CTT/Academic Substitute

Job Description

Job Description

The Academic Instructor position provides support for a U.S Department of Labor Job Corps contractor.  The Job Corps program is a federally-funded residential training program. The mission of Job Corps is to provide career-ready technical and basic skills (academic) training and job placement assistance to program eligible youth ages 16-24.

Summary of Duties:  Plan and prepare instructional tasks that are meaningful and related to learning goals and provide instruction to students.

Instructors Must:

• Demonstrates ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with colleagues
• Demonstrate Knowledge and experience implementing best practices in instruction.
• Have Knowledge and experience using a variety of assessment tools and analyzing student data.
• Have the Ability to collaborate with teacher teams, co-teach lessons, and do demonstration teaching.
• Think flexibly and to adapt work to the needs of teachers.
• Possess Knowledge and demonstration of using 21st Century skills in instruction (analytical thinking, problem solving, communicating, collaborating, and finding and evaluating information)
• Demonstrate strong skills in oral and written communication and the ability to utilize technology for communication and instruction.
• Demonstrate organizational skills and initiative for working with minimal direct supervision.
• Display Evidence of ongoing professional learning and reflective practice to continuously improve adult learning and student learning.
• Have Knowledge and experience using technology for communication
• Display enjoyment, humor, and enthusiasm for teaching and expect students to enjoy learning

Description of Duties: 

• Promote an atmosphere within the classroom/training environment that is positive, safe and conducive to learning, ensuring maximum student motivation and outcomes.
• Maintain a high degree of effective behavior management within the training area. 
• Integrates math, reading, and writing concepts with employability, and Career Success Standards skills with lesson planning. 
• Continues to stay current on new teaching, instruction and facilitation techniques.
• Maintains a clean and clutter-free work environment. 
• Develops and implements curriculum and TARs necessary to attain student, Center, HLS and DOL goals: Utilizes Job Corps guidelines and subject course guide. 
• Has an accurate syllabus for the course and completes lesson plans as required. Creates and maintains TAR for subject area. 
• Conducts classes that explain test preparation and study skills. 
• Conducts assessments to diagnose areas of difficulty; prescribes individual plans. 
• Identifies appropriate materials. Designs instruction to meet individual student needs. 
• Develops and implements CSS projects. 
• Designs curriculum to ensure students meet their academic and career technical training needs. 

Credentials: 

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree required. 

Certifications, Licenses, Registration

Valid state driver’s license; CPR/First Aid certifications, 

Valid Substitute Teaching Certification

Physical Demand

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen, sit, stand, and walk; to reach with hands, arms, as well as use hands to finger, handle or feel, to taste and smell. The employee must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and may occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision capabilities required by this job include; close, distance and peripheral vision.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and government regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of what employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level can vary from moderate to loud. All staff will be held accountable for establishing, developing, and maintaining a safe work environment.