Vocational ESOL Instructor – ESOL

Vocational ESOL Instructor

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.

Under the direction of the E2E Advancement Instructional Manager, the Vocational ESOL Instructor leads and develops Vocational English classes, workshops, and trainings to support immigrant and refugee participants' job placement and career advancement. This person will develop and modify contextualized curriculum and daily lesson plans for Vocational English for Speakers of Other Languages (VESOL) classes; intake and orient new participants; delivers Vocational ESOL instruction and trainings;

regularly evaluate goals, progress and skill attainment of individual participants; tracks outcomes; support efforts to advance instructional quality; attends strategic team meetings both in the Refugee department as well as agency wide meetings; and collaborate with staff in the department and across the agency to ensure attainment of personal, programmatic and client goals.

Program participants include immigrant and refugee adults seeking to advance their careers through training, education, and/or securing a new or better job. All VESOL students also receive integrated, tailored career coaching as a program participant to support achievement of their career goals.

• Accountability and results focused:
• Take ownership of the instructor role as leader both in and outside the classroom.
• Meet class goals and outcomes, as well as establish, track and meet program dashboard indicators. (i.e. enrollment, attendance/participation, retention, skills gains, student/employer/partner satisfaction).
• Provide assistance with assessment, enrollment, delivery of services, pre/post testing with the goal of ensuring that clients obtain their predetermined goals.
• Assist with planning and implementation of changes in the program, curriculum, or instruction.
• Assist with planning and implementation of celebration ceremonies.
• Collaborate and communicate regularly with supervisor and program leadership to ensure smooth delivery of services.
• Track outcomes and contribute to reports for funders and or evaluators as needed.
• Model behaviors and skills JVS delivers in classrooms and programs.
• Builds relationships, collaboration and teamwork; and creates an environment where students feel heard, feel free to express ideas, learn and problem solve in creative ways.
• Establish relationships with colleagues and partners and work collaboratively in a structured and on-going manner.
• Support and promote the mission and philosophy of JVS.
• Establish positive working relationships with all members of the agency.
• Work collaboratively with and encourage collaboration between team members to ensure performance goals for departments are met.
• Attend and actively participate in staff meetings and team-based projects.
• Work collaboratively across JVS departments to assist in the building and implementation of cross-departmental processes.
• Provide group-based career coaching services and develop, plan and facilitate job readiness workshops as needed
• Perform other duties as requested.
• Delivery of Services:
• Generate strategy and solutions in response to unforeseen change, setbacks and challenges.
• Develop and modify curriculum based on the needs of both the students and employers.
• Follow the course description and outline of topics provided for each class.
• Incorporate organizational and workplace materials into the curriculum as appropriate.
• Develop daily lesson plans that engage and retain the learners in the classroom.
• Create emergency lesson plans and submit these plans to their supervisor at the beginning of each active cycle.
• Be flexible to individual learning styles and set appropriate limits to ensure all students have an equal opportunity to learn.
• Incorporate the JVS Core Skills regularly into the curriculum (test taking, organization, scheduling, research, critical thinking/problem solving, study skills, computer skills, and soft skills).
• Manage asks for all classroom volunteers.
• Administrative/Communication:
• Communicate with supervisor as directed for attendance and enrollment (may vary for each class/program).
• Communicate with supervisor regarding any concerns that may impact the student's progress in the classroom.
• Communicate regularly with supervisor/manager and team to ensure successful program performance.
• Complete final reports for all classes as needed.
• Assist with planning and implementation of any Celebration of Achievement Graduation ceremonies.
• Demonstrate strong communication skills…