Immediately Need Program Assistant (New Vermonter Ed Program) in Brattleboro, VT

Job title: Program Assistant (New Vermonter Ed Program)
Company: World Learning
Job description: Program Assistant (Part-time) New Vermonter Education Program (NVEP)

Reports to: New Vermonter Education Program, Senior Program Officer

Salary Range: $23,400

Anticipated Start Date: October 9, 2023

Term of Employment: Part-time, up to 24 hours/week

Base of Designation: Vermont

Remote Eligible: No

General Description: The Global Development Division develops and implements programs in basic education, vocational and higher education, teacher training and capacity development. Within the TESOL Education practice area, World Learning designs and implements programs around the world contributing to the development of English language educators' teaching skills and English language skills. These programs are funded by an array of government and private organizations and are delivered in face-to-face, blended, and online modalities. The TESOL Education practice area also delivers accredited and non-accredited certificate programs through partner sites located in different parts of the world.

As part of its work and contributing to World Learning's mission, the TESOL Education team will manage the New Vermonter Education Program (NVEP) hosted at the SIT campus. This program provides needed support to Afghan and other refugees as they settle into their new life in the U.S through the development of English communications skills and cultural competencies. In collaboration with the Senior Program Officer the Program Assistant is directly involved in the development, support, and maintenance of the NVEP program.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and maintain initial data files for program participants (electronically and manually) as needed for all Southern Vermont NVEP sites.
• Assist in facilitating entrance placement assessments for English Language Learners.
• Support in registering Brattleboro NVEP participants for program services, e.g. VSAC, ellii, Burlington English, etc.
• Serve as the main POC with participants regarding class registration and enrollment.
• Manage internal databases for NVEP program sites including tracking of participant attendance, participation and progress, and collect necessary documents from instructors.
• Provide administrative support by conducting inventory of program teaching supplies and materials and submitting requests for purchase approval.
• Manage teachers' resource center at MCC.
• Teach English Language classes as set by SPO.
• Support Cultural Orientation activities as needed, in collaboration with the SPO.
• Assist in the administration and coordination of the NVEP volunteer program.

Requirements

Required Experience/Education:

• Education: BA in Education, Certificate or MA in TESOL, Education preferred
• Experience: Minimum three years of language program management experience and five years of classroom teaching experience
• Language: Native-level English language fluency or C2 level in the CERF required. Excellent writing skills required.
• Knowledge: Knowledge and experience with communicative language teaching methodology; ELT resource materials; American history and culture; use of technology to support the learning purposes
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the location where this position is offered

Required Skills:

• Cross-cultural speaking skills
• Effective communication (oral and written) skills and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of basic MS Office applications such as Word, Excel, and MS Outlook.

Required Behaviors/Competencies:

• Detail oriented with excellent organizational skills; ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to take initiative, be creative, flexible, and work independently and know when to ask for advice.
• Ability to be a team player adapting to rapidly changing situations.

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with primary Afghan languages and culture
• Familiarity with U.S. Government grant management

Vaccination is strongly recommended for all employees in our U.S. offices except for those receiving medical or religious exemptions. If boosters are subsequently recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) then employees and faculty are strongly encouraged to receive the booster within thirty (30) days of their eligibility.

The World Learning Inc. Family

For more than 90 years, World Learning Inc. is a thriving global organization made up of The Experiment in International Living, the nation's most experienced provider of international education through exchanges for high school students; School for International Training, offering accredited undergraduate study abroad programs through SIT Study Abroad and internationally focused master's degrees through SIT Graduate Institute; and World Learning, a global development and exchange nonprofit organization.

World Learning | worldlearning.org

World Learning has worked to create a more sustainable, peaceful, and just world. World Learning's education, development, and exchange programs help people find their voices, connect with their communities, strengthen the institutions that form the backbone of a democratic society, and build relationships across cultures. With World Learning's support, these emerging leaders tackle critical global issues like poverty, conflict, and inequality.

The Experiment in International Living | experiment.org

The Experiment in International Living is the nation's most experienced provider of international education through exchanges for high school students. For more than 90 years, The Experiment has empowered young people to step off the beaten path, experience the world as a classroom, immerse themselves fully in another culture, and build the knowledge and skills needed to confront critical global issues.

SIT | sit.edu

School for International Training (SIT) was founded in the early 1960s as a training center for the first Peace Corps volunteers. For nearly 60 years, SIT has prepared students to be effective changemakers and global citizens through experiential education focused on the world's most critical global issues. SIT Study Abroad offers accredited summer and semester undergraduate programs in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, as well as comparative programs on multiple continents. SIT Graduate Institute offers global and hybrid certificates, master's, and doctoral degrees. SIT programs are grounded in experiential learning, cultural immersion, decolonial and inclusive approaches, and strive to develop sustainable practices across its learning centers. We believe in developing respectful partnerships with local communities and seek to make accessible to our students the richness of local expertise and knowledge systems.

An organizational commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access.

We are a globally diverse community of staff, faculty, board members, alumni, students, and participants who believe that inclusive and equitable practices are at the heart of a peaceful and just world. Each of us strives to honor diverse voices and lived experiences, examine our own biases and privileges, actively work to address inequities in our structures, and foster a community of open dialogue. We are committed to acting with accountability, transparency, reciprocity, authenticity, and empathy.

World Learning is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action/veterans/ADA employer, committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce.

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Expected salary: $22.5 per hour
Location: Brattleboro, VT

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