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ESOL Instructor P/T

3/15/2023

P/T ESOL Instructor
Adult English Language and Literacy (AELL) is the direct service provider of ESOL and adult literacy instruction for the New York Public Library. They use professional teachers to offer free instruction to adult patrons in reading, writing, speaking and listening from a 0 to 8th grade level. Through formal classes in language and literacy, as well as elective offerings such as English conversation and citizenship preparation groups, AELL has taken on the charge to expand ESOL programming in the Library through both in-person and online instruction.

Key Responsibilities:
Working with the Associate Director and the Hub Manager, hourly instructors will:

Teach ESOL classes that promote English language proficiency for students assessed at NRS levels 1-6
Follow the prescribed curriculum in a communicative language teaching environment during class-time.
Instruct adult ESOL students in classes and learning experiences which will lead to the achievement of their educational and personal goals.
Assist in the managed enrollment process to recruit and maintain students and student records
Maintain daily attendance records
Prepare weekly lesson plans for each session based on the curriculum.

Skills Knowledge & Expertise

Bachelor’s degree required, with training and/or experience in ESOL
Experience teaching adults both in-person and online
Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to work well with a variety of people, in a multicultural setting, involving a variety of team situations
Experience administering standardized assessments
Successfully demonstrated knowledge of technology-assisted learning, instructional software, video, audio and distance learning
Successfully demonstrated experience using Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and Zoom

Schedule/Anticipated Vacancies:
Bronx:
Allerton Library: Tuesday/Thursday 6:00-8:30pm
Jerome Park Library: Monday/Wednesday 7:00-9:00pm
To apply for Bronx positions, visit:
https://nypl.pinpointhq.com/en/postings/2cc76db3-79d9-41ad-8a38-551f43a57876

Manhattan:
Hudson Park Library: Monday/Wednesday 6:00-8:00pm
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library: Monday/Wednesday 6:00-8:30pm
Washington Heights Library: Saturday 10:00-2:00pm
Washington Heights Library: Monday/Wednesday 7:00-9:00pm (2 positions)
To apply for Manhattan positions, visit:
https://nypl.pinpointhq.com/en/postings/93a85d97-7a53-4c4f-8482-f810a2549fc4

Staten Island:
Great Kills Library: Saturday 10:00-2:00pm
To apply for Staten Island positions, visit:
https://nypl.pinpointhq.com/en/postings/dfcf2c9f-3a38-426e-96d8-5e26cea1c6ef

Case Manager P/T

3/15/2023

Part-Time Case Manager Positions (Bilingual Spanish Preferred)
Adult Basic Skills (ABS) Program at LaGuardia Community College
LaGuardia Community College is seeking two part-time case managers for its ABS High School Equivalency preparation program for 19 hours per week. This involves some day and evening hours and an occasional Saturday.

Case Manager must be comfortable with addressing barriers that will prevent students from pursuing their goal. Case Manager must work closely with teachers and administrative staff to provide the necessary support for the students in our program. learner-centered, participatory lessons and a project-based approach.
We are seeking a qualified case manager who has experience working with adult students. BA/BS degree required in social work or related field, plus a minimum of 2-3 years of experience working with adults as a case manager. Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

Primary Responsibilities include:

Providing high quality support services to students we serve in the program
Interviewing prospective students to discuss possible barriers
Identifying and addressing issues as childcare, housing, family illness, work schedule, time management, finance, and other obstacles preventing students to complete their course
Communicating with students regarding absenteeism
Motivating students to persist and succeed in the program
Developing and presenting workshops on how to study, test anxiety, time management, financial literacy, etc.
Assisting students to complete GED applications
Conferencing students individually on their goals and next steps
Collaborating with the Career Development Center to assist students in applying to college
Referrals to appropriate training programs, employment opportunities and/or community agencies
Participating in professional development and staff meetings
Other related tasks, as necessary
Part-time positions 19 hours per week (flexible hours) through June 2023 (with the possibility of extending past June 2023)

How to Apply:
Please send resume with a brief cover letter to hselaguardia@lagcc.cuny.edu.
Put “Case Manager” with your name in the subject line.

