CDOC State Teacher I: Academic​/Cognitive (Sterling

High School Equivalency Instructor

The position provides High School Equivalency (HSE) Instruction within an adult educational correctional system/facility by delivering instruction, training and assessments. Instruction is in accordance with the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) approved Certificate of Accomplishment Curriculum for appropriate Adult Basic Education levels. This position will also provide oversight of the Cognitive Education Program.

Job duties include:

• Teaches and mentors inmate students individually or in large and small group classrooms promoting occupational, academic and transitional performance skills;
• Determines educational needs of inmate students to develop short and long term goals;
• Plans course content and develops methods of instruction;
• Develops and implements competency-based teaching aids such as instructional software, multimedia visual aids, or study materials;
• Provides hands-on training to teach and demonstrate skills, techniques, methods and procedures;
• Selects and administers appropriate oral, written and/or performance assessments to inmate students in order to measures progress, course completion requirements, and to evaluate training/testing effectiveness;
• Prepares reports and maintains records such as inmate student grades, attendance rosters, and training activity details;
• Observes and evaluates inmate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement;
• Justifies accuracy and usage of budget requests;
• Participates in conferences, seminars, and training sessions to keep abreast of developments in the field, and integrates relevant information into training programs;
• Commitment to teamwork and collaboration with fellow teachers in a cooperative effort to promote mutual and continued guidance and improvements;
• Actively contributes to the safety and security of the facility through effective inmate management and promoting conflict resolution and solutions;
• Encourages and promotes critical thinking, self discipline and self motivation for the inmate student population in order to provide the skills necessary to reintegrate into society;
• Other duties as assigned.