Category: Full Time

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.

Student Counselor P/T

2/21/2023

Brooklyn Community Services - Student Counselor
The Education Center provides adult education services to the Brooklyn community. We serve 500 students yearly with GED prep and ESL classes, and vocational training. The Education Center operates a Family Welcome Center providing case management & wrap-around services, workforce development programming, and regular community workshops & events. Many of our students speak Spanish, Arabic, or Chinese as their first language.

BCS Education Center is hiring a full time a student counselor, Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00am – 6:00pm,
Salary Range $45,000 - $55,000

Responsibilities include
Assist students in ESL and GED preparation classes achieve their educational goals through case management and career counseling services;
Ensure retention targets; conduct pre and post-testing;
Maintain case notes;
Conduct job readiness workshops;
Collaborate with teachers and counselors.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree required;
Spanish, Arabic, and/or Mandarin preferred;
One year case management/counseling.
Must be vaccinated.

Click HERE to see full job description and apply.
EOE

Data Manager & Center Coordinator F/T

2/21/2023

Brooklyn Community Services Data Manager & Family Welcome Center Coordinator
The Education Center serves 500 students yearly with GED preparation classes, ESL classes, and vocational training and operates a Family Welcome Center (FWC) to provide case management & wrap-around services, workforce development programming, and regular community workshops & events.
This is a full time position, Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00am – 6:00pm and pays between $55,000 and $60,000 per year.

The Coordinator manages the Education Center’s data and reporting obligations, data base management and audits for contracts with NYSED, DYCD, HRA & NYSCA. As FWC Coordinator oversees the program calendar, case management & wrap-around services, add-on programs, and workforce development programming.

The qualifications are

Bachelor's required;
Masters preferred; Spanish, Arabic, and/or Chinese preferred;
3 + years in an adult education setting and experience teaching and/or case management.
Must be fully vaccinated.

Click HERE to see full job description and apply.
EOE

ESOL Instructor F/T

1/18/2023

Full-time ESOL Instructor Needed
CAMBA needs an ESOL instructor to work full-time, in person, and on site at its Education Center, located at 955 Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn, N.Y.

The work schedule is 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday.
The salary is $43,700 per year.
The hired teacher will teach a morning class, from 9 am to 12 noon, and an afternoon class from 1 to 4 pm; 4 to 5 pm is prep time.

It is required that candidates have at least a BA/BS in education or a related field and at least 2 years of experience as an ESOL instructor; MA/MS preferred. Candidates must be familiar with Internet resources of relevance to English learners and be able to integrate technology and workplace skills into classroom instruction.

Applicants who are BEST Plus Administrators, who have experience in computer-assisted instruction, who are self-starters, and who are highly organized are preferred. In order to be hired, applicants will need to submit contact information for 3 current/former work supervisors whom a CAMBA staff member will contact for professional/objective reference purposes. CAMBA does not accept references from family members, friends, relatives, or colleagues. Applicants will also need to do a 45-to-60-minute teaching demonstration in one of our ESOL classes. To apply, please email an updated and MS-Word formatted cover letter and resume as attachments to judep@camba.org.

Adult Education Counselor F/T

1/18/2023

FT Adult Education Counselor, RiseBoro Community Partnership
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide assistance and referrals to all adult learners who are in need of services.
Complete and regularly update individual Education Plans with students to clearly outline and track educational goals and support services provided.
Work with students to ensure that each develop a resume and general cover letter.

Conduct a minimum of 20 counseling sessions per week (group or individual)
Make appropriate referrals for students when in need of services such as education, health, legal, family counseling, housing and other support and wrap-around services needed as determined during the initial student assessments and action plan.
Reach out to the community in order to update the program's Referral Resource Guide; make follow-up phone calls as needed.
Invite and schedule guest speakers from different career and education fields to present students with career and academic options.
Enter all counseling and progress notes in student records, paper and electronic, on a consistent basis.

Closely monitor program participants' academic progress.
Work closely with Program Coordinator, teaching staff and participants to ensure students are attending program and attending on time.
Assist in the coordination and implementation of the summer and school year enrollment process.
Along with Program Coordinator, ensure necessary documents are submitted for students' files.
Provide overall support and assistance to the program.

Maintaining constant communication with the Program Coordinator.
Complete tasks deemed necessary by the Program Coordinator.
** During the months of July and August, contingent on the availability of funds, the Career Counselor will transition to a position within the Education Division that is comparable in duties and responsibilities.