ESOL Instructor P/T

3/15/2023

PT evening ESOL/Food Protection Certification Instructor (M in Qns, T-Th via Zoom)

Make the Road New York (MRNY) builds the power of immigrant and working-class communities to achieve dignity and justice through organizing, policy innovation, transformative education, and survival services. Make the Road New York operates community centers in Bushwick, Brooklyn; Jackson Heights, Queens; Port Richmond, Staten Island; Brentwood, Long Island and White Plains, Westchester County. With a membership of 24,000, MRNY tackles the critical issues facing our communities, including workplace justice, tenants’ rights, immigrant rights and civil rights, TGNCIQ justice, public education, health care access, and immigration reform. (TGNCIQ = transgender, gender non-conforming, intersex and queer) ). Make the Road New York is in a bargain agreement with National Organization of Legal Services Workers (NOLSW).

MRNY is a multi-service organization. Our member-led organizing committees -- which work on the issues named above -- implement strategies to combat shared problems, and develop leadership and the capacity for civic participation. We also provide an array of high-quality bilingual services: We offer English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), citizenship preparation and health job training classes and our adult ed classes integrate digital literacy and case management, and in-school and after-school youth programs. We have a robust legal program that offers direct representation across a spectrum of practice areas, including employment law, immigration law, housing and benefits, and TGNCIQ civil rights; we also take on impact litigation as a strategy for achieving broad change. Our health program offers facilitated enrollment into health insurance programs and SNAP benefits, a community health worker home visit program, nutrition education and emergency food pantries, health care navigation, and more."

Current Opening:
MRNY would like to hire a temporary ESOL instructor for one cycle of an ESOL/Food Protection class that will run M-Th 6:15-9:15 from 3/27 until 5/29. Monday classes will be in person at a space near our Queens office, T-W-Th classes will be held on Zoom. All candidates must be fully vaccinated for Covid. The position will be for 17 hrs. a week: 10 instructional hours, 5 prep hours, 1 hr. a week to communicate with students outside of class, and 1 hr. a week for meetings with supervisors/other teachers.
The teacher will also be paid for occasional additional meeting or training time and are expected to help with attendance tracking for the class. (Training on any of the related admin tasks will be provided as well regular support on curricular and student related issues/questions.)

Please note, MRNY staff are currently working both remotely and in-person. The position will require a mix of remote instructional work and in person instructional work at a space near our office.

Key Responsibilities but not limited to:

Curricular design work- MRNY has extensive curricular materials that can be used to teach this ESOL/Food Protection content but the instructor will need to review and tailor the materials to the enrolled students as needed.
Student Assessment- the instructor will be asked to support students in taking some pre certification quizzes in class and supporting them in coordination with our admin staff, to attend and pass their Food Protection certification exam.
Instruction- Deliver content material in ways that take into account students’ levels and learning styles, the need to pace and scaffold information, and the need to balance the 4 skills + vocabulary development and grammar skill development
Communication with and support of students - Call absent students every day and document calls; make referrals to MRNY’s case manager as needed
Related admin/grant related tasks- in addition to tracking attendance, help with post testing, grading of samples of students’ work, and writing monthly progress notes for a portion of students in the class, as funders require
Participate in meetings and trainings- attend external professional development according to funders’ requirements, & 1:1 support, team and staff meetings

Requirements:

Eligible to work in the US
Full vaccination with an FDA approved COVID-19 vaccine prior to first day of employment
Bachelor’s Degree
Teaching Certification or Masters in TESOL
Strong communication skills
Enough Spanish to communicate with students outside of class if not occasionally within class
Very strong facility with most or all of these: GSuite, Microsoft Office, Zoom
Commitment to thematic instruction and learner-centered, participatory education
*Preferred: At least 3 yrs. ESOL teaching experience preferably in community based settings, experience, exposure to/interest in Food Protection certification content.

