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Educational Advisor, Full Time - Burlington VT (Hybrid)
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Description
- Are you passionate about helping Vermont youth achieve success in their career, family, and community?
- Have experience in case management, education, or as an adult learner yourself?
- Have worked with disenfranchised, historically underserved populations?
- Looking to join a team who loves their work, a group of colleagues who support you as much as you support your clients?
About the job:
Vermont Adult Learning is hiring an educational advisor to work with adult students (16+) as they build skills and pursue career and learning goals through an innovative and personalized learning approach.
This role in our Burlington learning center involves meeting with students regularly to co-design their personalized learning plan, advise them through the inevitable challenges and successes along the path to their diploma, and to ensure they have the transferable skills necessary upon graduation.
This is a hybrid work arrangement, working 2-3 days/wk in the learning center with the other days remote-from-home.
Learn more about Vermont Adult Learning here.
About you:
The ideal candidate will be a motivated self-starter with experience in learning environments, experience with at-promise students, and impeccable organizational skills with an enthusiasm for connecting 1:1 with students. You'll be excited to learn from existing staff members but also willing to roll up your sleeves, creating partnerships with community schools and agencies, asking for help when needed, and managing multiple priorities and program changes with patience and resilience.
If you have experience working with youth or adult learners, being an adult learner yourself, coaching or counseling, or other independent case management roles, you might be a great fit!
About the Company:
Learn more about Vermont Adult Learning here.
Vermont Adult Learning offers
- generous paid time off in addition to 11 paid holidays per year
- medical, dental, vision, flexible spending plan and life insurance
- 403b retirement plan with up to 4% employer match after 6mos
- employer paid life insurance, long-term disability, and AD&D
- a statewide organization with room for professional growth
- professional development opportunities
- organizational commitment to work-life balance and positive work culture
Job Requirements:
- Experience in educational or counseling environments
- Strong technology skills, including video conferencing, required
- Strong interpersonal, oral, and written English communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills including planning and goal-setting
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Candidates should be able to engage students and excited to work with diverse populations
- Professional confidentiality is required
- Experience with alternative educational systems, and/or teaching/advising adult students, and/or students with learning challenges is preferred
- Experience as an adult education student is desirable
- Bachelor's degree is desirable; relevant experience or education will be considered
- Experience with English Language Learning students is desirable
- Successful national criminal background check and Vermont's Manadated Reporter Law training
What Next?
If this is the job for you, send cover letter and resume to Talent@vtadultlearning.org.
- Are you passionate about helping Vermont youth achieve success in their career, family, and community?
- Have experience in case management, education, or as an adult learner yourself?
- Have worked with disenfranchised, historically underserved populations?
- Looking to join a team who loves their work, a group of colleagues who support you as much as you support your clients?
About the job:
Vermont Adult Learning is hiring an educational advisor to work with adult students (16+) as they build skills and pursue career and learning goals through an innovative and personalized learning approach.
This role in our Burlington learning center involves meeting with students regularly to co-design their personalized learning plan, advise them through the inevitable challenges and successes along the path to their diploma, and to ensure they have the transferable skills necessary upon graduation.
This is a hybrid work arrangement, working 2-3 days/wk in the…
Benefits
Vermont Adult Learning offers
- generous paid time off in addition to 11 paid holidays per year
- medical, dental, vision, flexible spending plan and life insurance
- 403b retirement plan with up to 4% employer match after 6mos
- employer paid life insurance, long-term disability, and AD&D
- a statewide organization with room for professional growth
- professional development opportunities
- organizational commitment to work-life balance and positive work culture
Vermont Adult Learning offers
- generous paid time off in addition to 11 paid holidays per year
- medical, dental, vision, flexible spending plan and life insurance
- 403b retirement plan with up to 4% employer match after 6mos
- employer paid life insurance, long-term disability, and AD&D
- a statewide organization with room for professional growth
- professional development opportunities
- organizational commitment to work-life balance and positive work culture
Level of Language Proficiency
English communication skills, oral and written, are required with impeccable organizational skills.
English communication skills, oral and written, are required with impeccable organizational skills.
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Please email resume and cover letter to Talent@vtadultlearning.org