COMPETENCIES

Strong verbal and written communications skills

Working knowledge of workforce development, career counseling and/or adult education preferred
Proficiency if Microsoft Office software, particularly Word and Excel
Willing to go above and beyond program mandates for the benefit of the student
Bilingual (Spanish and English) required

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

Associates degree in Human Services or a related field and 2 years of relevant experience; or
High School diploma (or equivalent) and at least 3 years of relevant experience

Candidates can apply directly on our website, under our careers tab. The salary for the counselor position is $20.13-$24 per hour

HSE Instructor F/T

1/11/2023

HSE Teacher- Harlem
4 W 125th St, New York, NY 10027, USA
Full-time
Division: Education, Career and Enrichment
Company Description
Overview:
CASES' youth programs aim to help New York City's legal-system-involved young people, aged 13-24, to lead productive, crime-free lives. Our approach is distinguished by individualized case management, evidence-based programming, and group activities that build positive peer associations. For many, this is the first time in their lives that they are participating in activities that help them set personal goals and develop the skills they need to reach them. As a result, hundreds of our youth participants have enrolled in secondary, post-secondary, and vocational institutions acquired their High School Equivalency diplomas, found unsubsidized employment, and ended their involvement in the legal system.

CASES' youth programs operate a High School Equivalency Program for participants ages 17-27. We aim to provide young people who have been disconnected from education a chance to reconnect through creative and thoughtful lesson plans.
We are looking for a teacher interested in creating a supportive learning environment where students can thrive and experience success.
Work is expected to be done in person – at the office and/or in the community; occasional travel throughout NYC when needed.
Requirements: A demonstration of academic capacity to meet the needs of the position - Math, Social Studies, Science and Language Arts

All applicants must comply with CASES/NYC's vaccination policy. Individuals selected for employment cannot begin working until they provide verification that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (with an FDA-authorized vaccine) or submit and gain approval for a Medical or Religious Exemption. Individuals approved for exemption must submit weekly PCR test results.

Location: Harlem
Reports to: Supervisor of Academic Instruction

Job Description
Essential Duties:

Provide a safe learning environment for students, filled with opportunities to experience success, academic advancement, and support;
Teach all subjects of the GED test: Math, Science, Writing, Reading, and Social Studies;
Develop curriculum maps and level-appropriate lesson plans that promote balanced literacy and student-centered instruction, addressing multiple learning styles;
Lead educational field trips and contribute to planning of events and celebrations;
Administer the TABE assessment for new students;
Teach customized enrichment classes to those who have passed some subjects of the GED;
Plan and facilitate weekly Education enrichment group open to all CASES youth;
Maintain and enter attendance in databases;
Write progress notes for every student, with attention to those who are mandated to services;
Communicate with other staff about participants’ progress and challenges and collaborate to create success plans for students experiencing difficulties

Secondary Duties:

Participate in weekly staff meetings;
Provide tutoring to active participants as well as graduates as time allows;
Assist with Education referrals to appropriate settings and providers;
Assist with development of and/or facilitate a Project-Based learning group for 14- and 15- year-olds during SYEP;
In cases of inclement weather or COVID exposure: provide instruction in virtual settings, including synchronous video classes and asynchronous assignments;
Other duties as assigned by Supervisor or Director

Qualifications

Experience with academic instruction teaching youth;
HSE teachers provide instruction in all subjects
Demonstrated ability to engage, support and motivate disconnected youth;
Ability to work effectively with diverse groups of students and staff; · Classroom management practices rooted in youth development principles;
Familiarity with all subjects on the GED;
Willingness to participate in professional development both internally and externally;
Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
Commitment to developing a safe learning environment; and,
Open to working in a collaborative environment

Additional Information
Application Details

Please submit a cover letter and resume
Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

Pay & Benefits

This is a full-time exempt role; annual salary $51,000
As a full-time employee of CASES, you will receive our comprehensive list of benefit programs, which you can review on our website’s career page.

CASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CASES is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position, without regard to race, color, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal justice system.

ESOL Instructor F/T

12/22/2022

ESOL Instructor F/T

Hot Bread Kitchen seeks a full-time ESOL instructor to teach contextualized lessons to adult bi/multilingual learners and help them achieve their personal and career goals. Our ESOL program embraces translanguaging pedagogy and focuses on developing English language skills for the workforce, specifically in the food industry.
This position will report directly to the Bridge Program Manager.