Job Competencies:

Self-starter with strong organizational skills and strong attention to detail
Be highly professional and team oriented with a passion for excellence and eagerness to help the department meet our goals.
Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and complete assignments under strict deadlines with minimal supervision in a fast paced environment.
Ability to work under pressure required.
Have a working knowledge of spreadsheets, Microsoft Office suite, and using a database (ideally Salesforce) to run reports.
Flexible work schedule, some evenings or weekends required
Strong verbal and written communication skills
High level of accountability and initiative; needs to be a self-starter and eager to do team work to support the organization as a whole

Salary and Benefits:
Starting salary is based on a scale set by a democratically-elected personnel committee and will depend on factors such as experience and education. Temporary employees are eligible for sick time. The hourly range for this position is from $23.57 to $31.90.

How to Apply:
Please attach a cover letter/resume and submit all documents to the Make the Road New York career center.
For external applicants, please click here.

MRNY is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse staff. Women, LGBTQ, people with disabilities and people of color strongly encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, genetic information, disability or marital status.

ESOL Instructor P/T

3/15/2023

PT ESOL Instructor- Sundays

Make the Road New York (MRNY) builds the power of immigrant and working-class communities to achieve dignity and justice through organizing, policy innovation, transformative education, and survival services. Make the Road New York operates community centers in Bushwick, Brooklyn; Jackson Heights, Queens; Port Richmond, Staten Island; Brentwood, Long Island and White Plains, Westchester County. With a membership of 24,000, MRNY tackles the critical issues facing our communities, including workplace justice, tenants’ rights, immigrant rights and civil rights, TGNCIQ justice, public education, health care access, and immigration reform. (TGNCIQ = transgender, gender non-conforming, intersex and queer) ). Make the Road New York is in a bargain agreement with National Organization of Legal Services Workers (NOLSW).

MRNY is a multi-service organization. Our member-led organizing committees -- which work on the issues named above -- implement strategies to combat shared problems, and develop leadership and the capacity for civic participation. We also provide an array of high-quality bilingual services: We also provide an array of high-quality bilingual services: We offer English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), citizenship preparation and health job training classes and our adult ed classes integrate digital literacy and case management, and in-school and after-school youth programs. We have a robust legal program that offers direct representation across a spectrum of practice areas, including employment law, immigration law, housing and benefits, and TGNCIQ civil rights; we also take on impact litigation as a strategy for achieving broad change. Our health program offers facilitated enrollment into health insurance programs and SNAP benefits, a community health worker home visit program, nutrition education and emergency food pantries, health care navigation, and more."

Current Opening:
MRNY is seeking an ESOL instructor for a class with a Sunday in-person 9:30am-3:30pm schedule for our April-June cycle. The instructor will also support students’ use of a cell based program called Cell Ed for 1.5-2 hrs. week outside of class time. The instructor will also support students’ use of a cell-based program called Cell Ed for 1.5-2 hrs wk outside of class time. The job is for 11 hrs wk: 6 instructional hours, 3 prep hours, an hour for meetings and an hour for contact with students outside of class.

All candidates must be fully vaccinated for Covid. Classes will run until the end of June 2023. Summer work time and fall class hours will be available after that if/as the teacher is interested assuming funding permits.

*In addition to class time, teachers are paid a .5 hrs./prep for every teaching hour, 1 hr. a week to communicate with students outside of class, and 1 hr. a week for meetings with supervisors/other teachers.

