ESOL Class Assistant: In-Person Opportunity!

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Classes are on Mondays & Wednesdays from 9:30am-12:30pm. We respectfully request volunteers to volunteer one class a week.

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 workforces.

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.

Program/Department Overview:

English for Advancement program provides vocational English classes and job search services to non-native English speakers online and in Boston whose goal is to find employment. In addition to English classes, clients receive career coaching including job search assistance, resume and cover letter writing and interview preparation.

Responsibilities:

Assist the teacher of vocational English class for immigrants by working with individuals and/or small groups of students in class who need extra support. The purpose of this class is to support low beginners with basic English communication and technology skills before they transition to a Zoom classroom. Topics include improving English and communication skills to obtain employment, job search and job retention techniques, orientation to the American workplace, financial literacy, and life skills.

Skills/Qualifications:

• ESOL teaching or tutoring experience preferred, but not required.
• Interest in working with people of various linguistic, cultural, religious, ethnic and national backgrounds.
• Flexibility-responsibilities will vary on a day-to-day basis.
• Empathy for the challenges of learning a new culture and a new language.