Responsibilities:

Provide contextualized and differentiated ESOL instruction; the classes include integrated digital skills
Review and make revisions to our contextualized culinary ESOL curriculum to ensure members successfully complete the Culinary Training Program, get a job in the food industry, and pass the Food Protection Certificate course
Develop contextualized ESOL curriculum centered around the Culinary industry and job-readiness

Organize and administer assessments
Data and General Administration

Qualifications:

Passion for Hot Bread Kitchen’s mission
Master’s in TESOL
4+ years of experience in adult ESOL education
Experience with integrating digital literacy skills
Experience with contextualized curriculum development and differentiated instruction
Knowledge of translanguaging pedagogy
Best Plus Certified

Compensation: $50,000 - $55,000 commensurate with experience.
Send a cover letter & resume to: hr@hotbreadkitchen.org. Include "ESOL Instructor F/T - Your Name" in the subject line.

Program Director F/T

12/22/2022

Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow (OBT) is looking to hire a dynamic director for our Adult Education and Literacy Department! Please see the link and position summary below.

Position Summary:
The Adult Education and Literacy (AELP) department provides English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) courses, citizenship preparation classes, computer literacy classes, and GED preparation for youth and adults 18+. AELP programs incorporates full wrap around services including job readiness, job placement, and college preparation. The goal of the program is to help youth and adults improve their English language proficiency, enhance literacy skills, gain citizenship, obtain their GED, and obtain or improve employment. The Adult Education and Literacy Director will be a hands-on leader and responsible for implementing and maintaining all the adult education programs and services in compliance with our contract guidelines, overseeing recruitment and enrollment, directing the development and evaluation of adult education curriculum, course evaluation and scheduling, budget preparation, fiscal management, supervision and staff development, record keeping, and reporting to funding agencies. The Director is a member of the agency’s senior management team and serves as a strategic partner in planning and implementing the future vision for the agency.

Read more and apply here.

Adult Ed Admin Coordinator F/T

11/29/2022

Adult Ed Admin Coordinator
Full-Time Non-Exempt Bklyn/SI, NY, US
Salary Range: $51,859.00 To 61,859.00 Annually- dependent on relevant experience (NOTE: The salary will be higher in FY 23 due to a 8.7% COLA raise that will be added for 1/1/23.)

Make the Road New York builds the power of Latino and working class communities to achieve dignity and justice through organizing, policy innovation, transformative education, and survival services. Make the Road NY operates neighborhood-based community centers in Bushwick, Brooklyn; Jackson Heights, Queens; Port Richmond, Staten Island, Brentwood, Long Island and White Plains, Westchester. With a membership of more than 24,000 low-income New Yorkers, Make the Road tackles the critical issues facing our community: workplace justice, tenants’ rights, immigrant rights, language-access, LGBTQ justice, public education, health care access, and immigration reform.

The Department:
One-third of adult New Yorkers– over two million people– lack either English proficiency or a high school diploma, but inadequate funding means that just 3% of New Yorkers have access to critical classes. Make the Road New York’s Adult Education team helps meet this need by providing English, tech, citizenship preparation, Bridge to Health Careers, and Community Health Worker classes to over 1,300 adults annually and by working in coalition with other providers across the city and state to push for better funding for adult education classes for all New Yorkers.

The Role:
The Adult Education Admin Coordinator at Make the Road NY designs and carries out the outreach, orientation/testing, intake and post testing for the adult education classes including ESOL, Civics, Food Handlers Certification and Health Job Training Program. This position is based in Bushwick because the classes are offered in Bushwick. This position will be carried out in coordination with MRNY staff from our Health, Admin, Adult Ed, Volunteer Management, Communications teams and others. The person in this position will also work closely with the outreach specialist and other members of the admin leadership team in order to strategize on and implement outreach and other more general admin work work to keep the Ad Ed classes filled and running smoothly.

Responsible for the coordination of: intake, enrollment, attendance, data collection, post-testing, re-enrollment, data gathering and reporting for classes in SI and Brooklyn.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
Intake for Adult Education Classes (ESOL, Civics and ESOL/Food Protection classes):

Staff, organize, and run intake events three times per year, drawing hundreds of interested community members into MRNY’s BK and SI offices for information, orientation, testing, and enrollment.
Serve as central program contact for teachers, students, and management during class cycles.
Ensure proper collection and submission of student attendance and testing data by setting and enforcing deadlines, entering program data into Salesforce and the appropriate databases, and instituting quality control measures.
Support retention goals by tracking student absenteeism, calling absent students to remind them of class and encouraging their return, and flagging related issues to teachers and management.
Support teachers and admin decision making by providing periodic reports and updates regarding student progress, attendance, and other measures.
Provide teachers and admin staff with training on program processes such as outreach, intake, re-enrollment, data entry in Salesforce, retention activities, etc.
Ensure student and program records are complete and accurate in advance of grantor site visits, prepare presentation materials, attend to grantor needs and requests during site visits.
Fulfill Senior Grant Manager requests for information and reports; execute tasks as directed.
Support and supervise staff and interns.
Represent Make the Road at grantor informational meetings, software and testing training events, and other functions.

