ABOUT HOT BREAD KITCHEN

Hot Bread Kitchen’s mission is to create economic opportunity for women and gender-expansive people, immigrants, and people of color through culinary skills training, high-quality job placement, food entrepreneurship programs, small business guidance, and an ecosystem of support, utilizing New York City’s vibrant food industry as a catalyst for change.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Hot Bread Kitchen’s rapid growth plan through 2024 includes the expansion of our services to support the recently arrived migrant population in New York City. Hot Bread Kitchen seeks a part-time, temporary Language Lab Assistant to support language learning activities for our 6-week Culinary Career Pathways for New New Yorkers program. Our ESOL (English Speakers of Other Languages) class focuses on developing English language skills for the culinary workforce that promotes culturally and socially responsive ecosystems of support. This role will assist students and support the ESOL instructor in utilizing language learning resources, technology, and materials to enhance language acquisition and proficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide classroom support to the ESOL instructor in carrying out daily lesson plans to a class of 20-25 students.
• Ensure that the classroom is organized.
• Maintain a supportive and respectful learning environment conducive to language practice and skill development.
• Monitor and facilitate interactive language activities and conversational workshops.
• Assist students in navigating language learning materials and resources. Offer guidance on effective language learning strategies and techniques.
• Review and grade class assignments.
• Work with the ESOL instructor and other program staff in assessing student progress.
• Attend regular staff meetings to report on student issues and progress.
• Use allotted administrative hours to prepare for classes.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Passion for Hot Bread Kitchen’s mission.
• Minimum 1 year teaching or teaching assistant experience in ESOL setting.
• Spanish-speaking proficiency required and fluency preferred.
• Proactive, resourceful and results-oriented.
• Excellent organization skills.
• Strong communicator with ability to work with a diverse group of bi/multilingual adult learners.

Competencies

• Facilitative communication - Uses language effectively to gather information and facilitate an exchange of ideas.Encourages and engages in two-way dialogues.
• Interpersonal relations - Exhibits respect and understanding of others to maintain professional relationships. Ensures trust and respect. Recognizes and owns one’s impact of their words and actions.
• Flexible - Be open to generating and expanding upon new ideas. Be able to change your mind and actions. Be mindful of blind spots and open to feedback. Adapts to changes while remaining focused on goals. Welcomes and works with changing environments.
• Inclusive - Fosters a diverse and respectful workplace where team members are valued for who they are. Values divergent perspectives and regularly includes others in planning and decision-making. You build equity and inclusion into goals and plan for staff development, retention, strategy, and culture. Identifies potential for bias, holds one’s own values, judgements, prejudices and opinions and actively works to minimize inequities.

OUR VALUES

We are driven by a feeling of commitment to support our members, teammates, and partners as best as we can. Our culture of equity comes from the many cooks in our kitchen and the diversity of perspectives we each bring. We believe that respect goes a long way in making people feel welcome, accepted, and celebrated. We seek out opportunities for connection and become a stronger team by being in community and prioritizing candor over consensus. The pace of our work and velocity of change can be quick; our entrepreneurialism helps us take optimistic risks and pursue inventive solutions.

Estimated Total Project Time and Schedule:

1. Culinary ESOL for New New Yorkers

• Approximately 79 hrs/cohort including:
• Assisting the ESOL Instructor with approximately 75 hours of contextualized ESOL instruction, with up to 25 members enrolled in the Culinary Training Program (approximately 15 hrs per week).
• Classes are held in-person at the Manny Cantor Center in lower Manhattan.
• Monday through Friday 1:45 pm - 4:45 pm
• Program calendar*:
• 10/7 - 10/9; 10/11 (4:00 pm-9:00 pm, as needed)
• 10/15 - 11/4
• 11/6
• 11/8
• 11/12 - 11/14
• 11/18 - 11/22

*Additional days may be requested

Position Start date: October 15, 2024

Location and hours

This position requires regular in-person attendance at Manny Cantor Center (197 E Broadway, New York, NY 10002) . The class hours are 1:15-4:45pm, five days per week for a six-week period, with the need for some flexibility in work hours.

Compensation

This is a 6-week position (approximately 15 hours per week) . The compensation will be $20 an hour. This is a temporary position and is not eligible for health benefits or holiday pay.

To Apply:

• Please include a cover letter and experience-aligned resume including your pronouns.
• Apply here at Hot Bread Kitchen’s Applicant Tracking System.

Due to the volume of applications, only complete applications sent via email will be considered. Applications sent via LinkedIn or other third party sites will not be accepted or reviewed.

Hot Bread Kitchen is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), age, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. Any applicant with a mental or physical disability who requires an accommodation during the application process should contact hr@hotbreadkitchen.org to request such an accommodation.