Vocational Training Partnership Instructor

POSITION :   Vocational Training Partnership Instructor

SUPERVISES :   Classroom Volunteers

Status : Full-Time

REPORTS TO : Senior Manager

FLSA :   Non-Exempt

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.

POSITION SUMMARY : The Instructor will be responsible for instructing classes primarily within the Vocational Training Partnership (VTP) as part of the Refugee Services Department. The goal of VTP is to build professional skills and achieve career advancement for immigrant and refugee participants. The Instructor will develop, modify and deliver contextualized curriculum and daily lesson plans for VTP’s short term, industry specific training programs. Additionally, the Instructor will assist with intake and orientation of new participants as needed; regularly evaluate student progress and skill attainment; track outcomes; support efforts to advance instructional quality; and collaborate with staff in the department and across the agency to ensure attainment of program goals. For all VTP classes, the Instructor will practice principles for teaching ESOL as needed to build essential skills for participants’ success in the workplace.

VTP trainings currently include Food Service, Hospitality, Healthcare and Bank Career trainings that take place on-site at JVS’ office, remotely, and off-site with partner employers. Emerging classes will be in general Customer Service, for which the Instructor will contribute to curriculum development and provide instruction.

• This is a part-time hourly role, offering 17.5 hours per week. Service delivery is currently hybrid (in-person at JVS offices and remotely online) and is subject to change as organization and stakeholder needs evolve. VTP trainings also include offsite components at employer partner locations in the Boston area.

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Frequent meetings with clients, colleagues, and partners .

JVS CULTURE : JVS is strongly committed to diversity and a workplace environment that respects, appreciates and values employee differences and similarities. By providing and supporting a work culture that fosters and builds upon diversity and its strengths, JVS will better serve our local communities and continue to provide quality services. JVS is an employment-at-will organization and an equal opportunity employer committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital / civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, JVS prohibits retaliation against an applicant or employee because he or she has engaged in protected activity under the statutes prohibiting discrimination in the workplace

About JVS Boston :

Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) is a non-profit, non-sectarian agency that is one of the largest providers of workforce development services in Greater Boston. Our mission is to : Empower individuals from diverse communities to overcome barriers to employment and begin building careers. Establish partnerships with employers to hire and train productive workforces.