What are the responsibilities and job description for the Part Time Adult Education Instructor position at Southside Programs for Adult Continuing Education?
Qualifications:
Education/Experience:
Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in education or related field,
Preferred: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree with training and experience as instructor in adult education
Skills:
Possess patience and sensitivity when working with adults. Accepting, nonjudgmental attitude toward people from varied backgrounds with varied academic needs.
Ability to use technology.
Organizational ability, flexibility, and understand need for confidentiality.
In the role of ABE Instructor, instructors have three areas of duties and responsibilities:
Teaching / Instruction
Class Management / Record keeping
Professional Development / Evaluation
Teaching / Instruction
Instructors are responsible for ensuring that class meets according to the set schedule.
Instructors integrate the College and Career Readiness Standards and workforce preparation activities into instruction.
Ability to integrate technology into instruction.
Instructors use research-based instructional materials that meet the instructional level and needs of the students.
Instructors utilize a variety of instructional techniques, to include individualized instruction, pairing, group work, teamwork, and whole class instruction.
Instructors administer tests for placement (locator), diagnostic (pre-test), progress, and follow-up (post-test) to each student to determine progress and adjust instruction if needed.
Instructors develop learning plan with each student based on student interest and goals.
Instructors review and update learning plans with each student after 30 hours of instruction.
Class Management / Record Keeping
Instructors enroll students and are responsible for documenting required demographic information, goals, assessments, attendance, and career plan on the ASPD forms.
Instructors maintain accurate student files and turn in complete and accurate attendance and student data to the regional office by the fifth of each month.
Instructors ensure that the classroom environment is welcoming and conducive to learning.
Instructors maintain adequate supplies of instructional materials in the classroom.
Instructors supervise any instructional aides or volunteers in the classroom.
Instructors are responsible for contacting each student who has missed 10 – 12 hours of instruction and encourage students to come back to class, or to find out why student left (goal completion or other reason) and document follow-up calls in student file.
Professional Development / Evaluation
Instructors must be able to utilize technology to participate in professional development activities.
Instructors must complete required online training every two years:
TABE certification training
VA Goal Setting training
VA Assessment Policy training
Instructors attend all local or regional meetings and complete training required by the regional office.
Instructors participate in a professional learning community.
Instructors attend other professional development activities whenever possible.
The local supervisor or regional office may visit a classroom to observe and make suggestions for the instructor to implement to improve instruction.
Education/Experience:
Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in education or related field,
Preferred: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree with training and experience as instructor in adult education
Skills:
Possess patience and sensitivity when working with adults. Accepting, nonjudgmental attitude toward people from varied backgrounds with varied academic needs.
Ability to use technology.
Organizational ability, flexibility, and understand need for confidentiality.
In the role of ABE Instructor, instructors have three areas of duties and responsibilities:
Teaching / Instruction
Class Management / Record keeping
Professional Development / Evaluation
Teaching / Instruction
Instructors are responsible for ensuring that class meets according to the set schedule.
Instructors integrate the College and Career Readiness Standards and workforce preparation activities into instruction.
Ability to integrate technology into instruction.
Instructors use research-based instructional materials that meet the instructional level and needs of the students.
Instructors utilize a variety of instructional techniques, to include individualized instruction, pairing, group work, teamwork, and whole class instruction.
Instructors administer tests for placement (locator), diagnostic (pre-test), progress, and follow-up (post-test) to each student to determine progress and adjust instruction if needed.
Instructors develop learning plan with each student based on student interest and goals.
Instructors review and update learning plans with each student after 30 hours of instruction.
Class Management / Record Keeping
Instructors enroll students and are responsible for documenting required demographic information, goals, assessments, attendance, and career plan on the ASPD forms.
Instructors maintain accurate student files and turn in complete and accurate attendance and student data to the regional office by the fifth of each month.
Instructors ensure that the classroom environment is welcoming and conducive to learning.
Instructors maintain adequate supplies of instructional materials in the classroom.
Instructors supervise any instructional aides or volunteers in the classroom.
Instructors are responsible for contacting each student who has missed 10 – 12 hours of instruction and encourage students to come back to class, or to find out why student left (goal completion or other reason) and document follow-up calls in student file.
Professional Development / Evaluation
Instructors must be able to utilize technology to participate in professional development activities.
Instructors must complete required online training every two years:
TABE certification training
VA Goal Setting training
VA Assessment Policy training
Instructors attend all local or regional meetings and complete training required by the regional office.
Instructors participate in a professional learning community.
Instructors attend other professional development activities whenever possible.
The local supervisor or regional office may visit a classroom to observe and make suggestions for the instructor to implement to improve instruction.