Teachers are also paid for occasional required professional development and meeting time and are expected to help with attendance, as well as post testing and re-enrollment at the end of the cycle. Teachers are also supported and paid to write monthly progress notes. (Training on any of the related admin tasks will be provided as well regular support on curricular and student related issues/questions.)
Key Responsibilities but not limited to:

Curricular design work- Hand in course outlines, unit and lesson plans and related materials in the requested format by the deadlines that are set and agreed to. Maintain all of that in the Google drive, and integrate certain thematic content and materials into lessons as required by funders or decided by the team;
Student Assessment- combine BEST Plus initial assessments with original reading and writing assessments at the beginning of the cycle and continue to assess students in an intentional and structured way throughout the cycle
Instruction- Deliver content material in ways that take into account students’ levels and learning styles, the need to pace and scaffold information, and the need to balance the 4 skills + vocabulary development and grammar skill development
Communication with and support of students - Call absent students every day and document calls; make referrals to MRNY’s case manager as needed
Related admin/grant related tasks- in addition to tracking attendance, help with post testing, grading of samples of students’ work, and writing monthly progress notes for a portion of students in the class, as funders require
Participate in meetings and trainings- attend external professional development according to funders’ requirements, & 1 on 1, team and staff meetings

Requirements:

Eligible to work in the US
Full vaccination with an FDA approved COVID-19 vaccine prior to first day of employment
Bachelor’s Degree
Teaching Certification or Masters in TESOL
BEST Plus certification (ESOL)
Strong communication skills
Enough Spanish to communicate with students outside of class if not occasionally within class
Very strong facility with most or all of these: GSuite, Microsoft Office, Zoom
Commitment to thematic instruction and learner-centered, participatory education

Job Competencies:

Self-starter with strong organizational skills and strong attention to detail
Be highly professional and team oriented with a passion for excellence and eagerness to help the department meet our goals.
Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and complete assignments under strict deadlines with minimal supervision in a fast paced environment.
Ability to work under pressure required.
Have a working knowledge of spreadsheets, Microsoft Office suite, and using a database (ideally Salesforce) to run reports.
Flexible work schedule, some evenings or weekends required
Strong verbal and written communication skills
High level of accountability and initiative; needs to be a self-starter and eager to do team work to support the organization as a whole

Salary and Benefits:
Starting salary is based on a scale set by a democratically-elected personnel committee and will depend on factors such as experience and education. MRNY offers an excellent benefit package including health insurance, 401K, and generous paid vacation, sick, and personal days for employees working over 20 hours. The hourly range for this position is from $23.56 to $31.90.

How to Apply:
Please attach a cover letter/resume and submit all documents to the Make the Road New York career center.
For external applicants, please click here.

MRNY is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse staff. Women, LGBTQ, people with disabilities and people of color are strongly encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, genetic information, disability or marital status.

Adult English Language and Literacy Intake Advisor F/T

3/15/2023

Adult English Language and Literacy Intake Advisor -Washington Heights Library

Overview
Adult English Language and Literacy (AELL) is the direct service provider of ESOL and adult literacy instruction for the Library. Professional teachers facilitate free instruction to adult patrons in reading, writing, speaking, and listening from a 0 to 8th-grade level in both in-person and online classes. Instruction is offered in 3, 10-week cycles and 1, 4-week summer cycle. The Intake Advisors recruit new students, determine eligibility through testing and interview, and monitor attendance, and student retention. Intake Advisors follow up with students to identify barriers to participation and encourage continuation in the program.

We are looking for someone we can count on to:
Own:

Case management and regular communication with students
Outreach and relationship building with internal and external partners for program referrals

Teach:

Introduce students to various Library and city services in helping students achieve their long term goals, and remove barriers to program participation
Conference with students on job readiness topics
Orient new students to basic digital literacy and online learning platforms

Learn:

Stay abreast of Library strategic priorities and initiatives
Maintain regular attendance at city and state professional development workshops

Improve:

Student retention and persistence in program participation resulting in higher measurable skill gain
Student registration and intake processes ensuring a positive patron experience

Some expectations for this role are that within:

1 month, this person will:

Recruit, assess, and place students
Regularly communicate with absent students to identify and eliminate barriers to program participation

3 months, this person will:

Receive or maintain certification in Best Plus and TABE administration
Enter data into program and Library databases (ASISTS and Google Drive)

6 months and beyond, this person will:

Coordinate localized information sessions
Coordinate with both external and internal partners to provide workshops to a diverse population
Analyze data and run reports that will influence future programming choices

Responsibilities:

