Adult Education – ABE​/GED—ELA Instructors; Part Time

Job Title:

ELA Instructors

Grade Level/Terms of Employment:

Part Time

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Work Location:

Richmond Technical Center

Immediate Supervisor:

ELA Lead Instructor

General Description:

• Duties performed typically in a school setting.
• Performs professional work providing teaching and/or training services to students in a specialized subject.
• Work requires frequent standing, sitting, walking and light lifting up to 10 pounds.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills for expressing or exchanging ideas, hearing to perceive information at a normal spoken word level and visual acuity for preparing and analyzing written or computer data.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintains a professional classroom with effective classroom management.
• Provides instruction in English as a second language to participants whose basic skills range
  from the third to the twelfth grade level.
• Prepares lesson plans which incorporate critical-thinking, problem
  - solving, and test-taking skills.
• Incorporates a variety of audio visual materials and real life applications into
  instruction.
• Administers assessments in accordance with the staff calendar and instructor manual.
• Teaches toskill deficits as outlined by CASAS and Official Practice Test prescriptions.

• Incorporates computer assisted instruction in teaching methods and promotes basic computer literacy.

• Maintains educational files and student portfolios for each participant, including placement tests/scores, post test scores, and work samples.

• Submits attendance and lesson plans as outlined on the staff calendar.

• Maintains attendance and other student records and tracks hours of instruction using the ASPD and other forms.

• Develops and implements retention strategies and share these with Program Manager to promote greater
  completion of participant goals.

• Attends mandatory regional staff trainings which may include two Saturday trainings each year.

• Engages in professional development opportunities to enhance skills.

• Facilitates in-service training for other staff when appropriate.

• Maintains a working RPS email and checks messages on a regular basis.

• Uses the inventory book to sign out instructional aids including classroom sets of books, laptops, workbooks,

  manipulatives, document camera and calculators.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in education or a related field required.
• Candidate must have experience using nontraditional teaching methods, preferably in an adult environment.
• Must be able to teach at the pace of students and be able to work with students one-on-one or in large or small groups.
• Must demonstrate a commitment and ability to serve a diverse community, including low-income families and English language learners.
• Self-motivated and able to work at a standalone satellite site.
• Ability to manage and maintain a professional classroom, providing instruction to adult participants whose basic skills range from the third grade to the twelfth grade level.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel for completing lesson plan and attendance forms required.
• Possess working skills in the use of technology to deliver Distance Education
  instruction, communicate via e-mail and teach basic computer skills to the adult learner.
• Maintain CASAS and Assessment Polciy certification as mandated by VDOE.

HOW TO APPLY:All applicants (including RPS employees) must submit an online application. Please access website at:

Please upload the following information with your application: a current resume, transcript and license if applicable.Three references names and contact information will be required if you progress to the interview step of the selection process.Richmond Public Schools will conduct a background investigation, fingerprinting, and tuberculosis screening as a condition of employment. EOE.

PAY SCALE:$35/hr

START DATE:Based on School Board approval