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Boston Area ESOL Volunteer - Assist adult learners with learning English!

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ORGANIZATION: JVS, Jewish Vocational Service

JVS 2017

Seeking Volunteers to assist weekly at our offsite location, with ample free parking onsite, on Tuesdays from 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm.

Program/Department Overview:
JVS’ Refugee Services has provided direct employment services to local refugee populations for over 40 years. These services are offered to refugees, political asylees, Cuban and Haitian entrants, certified victims of human trafficking, and other work-authorized immigrants. Services include job search assistance, resume and interview preparation, cultural orientation, pre-employment vocational English language classes, services and referrals to reduce barriers to employment, job placement and follow-up, and post-employment support. JVS also partners with over 1,400 employers in hospitality, retail, agriculture, education, health care, sales, manufacturing, and business; and supports participants in finding and maintaining gainful employment that can lead to successful careers.

Responsibilities:
As an assistant to the JVS instructor, the volunteer will support the vocational English and job readiness classes for immigrants who are living in emergency shelters. Class topics include improving English and communication skills to obtain employment, job search and job retention techniques, orientation to the American workplace, financial literacy, basic technology literacy, and life skills. With direction and support from the JVS instructor, the volunteer will lead small groups of students within class, and/or provide individual assistance and feedback to students.

Skills/Qualifications:

  • Interest in working with people of various linguistic, cultural, religious, ethnic, and national backgrounds.
  • Commitment to learning techniques for teaching adults with limited English proficiency and classroom management
  • Ability to work in dynamic and often changing work environment
  • Ability to work as part of a team with staff and other volunteers/interns.

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About JVS, Jewish Vocational Service

Location:

75 Federal St, 3rd floor, Boston, MA 02110, US

Mission Statement

JVS empowers individuals from diverse communities to find employment and build careers, and partners with employers to hire, develop, and retain productive workforces.

Description

Our Impact

For 75 years JVS has been helping people secure financial independence through educational and employment services. Each year, JVS empowers more than 21,000 individuals through more than 36 services that guide clients on a pathway to meaningful employment; some of which include educational testing, skills training, English for Speakers of Other Languages, job search training, career counseling, Adult Basic Literacy and Adult Diploma Program instruction, citizenship education and financial literacy.

For several years, JVS has been recognized as a leading agency in the workforce development field, serving individuals such as professional-level job seekers, entry-level employees, welfare recipients, individuals with disabilities, refugees, immigrants, and career changers, and partnering with employers to help fill vacancies and provide the education their employees need to ascend their career ladders.

CAUSE AREAS

Community
Education & Literacy
Employment
Community, Education & Literacy, Employment

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

MA 02135

(42.34635,-71.16267)
 

SKILLS

  • Tutoring
  • Literacy / Reading
  • Teaching / Instruction
  • English as a Secondary Language (ESL)
  • Adult Education
  • People Skills

GOOD FOR

  • People 55+

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 18
  • ESOL Classes are on Tuesdays from 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm. Volunteers are respectfully requested to volunteer once a week.
  • A 3-month commitment to volunteering

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