Family Literacy Program Job Opportunities

About Family Literacy:
The goal of Pennsylvania’s Family Literacy Program is to decrease the intergenerational cycle of under education and poverty by increasing the basic academic and literacy skills of eligible parents and their children. The program supports families through a comprehensive approach that improves educational opportunities for children and adults and integrates early childhood and adult education for parents into a unified family program. There are four essential components to the program:

• Adult education (Literacy, English as a Second Language or GED preparation)
• Literacy –focused child education
• Parenting education
• Parent and child time which emphasizes literacy activities

 For more information on family literacy: 

            PA Family Literacy     http://www.pafamilyliteracy.org/pafamilyliteracy/site/default.asp)
            National Center for Literacy    http://www.famlit.org

To be considered for a teaching position, please submit:

A)  a cover letter indicating location
B)  resume
C)  a 2.5 hour lesson plan that can be used for an adult ESL class.  The purpose of a lesson plan is to determine the teacher’s ability to create a plan within a specific time frame. It is not a description of an activity you might do in the classroom. Imagine a fictitious ESL class of 15. Choose an ESL level (beginning or intermediate) and pretend all of the students fit into the chosen level.  The lesson plan should include the objectives and materials for the lesson. The lesson structure is: a warm-up activity, review of previous lesson, introduction and practice of new material, and recycling of previously learned material.  Think about how you will measure student learning.

Send to jobs@vitaeducation.org.  Qualified individuals will be interviewed after reviewing application materials.

Position Title:   Family Literacy Instructors for Bensalem Head Start or Snyder-Girotti Elementary School in Bristol Borough

Reports to:                 Director of Programs

Status:                       30 hours per week, 52 weeks
                                  8:30 AM to 4:30 PM,  Tuesday through Friday  (Bensalem Head Start)                                 
                                  8:30 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday (Snyder-Girotti Elementary School)

Salary:                      $24,960 to $28,080

Start Date:                 June 2008

Summary of job:       The Family Literacy Instructor works as part of a team to provide educational services to English as a Second Language families. The Family Literacy Instructor is responsible for adult basic education in three areas: basic literacy, GED preparation and English as a Second Language (ESL) as well as parent education and ILA (Interactive Literacy Activities) time. Related tasks involve working with the children of participants.  The family literacy instructor participates in team meetings with partners such as Head Start, the County Assistance Office, the Bucks County Free Library and the Bristol Borough School District.  Hours are primarily daytime; however, some evening hours may be required to accommodate ILA and meeting times.

Responsibilities:

 §      Participation in family literacy training according to state guidelines
§         Communication with family literacy partners
§         Recruitment of adult learners for family literacy program
§         Pre and post assessments of adult and child participants
§         Program planning for each adult learner
§         Written lesson plans
§         Instruction of adult learners in basic literacy or ESL
§         Instruction in parenting education
§         Implementation and planning of ILA activities
§         Data collection and reports as required by grant guidelines
§         Attendance at staff meetings and PDE trainings
§         Execution of other responsibilities as assigned

 Qualifications:

 §         Degree in education (reading, special education, or ESL) or related field
§         Experience in teaching adults
§         Experience in teaching basic literacy and language skills
§         Knowledge of adult and early childhood assessments
§         Creativity in designing lesson plans and curriculum
§         Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
§         Maturity and sensitivity in working with diverse populations
§         Comfortable in a collaborative environment
§         Knowledge of a second language helpful

Benefits:  Pro-rated vacation, holidays, sick days and personal days according to the guidelines in Vita’s Policy Manual.