Category: Family Literacy

Family Literacy Instructor P/T

9/15/2022

Part-Time Family Literacy Teacher
Start Date: September 26, 2022
Hours: Tues, Weds, & Thurs 8:30 AM -11:30 AM
Salary: $38 per hour

Join our family literacy program, teaching parents of young children to help insure a brighter academic future for their families. Parents in this program have had limited access to formal education in their home countries. You will have a positive influence on their lives and an impact the future educational experiences of their children. The instructional calendar is aligned with the Pre-Kindergarten school.

We tailor instruction to the needs of the adult student. We seek a candidate with teaching experience, who is energetic, motivated, dedicated, and compassionate.

Please forward your resume with two professional references to: nkellogg@whedco.org

WHEDco- Urban Horizons
Early Childhood Discovery Program
50 East 168 Street
Bronx, New York 10542
Contact: Nadine Kellogg (917) 209-0659

ESOL Literacy/ Family Literacy Instructor P/T

9/19/2019

Title: ESOL Literacy/Family Literacy Teacher
Location: Urban Horizons Early Childhood Development Center Early Learn/Head Start
Reports to: Center Director
The Women’s Housing and Economic Development Corporation (WHEDco), a Bronx-based nonprofit housing and community development organization, seeks an ESOL/Family Literacy Teacher to join its EarlyLearn/Head Start Department. WHEDco has worked for over twenty years to build a more beautiful, equitable, and economically vibrant Bronx. We reach over 35,000 people annually through energy-efficient, healthy and affordable homes; early childhood education and youth development; home-based childcare microenterprise and food business incubation; family support services; and free arts programming. See www.whedco.org for more information.

Job Summary: The ESOL Family Literacy program at WHEDco follows the principles of project-based education and observes the strength model of family literacy. We are looking for an ESOL Literacy/Family Literacy teacher to lead a class of a group of 12 adult students whose children attend the Urban Horizons Early Childhood Discovery Center. The classes are held Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. -- October 2019 to May 2020 at 50 East 168th Street, Bronx, NY 10452.
Responsibilities:

Prepares lesson plans that take into account the educational needs of the community and the needs of each individual adult student and that lead to the making of a project.
Develops activities that are appropriate to adult learners based on their earliest memories of childhood.
Includes mindfulness exercises and brain exercises in the daily classroom routine.
Uses community resources and a multicultural approach in planning lesson plans to enrich the educational experience of adult learners.
Develops plans with the pre-K teachers by which information concerning the child enrolled in our pre-k program can be shared with the parent participating in the ESOL Literacy/Family Literacy program.
Plans interactive literacy activities between parent and child.

Qualifications:

Master’s degree in ESL or Adult Education preferred

A bachelor’s degree in ESL/ Adult Education or related field with experience teaching children and adults.

To Apply please call Silvana Vasconcelos at 718.839.1174

Family Literacy Instructor P/T

ESOL Literacy/ Family Literacy Instructor P/T

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