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15 people are interested
Create Change- Facilitate English Conversation Groups for Immigrant New Yorkers
ORGANIZATION: Make the Road New York
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15 people are interested
Make the Road New York, an immigrant rights organization, is looking for volunteers to facilitate 2 hour English conversation lab sessions on Fridays from January to June 2019. The labs have 2 components:
- an hour and a half ESL component in which volunteers facilitate activities geared towards helping students build English conversational skills,
- a smaller, half hour component in which volunteers help students use Gmail and conduct internet searches that students will do to complete their class assignments.
Location: 92-10 Roosevelt Ave, Jackson Heights, NY 11373
Time commitment: Classes run from Mid January to end of June. Approximately a half hour for preparation + 2 hours on Fridays on any of the following times:
- 8:45 am-10:45 am
- 10:45 am - 12:45 pm
- 11:15 am-1:15 pm
- 3 pm- 5:30 pm
Training (mandatory): 1 to 2 "We Speak" training offered in Manhattan the following dates:
- Friday, January 18 th 2:30-5:30 pm
- Tuesday, January 22 nd 5:30-8:30 pm NEAR CAPACITY: LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE
- Wednesday, January 23 rd 2:30-5:30 pm
Skills and Requirements:
- A strong interest in Adult Education
- Tech savvy
- Effective communication and flexibility (Whenever possible, volunteers facilitators work in pairs. In addition, volunteers often receive feedback about class techniques and content.)
- Connection with the mission of MRNY
- Application materials, orientation & Training
- 2nd language learners must have advanced English skills
Preferred: experience and/or training in teaching ESL. Knowing some basic Spanish will help but it's not necessary.
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About Make the Road New York
Location:
9210 ROOSEVELT AVE, JACKSON HTS, NY 11372, US
Mission Statement
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.
Description
Make the Road New York forges alliances between New York communities that face shared hardships and injustices. All of the communities in which we work are predominantly populated by poor and working class Latinos, immigrants and African Americans. MRNY ' s 10,000+ members come from over 25 different countries and have a wide range of experiences and backgrounds.
MRNY has centers in Bushwick, Brooklyn ; Jackson Heights, Queens ; Port Richmond, Staten Island ; and Brentwood, Long Island , a nd our membership also draws from the surrounding neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant, East New York, Ridgewood, Woodside, Elmhurst, Corona, Central Islip, and Patchogue. Our advocacy and litigation work affect millions of other low-income and immigrant New Yorkers on the citywide level and increasingly at the state level.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
92-10 ROOSEVELT AVE.Jackson HeightsJackson Heights, NY 11372
DATE POSTED
January 4, 2019
SKILLS
- Literacy / Reading
- Adult Education
- Teaching / Instruction
- English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
- General Education
- Tutoring
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Time commitment: Classes run from Mid January to end of June. Approximately a half hour for preparation + 2 hours on Fridays on any of the following times: 8:45 am-10:45 am 10:45 am - 12:45 pm 11:15 am-1:15 pm 3 pm- 5:30 pm
- additional screening may apply