Academic Program Assistant Jobs in Bridgeport, CT

Posted: November 12, 2025
Level: Educational Assistant
Hours: Part-time up to 17 hours per week 
Closing Date: Open until filled, with priority consideration given to applicants who submit materials by Wednesday, November 26, 2025.

CT State Norwalk
188 Richards Ave., Norwalk, CT.
**This position is not remote**
For more information about CT State Community College and the campus please visit Home - CT State 

Connecticut State Community College provides access to academically rigorous and innovative education and training focused on student success. The college supports excellence in teaching and learning, makes data-informed decisions, promotes equity, and advances positive change for the students, communities and industries it serves.

Connecticut State Community College is recognized for exceptional student success, educational leadership and transformative collaboration with business and industry, government, educational and key stakeholders while advancing diverse opportunities for Connecticut’s citizens and communities.

Connecticut State Community College commits to bold and disruptive change by actively identifying, naming, and dismantling structural racism, systemic poverty, and other barriers; establishing equitable and anti-racist policies and practices; and empowering students, faculty, staff, and administrators to advance racial, social, and economic justice. Our core collective responsibility is to continuously assess practices and policies and transform the world we live in by eliminating inequities.

December 2025

The ESL Non-credit education assistant will advise and register ESL Non-credit students; prepare, read, and evaluate writing tests help with course materials and other program logistics, provide support services by phone, email, and in-person.  

Under the direction of the ESL, Non-credit Coordinator and the ESL Department Chair, the ESL Non-Credit PT Program Assistant is responsible for effective performance in these essential duties:

• Advise new and returning students, including international students and Au Pairs - ascertain students’ ESL level and needs, explain which courses they are eligible to take, help students select classes, assist them with registration, answer questions about the ESL program, etc. 
• Read placement tests and final exams and determine ESL Level. 
• Prepare for and assist with final exams including preparation of essay test questions, teachers’ test reading meeting, and coordination of grades. 
• Help with other program logistics as assigned including evaluate textbooks, help develop curriculum, help develop and check outcomes and assessments on course descriptions, perform observations of instructors, provide Bridge to Credit Tutoring, answer phone and email inquiries from instructors and students, etc.  
• Guide and support teachers with methodology and technology. 

This posting includes qualifications, experience and skills but is not limited to the full specifications stated in the job description.

Masters' degree in TESOL or a related subject; or a combination of education, training and experience which would lead to the competencies required for successful performance of the position’s essential duties.

Incumbents are required to have demonstrated advanced knowledge and abilities in the following: 

• Office Administration including phone and in-person contact with students. 
• Computer Skills: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Teams).
• Teaching of English as a Second Language speaking/listening and reading/writing to Beginner and Intermediate students. 
• Ability to communicate well with a diverse student population. 
• Fluent in Spanish and English. 

Candidates must possess proven ability to effectively work with culturally, linguistically, and ethnically diverse faculty, staff, and students. They are expected to have excellent interpersonal oral and written communication skills along with strong Information technology literacy skills such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams etc.).

• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems such as Banner student information system.
• Experience with a Learning Management System such as Blackboard.
• Experience with Community College learning environment and adult learners.

$39.44 hourly.

To apply you must submit a cover letter and resume. The cover letter may be entered as text in the corresponding box, or it can be uploaded as a combined file with the resume.  

Incomplete applications or those submitted after the closing date will not be considered and links to other sources to view resumes are not acceptable. To apply via our website, visit www.ct.edu/hr/jobs. Please note that CT State CC is currently unable to sponsor work visas. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

All employment, if offered, is contingent upon proof of citizenship or employability under the requirement of the Immigration and Control Act (IRCA) and the successful passing of a background check, including granting permission to contact current and previous employers for verification. CSCU is committed to providing a safe campus community. Background investigations include reference checks, a criminal history record check and, when appropriate, a financial (credit) report or driving history check.

CT State Community College does not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, color, national origin, gender identity or expression, genetic information, learning disability, marital status, intellectual disability, physical disability (including but not limited to blindness), present or past history of mental disability, prior criminal record, race, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy and sexual harassment), sexual orientation, retaliation for previously opposed discrimination or coercion, veteran status, victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and/or trafficking or any other federal or state protected class in its employment, programs, and activities, unless the provisions of Section 46a-80(b) or 46a-81(b) of the Connecticut General Statutes are controlling or there are bona fide occupational qualifications excluding persons in one of the above protected groups. 

For information regarding the nondiscrimination, disability, and Title IX policies/procedures, contact: John-Paul Chaisson-Cardenas, Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, CT State Community College, 185 Main Street, New Britain, CT 06051, 860-612-7056 or jp-cardenas@ct.edu.

CSCC IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.