Temporary Summer Youth Programming Instructor

Salary: $32.55 - $36.23 Hourly
Location : MI, MI
Job Type: Substitute/Temporary
Job Number:
Division: Workforce & Prof Dev
Department: MTech Office
Opening Date: 01/27/2025
Closing Date: Continuous

Position Description Summary

Henry Ford College presents an opportunity for a temporary instructor in the Workforce and Professional Development Summer Career Exploration Academy Program.

This non-credit instructor will support an amazing opportunity to introduce youth in grades 6th to 12th to various career paths through our career exploration academy. The hired noncredit instructor is responsible for providing an enriching, educational and safe experience for youth during their workshops. This includes developing lessons/activities, carrying out lessons/activities and supervision of youth.

The instructor will report to the Director of Workforce and Professional Development in the School of Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development.

Schedule changes will be determined and finalized with supervisor at time of hire and may change based on departmental needs and the College's operations.

Sessions: Each session runs 24 hours. Below are the specific areas and time frames we are seeking instructional staff to facilitate.
Civil Engineering and Construction Explorer:
Build Your World!
7/7/2025
7/10/2025Leadership Exploration:
Youth Leading Youth
7/7/20257/10/2025Leadership Exploration:
Youth Leading Youth
7/21/20257/24/2025Automated Systems and Robotics Explorer
7/14/20257/17/2025

Core Competencies and Qualifications

• Be engaging, patient, energetic and adaptable
• Supervision and group management
• Ability to Foster Teamwork and be Innovative
• Results Oriented
• Thoroughness
• Strong Communication Skills (Oral, Written, and Persuasive)
• Building Collaborative Relationships
• Analytical Thinking
• Forward and Strategic Thinking

The most successful candidate will have a career that reflects the following:

• Prior teaching experience, working in an educational setting (formal or informal) and facilitating programming with youth grades 6th and higher.

Henry Ford College Fundamental Competencies:

• Interpersonal Skills - Treats students, staff, faculty, and the community with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect. Considers and responds appropriately to the needs and feelings of different people in different situations.
• Communication - Ability to carry out verbal and written directions and to effectively communicate to HFC stakeholders. Understands and adheres to HFC policies and procedures. Ability to maintain confidentiality and security of sensitive information, files, and data.
• Integrity/Honesty - Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy.
• Continual Learning - Assesses and recognizes own strengths and weaknesses; pursues self-development.
• Public Service Motivation - Shows a commitment to serve the public. Ensures that actions meet public needs; aligns organizational objectives and practices with public interests.
• Leveraging Diversity - Fosters an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are valued and leveraged to achieve the vision and mission of the organization.

Additional Unique Competencies:

• Dependability and Reliability - Behaves consistently and predictably; is reliable, responsible and dependable in fulfilling obligations; diligently follows through on commitments and consistently meets deadlines.
• Problem Solving and Decision-Making - Identify the Problems, anticipate or recognize the existence of a problem. Identify the nature of the problem by analyzing its component parts and defining critical issues. Locate, obtain, and review information relevant to the problem.
• Self-Management - Ability to prioritize goals, decide what must be done, and be accountable to complete the necessary actions. In the future, the need for quality self-management will increase, as more work will be done remotely, requiring leaders and employees to possess this valuable competency.
• Customer Experience - Anticipates and meets the needs of both internal and external customers including students, staff, and the community. Delivers high-quality services; is committed to continuous improvement.
• Innovative Thinking -Develops useful ideas that are new, better, or unique. Introduces new ways of looking at problems.

Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in:

• Youth engagement related to child development, elementary or secondary edutain, early children, recreation, or similar fields.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities including but not limited to

Reporting directly to the Director of Workforce and Professional Development and working collaboratively with the Workforce and other supporting academic departments, the non-credit instructor will:

• Actively instruct and supervise youth for the duration of the workshop day. Use best practices in group management so youth are safe, welcomed and inspired to…