Educational Case Manager

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The Center for Immigrant Education and Training (CIET) in the Division for Adult and Continuing Education (ACE) at LaGuardia Community College offers free English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs contextualized to civics, parent engagement, and workforce development, along with career counseling and case management services to low-income immigrant adults. Our goal is to support students in becoming life-long learners and independent, contributing citizens of New York. The Educational Case Manager will report to the Director of Center for Immigrant Education and Training.

The primary responsibilities of this in-person position will be:

• Counsel and advise clients on their career, academic, and social service needs

• Review student intake forms to assess student needs, coordinate appropriate referrals/events, and incorporate guest speakers for informative workshops

• Lead in-class workshops and one -on-one follow-up sessions, including college and career workshops

• Advise clients about career ladders and alternative pathways for immigrants

• Assist students with completing education and employment plans

• Track student progress, attendance, and satisfaction while completing all data entry tasks in compliance with funder and university requirements

• Identify and establish referral relationships with relevant partner organizations, social service agencies, and other CUNY departments to support client needs

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelors' Degree in a directly related field of study from an accredited institution, an appropriate certification of specialization, and no fewer than three (3) years of progressively responsible experience of related work; Master's degree preferred.

• Relevant experience in counseling individuals and/or leading workshops

• Strong awareness of the barriers facing English language learner and internationally trained professional (ITP) immigrants looking to integrate into US workforce and academic environments.

• Some weekday evening hours required (approximately 5-8 pm) to accommodate evening student schedules.

• Familiarity with strengths-based, culturally competent approaches.

• Bi-lingual preferred.

• Familiarity with the healthcare, construction or food service sectors preferred.

This is a grant-funded position through the Research Foundation of CUNY. Appointments are subject to availability of funding and satisfactory performance.

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About the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.
RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

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