Job Title: Educational Case Manager
PVN ID: LA-2212-005290
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: LAGUARDIA C. C.

Job Description

General Description

LaGuardia Community College’s Center for Immigrant Education and Training (CIET) seeks an Educational Case Manager (ECM).  Housed in LaGuardia’s Division of Adult & Continuing Education, CIET provides no-cost educational and training programs designed to assist low-income immigrant English language learners to advance on their educational and career pathways and to achieve their civic and parent engagement goals. 

The primary responsibilities of this position include:

  • Advising and motivating immigrant clients in developing and persisting in their educational and career pathways, both through in-class workshops and one-on-one follow-up sessions.
  • Tracking student progress, attendance and satisfaction, while completing all data entry tasks as required by funders and the university, and observing established confidentiality measures.
  • Identifying and establishing joint referral relationships with relevant community-based organizations, social service agencies, and local immigrant organizations to meet client needs.
  • Providing crisis intervention, support, and referrals to social services for students.
  • Participating in funder update and reporting activities, including writing of monthly student outcomes using compiled data and student feedback.

Other Duties

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a social work, counseling or a related field;
  • Relevant experience in counseling individuals and/or leading workshops
  • Strong awareness of the barriers facing immigrants looking to integrate into the US workforce and academic environment
  • Some weekday evening hours required (approximately 5-8 pm)
  • Seeking a professional individual familiar with strengths-based, culturally competent approaches

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Center for Immigrant Education and Train
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$37.00-$40.00
Hour(s) a week
19.00
Closing Date
Feb 15, 2023 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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