalism, reliability, and student retention may qualify for additional opportunities as the school grows.

These opportunities may include:

• Pay increases to $30/hour for Lead Teachers
• Additional teaching hours and expanded responsibilities
• Paid management and leadership positions
• Opportunities to train and mentor new teachers
• Future School Director opportunities as we expand
• Long-term leadership and ownership opportunities

As The Language School grows, we strongly prefer to promote from within whenever possible.

Wellness & Healthcare Support Program
Available for Full-Time Teachers averaging 20+ hours/week

✅ Up to $400/month healthcare reimbursement stipend

✅ Up to $100/month wellness reimbursement for gym memberships, fitness activities, massage therapy, and more

Ideal Teacher Profile

Our best teachers are not just “language teachers.”

They are culturally aware conversational leaders who understand how adults actually build confidence speaking a new language.

We prioritize:

• personality,
• professionalism,
• empathy,
• communication skills,
• and coachability

Core Traits We Look For

✅ Enthusiastic and positive personality

✅ Strong conversational skills in both languages

✅ Professional written communication

✅ Comfortable leading small-group conversations

✅ Coachable and willing to follow our exact system

✅ Culturally empathetic and patient

✅ Entrepreneurial or growth-oriented mindset

✅ Reliable, organized, and punctual

✅ Comfortable speaking in front of adults

✅ Interested in long-term growth and leadership opportunities

✅ Enjoys meeting and talking with people from different cultural backgrounds

Preferred Backgrounds

Strong candidates often have backgrounds such as:

• Spanish major/minor
• International Business
• International Relations
• Psychology
• Communications
• TESOL / Second Language Acquisition
• Study abroad experience
• Experience living in another culture
• Language tutoring or conversation coaching
• Bilingual customer service or professional communication roles

Strong Indicators of a Great Fit

✅ Has lived abroad or spent significant time in another culture

✅ Understands culture shock and language anxiety

✅ Naturally conversational and personable

✅ Learns systems quickly

✅ Comfortable following structured curriculum exactly

✅ Strong command of grammar in both languages

✅ Can explain grammar simply to beginners

✅ Available evenings and/or weekends

✅ Reliable transportation to teach in person

Requirements

• Some college coursework completed
• Conversational English and Spanish
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Must live in the Denver metro area and teach in person
• Reliable transportation
• Evening and/or weekend availability
• Professional attitude and appearance

Hiring Process

.0389073895215E+20; Observe a real class recording on our YouTube channel to make sure the program is a good fit

.2233748302586E+20; Read our guide: “How to Maximize Your Income as an ESL Teacher”

.4078422709957E+20; 15-minute Zoom interview

.5923097117327E+20; 30-minute in-person interview

Please note:

We use this process to evaluate:

• communication skills,
• professionalism,
• enthusiasm,
• coachability,
• and attention to detail.

Because you will be teaching communication skills, applicants who do not communicate using complete sentences, proper grammar, and professional professionalism may be disqualified from the hiring process.

How to Apply

📩 Email: [email protected]

Include:

• Resume
• Short message answering:
• Why does this opportunity interest you?
• What is your evening/weekend availability?
• Have you lived, studied, or worked abroad?
  

Subject Line: Bilingual ESL Teacher – Denver