This position is PART-TIME, working less than 29 hours a week.
YCA GED Teachers instruct cadets of the Youth Challenge Academy in the GED preparation curriculum. Prepares lesson plans, develops individual instruction plans, tutor's students as needed, and communicates effectively with students and parents. Informs other Academy staff of the progress of each assigned student. Participates in extracurricular activities as needed.
Note: The selected candidate must be willing to work a flexible schedule when needed, which may include evenings and weekends. Applicant is required to maintain a valid driver’s license.
Preferred Qualifications: Preference will be given to those applicants who, in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications, also possess any combination of the following:
1. Bachelor’s degree with a major in Math.
2. Previous professional-level experience as a teacher or adult education instructor.
3. Georgia Teacher certification or two years of teaching experience in an educational and/or vocational setting.
4. Job experience working with “at-risk” youth.
*All applicants selected for an interview will be required to provide a copy of their college transcripts*.
Additional Information:
The purpose of the Georgia Youth Challenge Program (GaYCP) is to provide education, leadership, character development, and life-coping skills to Georgia's youth so they may become successful members of society. The voluntary program targets 16–18-year-old youth who are at-risk of not completing high school. The GaYCP seeks to provide a new environment for youth so that they can focus on completing their academic goals while also enhancing their personal strengths and resiliency.
The GaYCP mirrors a U.S. Army basic training environment. The military structure of the program provides a structured environment and teaches discipline, self-control, and motivation. In addition, the program develops the whole person by focusing on 8 core components that supports each cadet’s personal development: academic excellence, life coping skills, job skills training, responsible citizenship, leader/followership, health and hygiene, physical fitness, and256861 service to community. All GaYCP staff serve as mentors and role models for the cadets, demonstrating what “right looks like.” Academy staff work together to provide the structure, academic, social-emotional, and supervisory support needed by cadets during the 22-week residential phase.
During the 12-month Post-Residential Phase, most GaYCP graduates continue their post-secondary school education, vocational-technical training, full-time employment, military enlistment, or some combination of these. With academies at Fort Stewart in Hinesville and Fort Eisenhower in Augusta, Georgia’s Youth Challenge Program has graduated over 19,000 cadets since the program’s inception in 1993.
The selected applicant must pass a pre-employment background investigation, which includes a Georgia and national criminal records search, a pre-employment drug test (post-hire will be placed in the pool for the State Random Drug Testing Program), AND a post-employment federal background investigation.
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Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or e-mail. All qualified applicants will be considered but may not necessarily receive an interview. Selected applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for next steps in the selection process. Applicants who are not selected will not receive notification.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university OR recognized certification in the area of vocational assignment. Note: Positions may require area specific certifications.
