ESOL​/Civics Instructor

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$62,400.00/yr - $64,500.00/yr

Make the Road New York (MRNY) builds the power of immigrant and working-class communities to achieve dignity and justice through organizing, policy innovation, transformative education, and survival services. Make the Road New York operates community centers in Bushwick, Brooklyn;
Jackson Heights, Queens;
Port Richmond, Staten Island;
Brentwood, Long Island and White Plains, Westchester County. With a membership of 27,000, MRNY tackles the critical issues facing our communities, including workplace justice, tenants’ rights, immigrant rights and civil rights, TGNCIQ justice, public education, health care access, and immigration reform. (TGNCIQ = transgender, gender non‑conforming, intersex and queer). MRNY is a newly unionized workplace. MRNY is a multi‑service organization.

Our member‑led organizing committees implement strategies to combat shared problems, and develop leadership and the capacity for civic participation. We also provide an array of high‑quality bilingual services:
We offer English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Spanish‑language literacy, computer literacy, citizenship preparation, and in‑school and after‑school youth programs. We have a robust legal program that offers direct representation across a spectrum of practice areas, including employment law, immigration law, housing and benefits, and TGNCIQ civil rights; we also take on impact litigation as a strategy for achieving broad change.

Our health program offers facilitated enrollment into health insurance programs and SNAP benefits, a community health worker home visit program, nutrition education and emergency food pantries, health care navigation, and more.

MRNY is a multi‑service organization. Our Adult Literacy Department offers English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes and Civics classes. The ESOL/Civics Instructor is a bargaining unit position, and will work 40 hours/week in Queens and Brooklyn, teaching contextualized English and Citizenship Prep classes with student‑centered methodology, based on the mission statement of MRNY. They will also support administrative tasks such as class intake, Best Plus testing, and student assessments.

They will connect students to services and our organizing committees at MRNY as well. This is a bargaining unit position.

• Create ESOL/Civics course outlines and unit and lesson plans, and related materials
• Integrate certain thematic content and materials into lessons as required by funders
• Upload course outline, unit plans, and materials to the G‑drive.
• Research and develop new resources and materials to enhance the teaching curricula, with emphasis on social justice connected to students’ needs, MRNY policy, directions, and committees.
• Provide class instruction in ESOL and Citizenship prep classes
• Deliver content material in ways that consider students’ levels and learning styles, the need to pace and scaffold information, and the need to balance the 4 skills, vocabulary, and grammar skill development
• Employ classroom management strategies to improve student retention

• Reach out to students in advance of the first class‑session to confirm attendance and answer questions.
• Provide initial assessment and initial orientation for each student in the class to complement case management orientation.
• Follow up with absent students as needed to ensure their continued participation and document it in Salesforce. Work closely with case managers and program administration to address attendance issues and maintain student retention goals.
• Informally meet with students individually to review progress and assess the need for additional help. This includes flagging referrals to the case manager.

• Coordinate volunteers for civics classes to support with mock interviews.

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