What are the responsibilities and job description for the ESOL Class Tutor - Help adult students learn English to get a job! position at JVS Boston?
For over 80 years, Jewish Vocational Service, JVS, has been a pivotal force in supporting individuals towards financial independence, through training programs and education, helping secure new or better employment opportunities, and enhancing opportunities for financial growth. We partner with local employers and industry leaders to create job training programs that yield jobs in highly competitive fields. We work with community partners and agencies to help provide the best experience possible. JVS has a reputation for continuous innovation, building person-centered and performance-based models to improve outcomes and increase programmatic effectiveness. JVS is committed to helping individuals from all backgrounds achieve the American Dream.
For several years, JVS has been recognized as a leading agency in the workforce development field, serving individuals such as professional-level job seekers, entry-level employees, low-income individuals, individuals with disabilities, refugees, immigrants, and career changers, and partnering with employers to help fill vacancies and provide the education their employees need to ascend their career ladders.
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Classes are on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 30-12 30pm. We respectfully request that volunteers volunteer one shift (one class) a week for at least 3 months.
JVS is a non-profit, non-sectarian agency. Our mission is to empower individuals from diverse communities to find employment and build careers; and to partner with employers to hire, develop and retain productive workforces.
JVS provides a broad range of services including adult education, skills training, job readiness training, job placement and support, and access to post-secondary education. JVS assists employers in their search for well-qualified job applicants and their initiatives to upgrade the skills of their incumbent workforce.
Program/Department Overview
Refugee Services has provided direct employment services to local refugee populations for over 40 years. These services are offered to refugees, political asylees, Cuban and Haitian entrants, certified victims of human trafficking, and other work-authorized immigrants. Services include job search assistance, resume and interview preparation, cultural orientation, pre-employment vocational English language classes, job placement and follow-up, and post-employment support. JVS partners with over 1,400 employers in hospitality, retail, agriculture, education, health care, sales, manufacturing, and business; and supports participants in finding and maintaining gainful employment that can lead to successful careers.
Responsibilities
Help teach in a vocational English and job readiness class for refugees, political asylees, and immigrants enrolled in a job search program. Topics include improving English and communication skills to obtain employment, job search and job retention techniques, orientation to the American workplace, financial literacy, and life skills. Volunteers will assist the classroom teacher by leading a small group of students while in class; working with individuals or pairs of students, and monitoring whole class activities
Skills/Qualifications
For several years, JVS has been recognized as a leading agency in the workforce development field, serving individuals such as professional-level job seekers, entry-level employees, low-income individuals, individuals with disabilities, refugees, immigrants, and career changers, and partnering with employers to help fill vacancies and provide the education their employees need to ascend their career ladders.
,
Classes are on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 30-12 30pm. We respectfully request that volunteers volunteer one shift (one class) a week for at least 3 months.
JVS is a non-profit, non-sectarian agency. Our mission is to empower individuals from diverse communities to find employment and build careers; and to partner with employers to hire, develop and retain productive workforces.
JVS provides a broad range of services including adult education, skills training, job readiness training, job placement and support, and access to post-secondary education. JVS assists employers in their search for well-qualified job applicants and their initiatives to upgrade the skills of their incumbent workforce.
Program/Department Overview
Refugee Services has provided direct employment services to local refugee populations for over 40 years. These services are offered to refugees, political asylees, Cuban and Haitian entrants, certified victims of human trafficking, and other work-authorized immigrants. Services include job search assistance, resume and interview preparation, cultural orientation, pre-employment vocational English language classes, job placement and follow-up, and post-employment support. JVS partners with over 1,400 employers in hospitality, retail, agriculture, education, health care, sales, manufacturing, and business; and supports participants in finding and maintaining gainful employment that can lead to successful careers.
Responsibilities
Help teach in a vocational English and job readiness class for refugees, political asylees, and immigrants enrolled in a job search program. Topics include improving English and communication skills to obtain employment, job search and job retention techniques, orientation to the American workplace, financial literacy, and life skills. Volunteers will assist the classroom teacher by leading a small group of students while in class; working with individuals or pairs of students, and monitoring whole class activities
Skills/Qualifications
- Confident and comfortable assisting learners who have limited formal education.
- Commitment to learning techniques for teaching and classroom management.
- Ability to work in dynamic and often changing work environment.
- Ability to work as part of a team with staff and other volunteers/interns.
- Experience teaching or tutoring ESOL (or similar), but not required