Oversee/Supervise Health training class Recruitment (Bridge and CHW)

Working in coordination with outreach specialist--- as part of that, set outreach/intake weekly goals and send updates to interested stakeholders weekly
Communicating directly with individuals, agency partners, and others across the city to promote the programs;
Updating and distributing outreach materials via email, social media, mailings, street flyering and agency drop offs as needed.

Oversee Orientation/ Testing and Enrollment process (Bridge and CHW):

Ensure enrollment numbers of 22-30 students per class:
Making and tracking of orientation/testing/ interview appointments for trainings
Orienting potential candidates about the programs
Assessing students to determine eligibility
Enrolling students in classes using an in house Salesforce Database
Maintaining data related to outreach and intake in a specialized Google database for this purpose as well as SF if/as necessary

Other administrative responsibilities:

Enable the organization and department to attract and keep funders, and assess and improve our work - by maintaining registration, attendance, and other necessary data in Salesforce, and collecting other information as decided by the department or mandated by funders-ie- intake data, testing data, work authorization and educational level documentation, survey data, etc
Filling out any forms needed, answering and making phone calls, photocopying, faxing, filing, typing, updating waiting lists.
Read and respond to MRNY emails
Support with other organizational and adult education department projects as needed

Supervising direct reporting staff and volunteers regularly: to move the work forward and to check in on the status of work toward our goals

Managing two 40 hour/week admin assistants as well as one 30 hour/week PT admin assistant who will support the project work during intensive summer and late Fall/Winter intake periods (6-7 mouths/yr for June-mid Sept, mid-Oct-early Jan), and working with our volunteer management team to leverage volunteer support
Provide direct supervision to admin staff in a manner that promotes monthly growth and development in skills and potential by:
Holding 1 on 1s to review work plans for any health training outreach/intake support staff
Calling/facilitating health training team meetings as needed with adult ed, health and volunteer partners
Scheduling and preparing agendas for those meetings
Participate fully in supervisory, department, all-staff and cross-department meetings and retreats as well as professional development trainings quarterly

Team/Org Communication:

Attend all team, leadership team, MRNY staff, and other meetings as needed
Stay on top of all emails relevant to job description and organizational needs
Maintain communication with HR and IT/tech support for any needs that arise
Identify communicate program needs to the Program Director
Assist in program development by participating in on-going reflection and change making process

Qualifications:

Eligible to work in the US
Must be fully vaccinated with and FDA approved COVID-19 vaccine prior to first day of employment
BA, case management experience- minimum 3 years
Bilingual Spanish English

Preferred Skills/experience:
experience working in immigrant services and/or community-based social justice organizations, experience engaging in collaborative project development and educational programming/human services delivery with team members
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, personal days. The salary range for this position is from $51,859 - $61,859 (NOTE: The salary will be higher in FY 23 due to a 8.7% COLA raise that will be added for 1/1/23.)

How to Apply:
Please attach cover letter/resume and submit all documents to the Make the Road New York career center 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.

Adult Education Program Manager F/T

11/29/2022

The Adult Education Program Manager at Community Impact provides oversight and management of a robust GED program including two core programs: Fast Track and CAFÉ Prep, as well as several extracurricular programs such as Computer Training, Job Road and Social Service referrals. The program serves 550 participants annually on the University campus and at satellite locations. The Manager recruits, trains and supervises approximately 30 Columbia work-study student staff and 40 volunteer teachers and tutors; tracks and delivers government grant outcomes, and performs administrative functions.

Community Impact is one of four departments in the University Life Division at Columbia University which is focused on enhancing the student experience across Columbia’s 17 schools and colleges.

Qualifications: BA (MA preferred) with three years minimum experience in adult education required; prior experience in program management, staff supervision and training and oversight of government grant deliverables required.

Salary Range: $61,500 - $75,000. Full Time.

Find full job description HERE

To apply: Please email resumes to Sandy Helling at sh18@columbia.edu

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