Description

Summary:

TheInternational Center provides educational programming for immigrants and refugees with the goal of improving learners’ English proficiency and communication skills. The incumbent will develop, design, and deliver thoughtful and effective ESOL classes for day laborers and their families at our office in Yonkers.

Location: 325 Yonkers Avenue, Yonkers, NY, 10701.

Salary: $38.00 per hour

Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Course Development and Instruction: In coordination with the Director of Programs, design and deliver in-person10-week ESOL courses over three semesters each year (September-June)at the beginner and high beginner level. Create thorough and well-developed class curricula focusing on communicative competence for immigrant workers. In line with the current pedagogy, content will be meaningful and relevant to students’self-sufficiency outside the classroom.

• Manage and Support Students:Work with other Center staff and additional CCCS services to address student needs outside the classroom.Conduct participant intake, assess language proficiency, and identify goals. Provide ongoing support to promote learning, engagement, and retention. Work one-on-one with participants from across the program (all classes) each week, remotely and in-person, and provide referrals to social service and other community resources.

• Monitoring and evaluation: track attendance, implement class surveys/needs assessments, and assist with reporting for funders.

• Additional Support: Provide general administrative and program support for the classes including assisting with student registration, pre- and post-testing students using BEST Plus, and maintaining student portfolios and files. 

• Professional Development:Attend 14 hours of in-personprofessional development provided by the Hudson Valley Regional Adult Education Network (RAEN) each contract year.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:

This is a part-timein-personposition and work hours are generally evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 pm two to three times per week (currently Tuesday and Thursday) with additional flexible hours for student support in the evening.Weekend hours may be required to meet student needs.  

Working conditions and physical demands required: 

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

• Remain stationary and/or ambulate for the duration of instruction and presentations, addressing and/or monitoring students.

Qualifications:

Education and/or experience required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, ESOL or related field; Masters preferred.
• Experience working withbeginner-leveladult ESOL learners in a community-based program
• Experience with online instruction.
• Experience with BEST Plus preferred.
• Previous experience working with students from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Experience with community outreach a plus.

Skills, Licenses and/or competencies required:

• Highly motivated and self-starter.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Computer literacy (expertise with Office Suite and Google Drive).
• Ability/willingness to work occasional Saturdays.