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.
Instructors Must:
? Demonstrates ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with colleagues
? Demonstrate Knowledge and experience implementing best practices in instruction.
? Have Knowledge and experience using a variety of assessment tools and analyzing student data.
? Have the Ability to collaborate with teacher teams, co-teach lessons, and do demonstration teaching.
? Think flexibly and to adapt work to the needs of teachers.
? 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 expect students to 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, reading, and writing concepts with employability, and Career Success Standards skills with lesson planning.
? Continues to stay current on new teaching, 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.
? Has an accurate syllabus for the course and completes lesson plans as required. Creates and maintains TAR for subject area.
? Conducts classes that explain test preparation and study skills.
? Conducts assessments to diagnose areas of difficulty; prescribes individual plans.
? Identifies appropriate materials. Designs instruction to meet individual student needs.
? Develops and implements CSS projects.
? Designs curriculum to ensure students meet their academic and career technical training needs.
? Identifies and prepares potential students for the ACT and AT 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 AT opportunities. Refers students to the ACT/AT coordinator for enrollment. Conducts Pre ACT courses as required.
? Implements an Applied Academics program.
? 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.
? Determines student accommodations required: 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.
? Meets with disability accommodations team to make recommendations. Ensures all information is input into CIS.
? Obtains outside resources as needed for accommodations for students.
? Submits ESPs in a timely manner, documents student progress for inclusion on the ETA 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.
? Documents and distributes PCDPs as necessary.
