English At Large NAIP AmeriCorps Member
ORGANIZATION: English At Large
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The Massachusetts AmeriCorps "NEW AMERICAN INTEGRATION PROGRAM* (NAIP) is recruiting individuals to assist and strengthen the work of community based organizations that serve refugees and immigrants.
English At Large (EAL) is a nonprofit volunteer-based organization that provides one-to-one tutoring in ESOL and English conversation groups for immigrant and refugee adults. Our service area includes 21 towns in Greater Boston.
An English At Large NAIP AmeriCorps member will help recent immigrants and refugees integrate into their new communities and develop career readiness skills. Additional tasks may include expanding EAL's volunteer recruitment efforts.
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Position Title: Programs Assistant
Reports to: AmeriCorps NAIP and English At Large Staff
Position purpose: To support English At Large's one-on-one tutoring and conversation group programs and to provide EAL learners with job readiness support and assistance.
Essential Functions include:
• Teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
• Support clients with job readiness skills
• Direct Service to Clients from refugee and immigrant communities
• Volunteer Recruitment
Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, and/or Haitian Creole preferred
Commitment:
The term of service for the 2015-2016 service year begins October 2015 and continues through August 5, 2016. Each member will be expected to complete at least 1700 hours of service at their host site through the duration of their service. This is a full time, 40 hour weekly commitment.
Members selected for this service opportunity will receive:
- Living Allowance up to $12,530.00
- An Education Award of $5,770.00
- Potential for Loan Forbearance and interest accrual payments on loans placed in forbearance
- Health Coverage
- Child Care Assistance
- Ongoing Professional Development
*NAIP is a partnership of the MA Office for Refugees and Immigrants (ORI), the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA), and English for New Bostonians (ENB)
More opportunities with English At Large
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About English At Large
Location:
800 West Cummings Park, STE 5550, Woburn, MA 01801, US
Mission Statement
English At Large is a nonprofit that provides individual and small group instruction through a volunteer network to adult immigrants and other newcomers who want to acquire English language skills as they adapt to life in the United States. Our vision is that newcomers to the United States will develop the langauge skills and cultural knowledge needed to fully engage in their communities and fulfill their life goals.
Description
A small organization with a big impact!
Lexington resident Mildred Gilman founded English At Large in 1970 as a volunteer-based organization. Since then, the organization has grown to serve 21 communities and has helped more than 10,000 local adult learners. Supported by a small professional staff, hundreds of trained volunteers deliver our five programs: one-to-one English tutoring, group conversation practice, basic English and citizenship classes, and online learning.
Our tutors receive training and ongoing support. They deliver customized individual and small-group instruction targeted to each student's goals. They come from an array of backgrounds, and they share a commitment to student success.
Other volunteers work in the office, write learner success stories, help with fundraising and serve on our board and committees.
Our students come from around the world. Their ambitions are varied. Their accomplishments are real. They are gaining citizenship, finding work, and reading a book in English to a child for the first time. They are changing their lives.
Our supporters make everything possible. They include Massachusetts Department of Education, Acton-Boxborough United Way, Lenny Zakim Fund, Cummings Foundation and an array of businesses, associations, and individual contributors.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
800 West Cummings ParkSuite 5550Woburn, MA 01801
DATE POSTED
October 5, 2015
SKILLS
- Tutoring
- Office Reception
- People Skills
- Career Counseling / Coaching
- Recruiting
- English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 40 hours a week