HSE Instructor

Academic Instructor (High School Equivalency)

Location:

Quentin Burdick Job Corps Center Minot, ND

Reports To:

CDSS Director

The Academic Instructor HSE 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-based technical and academic training and job placement assistance to low-income youth ages 16-24.

Plan and prepare instructional tasks that are meaningful and related to learning goals and provide instruction to students.

• 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.

• 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 Training Achievement Records 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. Curriculum developed is sufficient for student to pass all tests and certifications.
• Develops and implements Career Success Standards (CSS) projects.
• Designs curriculum to ensure students meet their academic and career technical training needs.
• Identifies and prepares potential students for the Advanced Career Training (ACT) and AT (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 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 (CTT) 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 Career Technical Training 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…