# Adult English Language and Literacy Intake Advisor (Manhattan)

**Company**: Nypl
**Location**: New York, NY
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Job type**: full time
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Education

**Apply**: https://nypl.pinpointhq.com/en/postings/5c7d52f1-2d15-4df3-89c9-fcbc5c1f1254?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

We are seeking an Adult English Language and Literacy Intake Advisor to join our team in Manhattan. As a direct service provider of ESOL and adult literacy instruction, you will play a crucial role in recruiting new students, determining eligibility, monitoring attendance, and student retention.

Responsibilities:

- Provide case management services to students, including running information sessions, organizing intake appointments, assessments, and placement in classes

- Monitor student progress, follow up with students who have attendance problems, and encourage continuation in the program

- Input data for students into the agency database in a timely manner

- Test all students at the end of each cycle

- Maintain paper record files for each student as per NYSED requirements

- Conduct outreach among various city and non-profit agencies to increase student enrollment and build relationships with community partners

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in education, English, literacy, or a related field

- Certification in Best Plus and TABE (required within the first 3 months of employment)

- At least 1 year of administrative and/or instructional experience working with non-native English speaking adult learners

- Proficiency with data entry and utilization of various databases

- Knowledge of community resources and counseling/social services for high needs populations

- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office and Google Drive

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefits:

- 35 hours per week, with a minimum of 2 late nights per week and Saturdays as required

- Opportunity to work in a Branch library setting

- Part of a team that embodies the NYPL Core Values: Be Helpful, Be Resourceful, Be Curious, and Be Welcoming and Inclusive

## Skills

### Required
- data entry
- database utilization
- community resources
- counseling/social services
- Microsoft Office
- Google Drive
- written and verbal communication

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Source: [Apply at nypl.pinpointhq.com](https://nypl.pinpointhq.com/en/postings/5c7d52f1-2d15-4df3-89c9-fcbc5c1f1254?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)