Human Services Navigator Hrly (Part-Time)

EASTCONN is seeking one, part-time Human Services Navigator Hrly to join our Adult Education and Community Programs team.  This position will work at both the Community Learning Center in Willimantic and the Northeast Learning Center in Danielson.  We will be hiring one evening coach, and some reasonable flexibility with work hours would be desirable.

The position will:

• Conduct orientation sessions with new cohorts of ELL and high school completion students entering the program ensuring that they are familiar with program expectations and resources available.
• Ensure that students begin their classwork ready to use relevant educational technology. The Coach will assess students’ ability to use relevant educational technology and provide basic training if students need some assistance.
• Support students ongoing success by developing and maintaining a supportive mentoring relationship. The Coach will help students to identify personal academic and career goals, direct students to helpful resources, assist students in overcoming obstacles to their success, and scaffold the student’s creation of a career portfolio.
• Organize and provide individual, small group, and whole group lessons/events that expose students to opportunities in the local workforce environment and support the development of the skills and tools necessary to find, obtain, and maintain employment.

Ideal candidates for this position will have the following characteristics:

1. Able to teach in a positive and supportive manner to a multiracial, multicultural, and multilevel group of participants.
2. Bilingual in Spanish and English
3. Comfortable conducting community-building activities within a classroom setting
4. Comfortable facilitating group interaction
5. Able to organize student-related activities
6. Have Adult Education experience and / or understand needs of adult students
7. Able to introduce complex/difficult subjects, but also simplify them and break them down into manageable units when working with students
8. Thinks of student as a whole person
9. Works well as part of a team but also self-directed
10. Comfortable with change (and working for a learning organization)
11. Strong organizational skills (time management)

At EASTCONN, we believe that diversity is key to our success. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, including those who may not meet every listed qualification. Your passion, drive, and perspective are what matter most to us.
 
As an EEO/AA employer, EASTCONN provides equal opportunity and prohibits discrimination, harassment and retaliation based upon a person’s race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law, and caste, which is protected by our policies.

 
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