Community Outreach to Spanish-Speaking Immigrant Communities

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Program Overview:

English for Advancement is a new program that provides vocational English classes and career counseling services to English language learners in gateway communities such as Boston, East Boston, Lynn, Lawrence, and Lowell. In addition to learning more English, students will work with their career coach to develop resumes and cover letters, search for jobs, prepare for job interviews, and receive post-placement follow up. Students in this program work toward developing their command of English and job readiness in order to obtain a new or better job within a year.

We are seeking volunteer assistants to provide direct outreach to immigrant communities throughout the Boston area for the English for Advancement program.

Responsibilities:

• Engage with small businesses and non-profit organizations to distribute flyers and build relationships for other potential outreach opportunities
• Attend community events such as coalition meetings, festivals, and fairs to represent the EFA program
• Field interest calls from potential students and contribute to a follow-up system
• Research additional strategies and review current outreach efforts

Skills/Qualifications:

• Strong desire to connect English language learners with resources and services to advance their careers and communication skills
• Bi-lingual in English and Spanish

• Comfortable in communities where English is not the predominant language.
• Experience working with people of various cultural, religious, & ethnic backgrounds.
• Must have the ability to work under limited supervision and complete projects in a timely fashion.
• Flexibility-responsibilities will vary on a day-to-day or weekly basis.