Provide case management services to students including running information sessions, organizing the intake appointment process including assessment (Best Plus and TABE), NRS goal setting, and placement in a class, or referral to an outside agency; monitor student progress, daily follow up with students who have an attendance problem to encourage continuation in the program
Input data for students into the agency database in a timely manner, which includes client personal contact information, assessment results, attendance, and educational and employment outcomes.
Test all students at the end of each cycle
Maintain paper record files for each student as per NYSED requirements
Conduct outreach
Connect adult students with needed and available community resources. Follow-up with clients and agencies as appropriate to document use/success of referral.
Provide workshops on using technology, orientations to library services, etc.

For more information and to apply, click here.

ESOL Instructor P/T

3/15/2023

QUEENS PUBLIC LIBRARY
PART-TIME JOB DESCRIPTION

Queens Public Library - Jackson Heights branch is seeking a Part Time ESOL Instructor.

The Queens Public Library at the Jackson Heights Adult Learning Center is a resource center for ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) and ABE literacy students up to the HSE level. The Center provides free classes with teachers for guided learning. In addition to an extensive collection of books, multimedia audio/visual materials for use in or out of the Center, we also offer basic computer literacy training and small conversation and tutoring groups led by trained volunteers to help improve our students’ English proficiency skills.

Current Opening: Queens Public Library at the Jackson Heights Adult Learning Center would like to hire a Part time ESOL instructor for our in-person classes and/or online classes.

The hired candidate will also be paid for lesson planning, occasional required professional development, and staff meetings. Teachers are expected to help with attendance, as well as registration, post testing and re-enrollment at the end of each cycle. (Training on any of the related admin tasks will be provided as well regular support on curricular and student related issues/questions.)

We need a teacher for these ESOL classes:
High Beginner Tuesday/Thursday 10-1
High Beginner Conversation Online class Tuesday 6-8

****Classes will run until the end of June 2023 and summer classes will be available after that, if and as teachers are interested.

Teachers’ responsibilities

Lesson Planning : develop unit and lesson plans related materials. Maintain all of that in the Google Classroom and Google drive.
Student Assessment- conduct BEST Plus initial assessments. Pre-test at the beginning of the cycle and at the end of the cycle (Post-test). If not certified, be willing to attend Best Plus initial training.
Instruction- Deliver content material in ways that consider students’ levels and learning styles, use different learning strategies and methods of instruction, balance all four objectives/skills + vocabulary development and grammar skill development.
Technology - have knowledge in using a variety of platforms for virtual programs, and digital versions of materials for class instruction, as well as provide technical support to students
Communication with and support of students - Attend to students' needs and make referrals to case managers as needed. Collect a variety of resources to inform or refer students to programs provided by QPL or outside sources.
Related admin tasks- support the center with student registration, student retention, and contacting students regarding absences, transfers. Other admin needs as needed.
Professional Development- attend teacher training and staff development webinars provided by QPL as well as external professional development according to funders’ requirements.

Strongly Preferred:

Experience teaching English as a Second Language to adult learners
Experience teaching classes remotely
Available to teach one morning and one evening class
Bilingual English/Spanish

Requirements:

Eligible to work in the US
Teaching Certification, bachelor's degree or Masters in TESOL
BEST Plus certification (ESOL)
Experience using WebEx, and other online platforms
Experience working in community based social justice organizations
For ESOL Basic classes must be able to speak some Spanish with students outside of class if not occasionally within class
Committed to thematic instruction and learner-centered, participatory education

Job Competencies:

Interest in collaboration and professional development with team members
Must be creative and organized
Good team players
Excellent computer skills

Salary Information: Part-time instructors pay scale is $38/hour, with a 30-minute paid preparation time for each class session, part-time teachers work up to 17 hours per week.

How to Apply: Please submit your resumes and cover letters to:
jennifer.jaramillo@queenslibrary.org and Diana.munoz@queenslibrary.org
Please put on subject matter: ESOL PT Instructor - QPL-JH-ALC

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