Vocational Training Partnership Instructor at JVS Boston Boston, MA

Vocational Training Partnership Instructor job at JVS Boston. Boston, MA.

POSITION: Vocational Training Partnership Instructor

SUPERVISES: Classroom Volunteers
Status: Full-Time

REPORTS TO: Senior Manager
FLSA: Non-Exempt

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 work forces.

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.

The Instructor will be responsible for instructing classes primarily within the Vocational Training Partnership (VTP) as part of the Refugee Services Department. The goal of VTP is to build professional skills and achieve career advancement for immigrant and refugee participants. The Instructor will develop, modify and deliver contextualized curriculum and daily lesson plans for VTP’s short term, industry specific training programs.

Additionally, the Instructor will assist with intake and orientation of new participants as needed; regularly evaluate student progress and skill attainment; track outcomes; support efforts to advance instructional quality; and collaborate with staff in the department and across the agency to ensure attainment of program goals. For all VTP classes, the Instructor will practice principles for teaching ESOL as needed to build essential skills for participants’ success in the workplace.

VTP trainings currently include Food Service, Hospitality, Healthcare and Bank Career trainings that take place on-site at JVS’ office, remotely, and off-site with partner employers. Emerging classes will be in general Customer Service, for which the Instructor will contribute to curriculum development and provide instruction.

* This is a part-time hourly role, offering 17.5 hours per week. Service delivery is currently hybrid (in-person at JVS offices and remotely online) and is subject to change as organization and stakeholder needs evolve. VTP trainings also include offsite components at employer partner locations in the Boston area.

• establish, track and meet program dashboard indicators (ex. enrollment, retention, skill attainment, student satisfaction)
• deliver all subject matter outlined in the curriculum with the goal of ensuring that students obtain the predetermined outcomes
• lead activities and discussions for students and prepare related materials prior to class assign, edit and correct student work in a timely and ongoing basis
• be flexible to individual learning styles, and set appropriate limits to ensure all students have an equal opportunity to learn
• develop and modify curriculum based on the needs of both the students and program
• assist students in areas of difficulty and provide additional assignments for students who will benefit from extra work
• assist with planning and implementation of student celebration of achievement/graduation ceremonies, as needed
• generate strategy and solutions in response to both unforeseen and planned changes, setbacks and challenges

• support and promote the mission and philosophy of JVS both internally and outside the agency
• work collaboratively with and encourage collaboration between team members to ensure performance goals are met. This includes working closely with classroom volunteers, career coaches, and supervisors
• attend and actively participate in staff meetings and team-based projects as needed
• assist fellow team members when needed; this includes assistance with screening, recruiting, and selecting students for incoming cohorts
• establish relationships with key stakeholders (participants, employers, partner organizations, funders,) and work collaboratively in a structured and on-going manner
• take ownership of the instructor role as a leader both in and outside the classroom
• model…