EYES Instructor - Gwinnett/Forsyth & Clayton/Atlanta

Position Summary

The Instructor for Early Youth Employment Services (EYES) will teach the EYES curriculum to high school and middle school students. This role is also responsible for coordinating services with participant schools, referral sources, parent advisory groups and students.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Teaches pre-vocational skills curriculum (career exploration, job readiness, interview skills, etc.) to high school and middle school students.
• Completes and carries out curriculum training.
• Develops lesson plans for students.
• Delivers pre-vocational skills training in identified schools in-person and/or through a virtual platform.
• Schedules class times with identified schools.
• Supervises and teaches classes in schools and at Tommy Nobis Center.
• Maintains effective control and management of classroom.
• Educates the community regarding the summer EYES program.
• Develops and completes monthly status reports for participants.

Required Experience Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in special education, rehabilitation, sociology, behavioral sciences or business administration or related field.
• 3 years' experience in a teaching role.
• Experience teaching or working with individuals with disabilities.

Other Qualifications Or Requirements

• Mission driven, guided by core values and a pleasure to work with.
• High 'customer service orientation.'
• Results oriented with ability to meet assigned deadlines.
• Strong oral & written communication skills.
• Possesses a working knowledge of Windows environment in Word, Excel & PowerPoint.
• General knowledge of other office equipment such as copiers, scanners, fax machine, etc.

Core Competencies

• Customer Focus: Builds and maintains customer satisfaction with internal and external customers, student, and parents.
• Attention to Detail: Diligently attends to details and pursues quality in accomplishing tasks.
• Teamwork: Promotes cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables.
• Speaking: Ability to communicate and present information informally and formally to candidates for employment, new hires, program participants, employees and other professional groups.
• Writing: Ability to convey ideas and facts in writing using language the reader will best understand.
• Organizational: Ability to organize data and assigned work tasks for maximum effectiveness.

Special Skills/Abilities

• Written Communication: Strong written skills required to create and prepare professional quality documentation and to effectively communicate with a broad range of individuals.
• Analytical: Strong ability to review statistical information in order to create reports, show changes, validate any deficiencies, and to establish improvement goals.