The Academic Instructor position provides support for a U.S Department of Labor Job Corps contractor. The Job Corps program is a federally-funded residential training program. The mission of Job Corps is to provide career-ready technical and basic skills (academic) training and job placement assistance to program eligible youth ages 16-24.
Summary of Duties:
Plan and prepare instructional tasks that are meaningful and related to learning goals and provide instruction to students.
Academic Instructors Must:
- Demonstrates ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with colleagues.
- Demonstrate knowledge and experience implementing best practices in instruction.
- Possess knowledge and experience using a variety of assessment tools and analyzing student data.
- Possess the ability to collaborate with teacher teams, co-teach lessons and initiate teaching by demonstration.
- Think flexibly and to adapt work to the needs of students.
- Possess knowledge and demonstration of using 21st Century skills in instruction (analytical thinking, problem solving, communicating, collaborating and finding and evaluating information)
- Demonstrate strong skills in oral and written communication and the ability to utilize technology for communication and instruction.
- Demonstrate organizational skills and initiative for working with minimal direct supervision.
- Display evidence of ongoing professional learning and reflective practice to continuously improve adult learning and student learning.
- Have knowledge and experience using technology for communication
- Display enjoyment, humor, and enthusiasm for teaching and encourage students to also enjoy learning.
Description of Duties:
- Promote an atmosphere within the classroom/training environment that is positive, safe and conducive to learning, ensuring maximum student motivation and outcomes.
- Maintain a high degree of effective behavior management within the training area.
- Integrates math concepts with employability, and Career Success Standards skills with lesson planning.
- Continues to stay current on new teaching methodologies, instruction and facilitation techniques.
- Maintains a clean and clutter-free work environment.
- Develops and implements curriculum and TARs necessary to attain student, Center, HLS and DOL goals.
- Utilizes Job Corps guidelines and subject course guide. Utilizes a syllabus for the course and completes lesson plans, as required.
- Creates and maintains Training Achievement Record for Mathematics.
- Conducts classes that explain test preparation and study skills.
- Conducts mathematics assessments to diagnose areas of difficulty; prescribes individual plans.
- Identifies appropriate materials.
- Designs instruction to meet individual student needs. Curriculum developed should be sufficient for student to pass all tests and certifications within Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE).
- Develops and implements Career Success Standards projects.
- Designs “applied academics” curriculum to ensure students meet their academic and career technical training needs.
- Identifies and prepares potential students for the Advanced Career Training and Advanced Training programs: Assists students in the Center’s ACT process. Assists all students in the college enrollment and financial aid process. Has scholarship information available to all potential candidates.
- Prepares students for Advanced Training opportunities.
- Refers students to the ACT/AT coordinator for enrollment.
- Conducts Pre-ACT courses, as required.
- Implements an Applied Academics program in line with Career Technical Training Programs offered by the Center.
- Meets with Career Technical Training instructors to identify required skills that can be taught and reinforced with applying technical skills in an academic setting and in technical instruction.
- Develops and implements applied academic projects.
- Meets with student and CTT instructor to identify and create required accommodations for student’s capabilities.
- Meets with student and health and wellness staff to ensure medical needs are coordinated.
- Meets with student and residential living staff to identify and recommend accommodations.
- Makes recommendations regarding disability accommodations.
- Ensures all information is input into the Center Information System (CIS).
- Obtains outside resources as needed for accommodations for students.
- Submits ESPs in a timely manner, documents student progress for inclusion on the TA 640 profile.
- Records daily attendance. Administers accurate completion of the Training Achievement Records (TAR) precisely and in a timely manner.
- Documents student’s progress in case notes at least monthly. Maintains curriculum necessary to attain goals.
- Maintains lesson plan binder and prepares lesson plans at least two weeks in advance.
- Submits necessary schedule change information, as warranted.
- Documents and distributes PCDPs as necessary.
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree required.
Certifications/Licenses:
- Valid State Driver's License
- Valid Teacher Certification, in state of employment
Equal Opportunity Statement Human Learning Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.
