Bilingual Teacher (ORR)

HeartShare St. Vincents Services (HSVS) Nuevo Camino program is dedicated to providing 38 unaccompanied minors ages 5-12 with a supportive nurturing environment through transitional foster homes daily education Monday - Friday and supportive wrap-around services in the East Brooklyn section of New York City. Our program is rooted in ensuring that service delivery is trauma informed culturally appropriate and tailored to the needs of each child while maintaining all program requirements of ORR.

Nuevo Camino is looking for a Teacher who will be responsible for assisting the educational coordinator with curriculum development in the subject area in they have the experience and the delivery of assigned teaching activities/services to increase the skill level of the program participants.

Primary Responsibilities and Essential Functions of Position:

• Provide academic assessments of young persons in shelter program.

• Prepare age-appropriate curriculum for young persons in transitional foster care program

• Teach basic education curriculum including English and Math in group setting.

• Consult with Clinician to identify young persons with special needs.

• Develop and implement educational plans tailored to specific needs of each young person.

• Participate in weekly team meetings to provide educational updates.

• Prepare reports as needed.

• Participate in agency-wide and internal meetings activities and trainings.

• Bilingual in Spanish

• Bachelors degree from four year college or equivalent

• New York State License: Teacher Certification

• Minimum of 2 years experience as a Teacher or equivalent job activities with immigrant adolescents

• Experience leading an English as Second Language Curriculum a plus

Benefits

At HeartShare we offer a comprehensive benefit package based on full-time/part-time status. You canexpect:

• Rewarding Work in a team environment.
• Paid vacation sick personal days and holidays.
• 403(B) retirement plans with employer contribution.
• Health dental vision and life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Flexible spending account (Dependent Care Medical Parking and Transit).
• Employee Appreciation Programs and Events.
• Tuition Assistance Program.
• Professional Development opportunities.
• Gympass Discount
• Verizon Wireless Discount.
• BJs Membership discount.
• Discounts on Broadway tickets movie tickets theme parks sporting events gift certificates & more

HeartShare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). If you need to request accommodation during therecruiting process please reach out to

About HeartShare

For over 100 years HeartShare has dedicated itself to improving the lives of people needing special services and support. The HeartShare team now 2100 employees and growing helps individuals develop to their fullest potential and lead meaningful and enriched lives.