Education and Training Instructor
The Fedcap Group · Farmington, ME · Today
On-site$46k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Deliver Power of Possible (POP) and Life Skills workshops as scheduled, ensuring consistency, professionalism, and adherence to curriculum standards.
- Conduct Single Stop® Benefits screenings and support participants with applications for eligible benefits, such as LIHEAP, Head Start, Free Tax Filing, EITC, and CTC.
- Facilitate ENGEN classroom sessions, including leading language immersion exercises, supporting participants in navigating learning software, providing individualized guidance, and tracking progress to support skill development.
- Lead engaging, high-energy sessions that actively involve all participants and maintain strong participation from start to finish.
- Set clear expectations for behavior, participation, and accountability at the start of each session and reinforce them consistently.
- Use a variety of facilitation strategies to maintain attention, drive participation, and ensure understanding across diverse learning styles.
- Prepare all materials and technology in advance to ensure effective and uninterrupted workshop delivery.
- Deliver training aligned with progressive learning stages, ensuring participants move from understanding key concepts to applying skills in real-world scenarios to demonstrating independence through consistent participation, completion of activities, and readiness for next steps.
- Apply structured learning approaches, using an experiential learning approach that integrates cognitive, affective, and psychomotor development.
- Facilitate activities that reinforce learning through practice, reflection, and application, ensuring participants can use skills beyond the classroom environment.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in education, human services, workforce development, or related field preferred.
- Two years’ experience in adult education, workshop facilitation, or workforce development coaching.
- Experience working with individuals facing barriers to employment is strongly preferred.
- An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position will be considered.