York College Learning Center has an employment opening for a Part-Time/Temporary Educational Case Manager/Advisor.
The primary responsibilities of the position will be:
- Counsel and advise students and community residents on their career, academic, and social service needs
- Assess student needs, coordinate appropriate referrals/events, and incorporate guest speakers for informative workshops
- Conduct college, career, and employment readiness workshops for students and community residents
- Facilitate WIOA-related training/workshops to Learning Center students in collaboration with class instructor
- Provide Job Zone sessions to assigned classes
- Conduct follow-up to document outcomes and provide post-exit support to HSE recipients, CLIP referrals, and student completers
- Assist in completion of college and financial aid applications
- Maintain confidential progress notes about students (written and electronically) and utilize the Case Management Portal when available
- Provide in-class orientations highlighting the Center’s policies and procedures
- Assist with the registration process and completion of individual student record forms
- Support students with attendance issues; aid students to identify factors that deter class persistence
- Attend 14 hours of RAEN-approved Professional Development appropriate for case managers
- Other duties as assigned
- Bachelor’s degree in counseling or a related field preferred
- Minimum five years relevant experience in counseling individuals and/or leading workshops
- Strong awareness of the barriers facing immigrants looking to integrate into the US workforce and academic environments
- Evening hours required
- Familiarity with strengths-based, culturally competent approaches
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, demonstrate resourcefulness, and be well organized
- Bilingual a plus (English/Spanish, English/Creole, English/Bengali)
Please send resume and cover letter to Linda Ribaudo at [email protected]
This part-time, Research Foundation grant-funded position will be scheduled for 16 hours a week, M-TH, from 10am – 2pm, for a 10 month period (September 2019 – June 2020) at a salary of $33.00 an hour. As a temporary position, there is no guarantee or offer of continued employment after June 30, 2020.
The York College Learning Center offers foundational education and training, as well as advisement and referral services, that expand opportunities for marginalized adults to achieve increased independence, realize life goals, and become active in civic and workplace responsibilities as individuals, parents, and members of the broader community.