Based Learning Coordinator Jobs in Ohio (NOW HIRING)

Job Purpose
The Business Teacher will manage the certification process of students seeking one or more of the short-term, stackable credentials offered in the Business Pathway. The Business Teacher will primarily be responsible for student instruction and certifications for RISE Up! Customer Care and Entrepreneurial and Small Business programs. This includes maintaining all documentation required by each credentialing agency as well as appropriately registering, filing, and submitting all steps necessary to complete the certification process. The teacher will also provide appropriate modeling and instruction of employability / soft skills necessary to attain and retain employment.
Duties and Responsibilities
Primary job duties and responsibilities:
• Uses the RISE Up! Trainings and credentialing programs provide foundational employability skills to help students earn one or more of the three certifications available, which include: Retail Industry Fundamentals, Customer Service and Sales, and The Business of Retail.
• Uses the CBI Curriculum and credentialing programs to provide foundational employability
skills, career exploration and work based learning.
• Uses other resources and materials, develops any supplemental training materials that align with all business credentials to support the student's ability to earn these industry credentials.
• Provides direct and authentic instruction to students through the development of lesson
plans, pacing guides and activities that will ensure adequate time necessary for participants to learn the skills that result in the achievement of industry credentials.
• Provides a supportive and positive learning environment in which students are actively engaged in learning.
• Coordinates with Intervention Specialists to identify students who require learning
accommodations. The teacher is also required to appropriately incorporate those
accommodations into all instructional activities and testing with regards to the individual's
dignity, respect, and privacy.
• Provides support and guidance to students as they develop business skills with an emphasis on employability / soft skills such as teamwork, communication, accountability, and resiliency.
• Incorporates critical thinking and functional academics by providing project-based and/or
problem-based learning opportunities to help students develop the communication and
teamwork skills necessary to work through issues that are common to the business trades.
• Ensures proactive, open, and effective communication with other members of the school
team especially in regard to issues and concerns related to participation, performance and
well-being.
• Mentors, coaches, and advises students about workforce skills needed to gain employment in this job sector. Uses personal experiences to guide and positively influence students as it relates to leadership development, self-discipline, and optimism.
• In coordination with the School Director, Director of Career-Technical Education and
Placement Specialist, helps build relationships and contacts with business partners that may
provide employment opportunities for graduates.
• Provides required performance reports; participates in relevant meetings, workshops and/or committees.
• Maintains a detailed tracking system and completes all steps of certification processes
ultimately resulting in the participants receiving their credential in a timely manner.
Performance Outcomes
• Maintains and provides weekly updates on the appropriate "Progress Tracker" for each
credential.
• Ensures completion of a "Menu" for each student interested in earning certifications in the
Business, Finance and Marketing pathway.
• Ensures the completion of Credit Flex Plans for each student so that students may be awarded available academic credits.
• Ensures that all students are appropriately enrolled in the correct DASL course.
• Completes all steps necessary for students to take the certification test and ensures that copies of any certifications earned are provided to the school's Placement Specialist for inclusion in the student's Career Portfolio for graduation.
• Assists in securing Workforce Experience (WEX) opportunities for students and ensures that classroom learning is relevant and functional in supporting a student's WEX placement.
• Participates in Quarterly Workforce Advisory Committee as needed.
• Actively assists in the recruitment and retention of students in this pathway, especially as it
relates to improved attendance and certification completion.
Qualifications, Education and Experience
Necessary and desirable qualifications include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Must have a clear FBI/BCI Background Check
• If not currently licensed, must be willing to obtain an Ohio Department of Education Career
Technical Teaching license.
• Commitment to the company's mission, vision, and growth.
• Passion for working with youth of various social, educational, and economic backgrounds and for building a strong, mission-driven organization.
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
• Effective organizational skills with the ability to perform multiple tasks.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to go "above and beyond" to support participants in achieving progress.
• Commitment to continued personal and professional growth.
• A valid driver's license and independent source of transportation.
• Education Preferred: Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent
Working Conditions
This job is performed in a generally clean and healthy environment. May work with challenging students at times.
Physical Requirements
The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical
demands: some lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; and significant fine finger dexterity.
Reasonable accommodations can be made to employees with qualified disabilities who can perform the essential functions of the job, so long as there is no undue hardship created upon the organization or other employees within the organization.
Supervision Received
Occasional, minimal guidance, but follows established work methods.
Direct Reports
None.
Conclusion
This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job
and the general nature and level of work performed within this job. However, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, qualifications, or physical demands
associated with the position.