Sr Learning Specialist- (Campus Title Adult Education Instructor; Pool

Overview

About Mount Wachusett Community College: Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) is located in Gardner, Massachusetts and accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). Established in 1963, MWCC serves the educational needs of the communities of North Central Massachusetts with innovative undergraduate education, early college programs, workforce development, personal enrichment, and community service. MWCC provides a supportive environment for individuals to pursue their educational goals, enhance professional skills, and seek personal growth.

MWCC empowers individuals from all walks of life, fostering their development and transformation. We invite you to consider applying for open positions and discover what MWCC and the North Central Massachusetts region have to offer.

MWCC embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion as core values and focuses on improving racial equity in the college community. We value equity-minded individuals committed to serving student learners from diverse cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. We encourage applicants who share this commitment and who understand the benefits of culturally relevant practices in an educational environment.

This particular job posting is a "Pool" position. There may or may not be openings at this time; when an opening occurs, the hiring manager will draw from the pool of applicants on file on an as-needed basis. Applicants will not be notified of status unless contacted to come in for an interview, which might occur soon after applying or as much as a year later.

The Adult Education Instructor designs and delivers instruction exploring Social Studies, Science Arts, Social Justice, and the Human Experience to adult learners seeking to build college-ready literacy, numeracy, critical thinking, and workplace readiness skills. This position delivers in-person and/or online instruction (synchronous and asynchronous) to adult learners preparing academic readiness for sections of either high school equivalency test approved in Massachusetts (HiSET or GED).

Instructors keep written lesson plans and align instructional activities to the program curriculum, College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education, Next Generation Science Standards, and the C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards. The Adult Education Instructor works with program staff and administration to ensure students make appropriate academic progress. The instructor reviews diagnostic assessment results to inform instructional planning and delivers formative assessments to measure student learning and progress.

The instructor implements research-based instructional practices designed to accelerate learning and progress students toward postsecondary enrollment and/or employment. Instructors collaborate with personnel at the college, Mass Hire North Central Career Center, and regional partner agencies to ensure students are connected to supports needed to enhance their success and prepare them for post-secondary enrollment and/or workplace success.