Location: New York,NY, USA
Position Summary
University Life was created to develop and enhance the student experience at Columbia. Working in collaboration with students, faculty, and staff, University Life strengthens resources, policies, and conversations, and builds community outside of the classroom. Our efforts all connect to core values for the Columbia community:
University Life is a central division focused on enhancing the student experience across Columbia's 17 schools and colleges. We serve as a student life hub for the University and are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive campus culture where students can thrive in all dimensions of their lives. In University Life, we focus on connecting students to each other, to the broader University and surrounding community, and to opportunities beyond their schools.
Community Impact (CI), in partnership with neighborhood partners, strives to advance the public good, by providing quality social services, food assistance, youth mentoring, tutoring, and adult education in the Morningside Heights, Harlem, and Washington Heights communities.
CI provides classes in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), High School Equivalency (HSE) preparation for adults ages 18 and above. We incorporate job readiness and college preparation into its General Education Development (GED) curriculum. The goal of the program is to help adults improve their English language proficiency, enhance literacy and numeracy skills, obtain high school equivalency diplomas, transition to advanced training, and obtain or improve employment.
The GED instructor is a dynamic, committed instructor who has significant experience working with a diverse population of adult and non-traditional high school equivalency students. The GED Instructor should have experience teaching all four sections of the GED; must be able to work independently and have excellent interpersonal skills; be creative, organized, and committed to learner-centered, participatory education.
Under the supervision of the GED manager the GED Instructor will provide high school equivalency instruction to morning and evening students.
Hours vary between 10 am-8:30 pm.
Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran
Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.