Academic Instructor

Duties

• Performs as an instructor in a regular classroom setting, presenting instruction in the area of Reading, Mathematics, Workplace Communications, Employability Skills, Health Education, Driver’s Education or GED.
• Endeavors to promote a positive and desirable atmosphere within the classroom setting, ensuring maximum student motivation.
• Maintains a high degree of discipline within the classroom in order to ensure maximum learning.
• Establishes a high degree of student/instructor rapport.
• Works directly with the Career Technical Education (CTE) instructors in coordinating curriculum development.
• Utilizes all possible curricular resources available at the Center.
• Makes adequate preparation for classroom.
• Maintains students’ personal folders, recording personal data, including test scores, evaluations, attendance, incident reports, achievement awards, and any other pertinent information concerning students. Records and forwards daily attendance to Student Records and Attendance/Scheduling Clerk.
• Participates in ESP’s (student evaluation performance)
• Evaluates student employee’s performance in academics and employability skills. Provides regular feedback to student employees regarding appropriate employability skills.
• Works toward meeting performance management goals
• Follow the CDSS/CSS/BMS Plans and Procedures daily
• Assists with quarterly graduation exercises
• Maintains good housekeeping in all areas and complies with safety practices
• Complies with all DOL guidelines, OFCCP regulations, Job Corps notices and bulletins, and Center policies and procedures
• Models appropriate employability skills for dress, language and work habits. Continuously helps students become more employable
• Participation in PRH mandated staff training is mandatory.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one to two years related experience in education.
• Bachelor’s degree in education from a four-year college or university and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Certified to teach in State of KY (may be waived by Regional Office, but must pursue certification).
• Valid Kentucky State Drivers License.

Physical Demands

• Occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 25 pounds.
• Sit, stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, talk and listen.

Work Environment

• Occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions.
• Noise level can vary from moderate to loud.

Benefits

• Medical – 3 Tier Options
• Health Savings Account
• Live Health Online
• Dental
• Vision
• Employer Paid Life and AD&D
• 1 x annual Earnings
• Employer Paid Short-term Disability
• Employer Paid Long-term Disability
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Voluntary Accident and Critical Illness
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401K - Safe Harbor match of 100% up to 3% of pay and then 50% on the next 2% of pay
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Bereavement Leave
• Sick Time
• Vacation Time
• 12 Paid Holidays