LaGuardia Community College’s Center for Immigrant Education and Training (CIET) seeks an Educational Case Worker. Housed in LaGuardia’s Division of Adult & Continuing Education, CIET provides no-cost educational and training programs designed to assist low-income immigrant English language learners to advance on their educational and career pathways and to achieve their civic and parent engagement goals.

The primary responsibilities of this position include:

· Advising and motivating immigrant clients in developing and persisting in their educational and career pathways, both through in-class workshops and one-on-one follow-up sessions.

· Tracking student progress, attendance and satisfaction, while completing all data entry tasks as required by funders and the university and observing established confidentiality measures.

· Identifying and establishing joint referral relationships with relevant community-based organizations, social service agencies, and local immigrant organizations to meet client needs.

· Providing crisis intervention, support, and referrals to social services for students.

· Participating in funder update and reporting activities, including writing of monthly student outcomes using compiled data and student feedback.

Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in a social work, counseling or a related field;

· 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 environment

· Some weekday evening hours required (approximately 5-8 pm)

· Seeking a professional individual familiar with strengths-based, culturally competent approaches

· Bilingual English/ Spanish

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Job Types: Part-time, Temporary

Pay: $38.00 - $40.00 per hour

Expected hours: 19 per week

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Evenings as needed

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Language:

• Spanish (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Long Island City, NY 11101 (Required)

Work Location: In person