Instructor, LIFT

Overview

Goodwill of Colorado

Job Description

Pay: $61,000 - $65,000

This position is eligible for Daily Pay! Work today, get paid today! We've partnered with Daily Pay, a voluntary benefit to offer employees access to their pay on their own schedule.

Work Schedule: 8:00am-7:15pm Tues, Wed, Thu and 8am-5pm Saturday

Full-Time position is eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Life/AD&D, Flexible Spending Accounts, Long Term Disability, and several voluntary supplemental benefit offerings. In addition, these positions are eligible for paid time off in the form of vacation, sick, holiday, floating holiday, jury duty, and bereavement leave. All employees may also make pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) contributions to our retirement plan - must be 18 years of age to participate.

The Instructor, LIFT will facilitate and reinforce learning of students in defined areas of digital literacy to maximize their independent functioning in a work and community environment. The instructor will also function as a resource, assisting students and coordinating with other community resources and assistance as needed. The instructor may further develop and implement the existing pre-approved curriculum for the LIFT Training Epicenter.

Curriculum Development, Design, and Instruction:

• The instructor will utilize the pre-approved curriculum as outlined to facilitate the skills necessary to move toward future program viability. The incumbent must fully comprehend the personal skills needed to achieve student educational success and how these components are included in the curriculum. The instructor will monitor student performance and development and be responsible for assessing the various learning styles of attending participants and adjusting classroom facilitation to meet the needs of students and the program.
  
  The incumbent will also be responsible for monitoring and documenting student progress. This position may also create a curriculum in new areas.

Program Documentation, Tracking, and Reporting:

• The instructor will be responsible for implementing a pre-approved curriculum as needed. The incumbent will verify and sign daily activity sheets detailing student activity as well as time in and time out. The instructor will be expected to keep statistics that will be required through contracts, foundations, etc. In addition, all other necessary documentation will be completed as needed.

Relationship Management:

• The instructor will keep the supervisor informed of progress, considerations, and pertinent information regarding the classroom environment, student progress, and funding sources. In addition, the instructor will participate in team meetings and in-service training sessions. The incumbent will deal effectively and calmly with non-routine situations following accepted guidelines, communicate significant problems to the Supervisor, and perform other duties as required by the Supervisor.

Research and Industry Involvement:

• The instructor must research and keep updated by reading trade journals as needed to be aware of trends, theories, or initiatives within the industry and instruction techniques. The incumbent will seek out seminars and symposiums for ideas and stay current with trends, tools, and resources available. The instructor must have a good working knowledge of Goodwill of Colorado's policies and procedures.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education:

• A Bachelor’s degree in a Social Service area, Business, Education, Information Technology (IT), or related field is required.

Experience

• Prefer at least 2 years' experience in a classroom setting, teaching adult learning classes and understanding the impact on students as well as the barriers encumbered by students on the road to success.
• Preferred:
  CompTIA certification (A+, Net+, or Sec+).

Other:

• The incumbent should demonstrate…