Summer Program Instructor Jobs in Decatur, GA (NOW HIRING)

Position Summary:

The Instructor for Early Youth Employment Services (EYES) will teach the pre-employment vocational training curriculum to high school and transitional-aged students ages 14-21. This role is responsible for delivering services to students with disabilities both in the school environment and during school breaks and summer camp. The PRN Instructor must be flexible to work on an as-needed basis traditionally during normal school hours.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Teach fully developed pre-employment transitional services curriculum (career exploration, job readiness, self-advocacy, career exploration, and opportunities for post-secondary education, etc.) to high school and transitional-aged students ages 14-21.
2. Complete electronic documentation of services for program participants in accordance with program requirements and policy.
3. Complete and submit monthly participant summary reports along with individual participant timecards for participants for accurate billing.
4. Participate in teacher meet-and-greet meetings with identified schools to establish the schedule of services and needs of the class.
5. Maintain effective control and management of classroom.
6. Complete all required trainings and attend meetings as assigned.
7. Provide EYES services in a minimum of 4 classes during Fall and Spring Session if opportunities are available
8. Educate the community regarding the summer EYES program.
9. Steward excellent customer service and positive, productive relationships with community partners, i.e., educational partners, GVRA, etc.
10. Is a cultural ambassador for the organization fostering an environment of trust, alignment, transparency, and accountability.
11. Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with co-workers, management, customers, etc.

Qualifications

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in special education, rehabilitation, sociology, behavioral sciences or business administration or related field, preferred

OR

• High School Diploma or GED with at least one of the following:
  • Two years of experience working with students with a disability and a minimum of 30 semester hours of college credit at least 15 semester hours in special education, specific disabilities, social work, counseling, business, or a related field a minimum of
  • 60 hours of college credit in special education, specific disabilities, social work, counseling, business or a related field
• 3 years’ experience in a teaching role, preferred.
• Experience teaching or working with individuals with disabilities.

Other Qualifications or Requirements:

• Mission driven, guided by core values and a pleasure to work with.
• High “customer service orientation.”
• Results oriented with ability to meet assigned deadlines.

• Must be highly organized, accurate in completing work assignments.
• Strong oral & written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with assigned duties.
• Possesses a working knowledge of Windows environment in Word, Excel & PowerPoint.
• General knowledge of other office equipment such as copiers, scanners, fax machine, etc.
• Must pass a drug screen and background check.
• Eligibility to work in the United States.

Prior Experience Desirable:

• Experience working with transition students
• Delivery of job readiness skills training
• Developing programmatic marketing materials

Core Competencies:

Customer Focus

Builds and maintains customer satisfaction with internal and external customers, student, and parents.

Attention to Detail

Diligently attends to details and pursues quality in accomplishing tasks.

Teamwork

Promotes cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables.

Speaking

Conveys ideas and facts orally using language the audience will best understand.

Writing

Conveys ideas and facts in writing using language the reader will best understand.

Special Skills/Abilities:

Written Communication

Strong written skills required to create and prepare professional quality documentation and to effectively communicate with a broad range of individuals.

Analytical

Strong ability to review statistical information in order to create reports, show changes, validate any deficiencies, and to establish improvement goals.

Oral Communication

Ability to communicate and present information informally and formally to candidates for employment, new hires, program participants, employees and other professional groups.

Organizational

Ability to organize data and assigned work tasks for maximum effectiveness.

Equipment

Knowledge of computers.

Declaration:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. They may be subject to change at any time.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. It is the philosophy of Tommy Nobis Center to provide a safe work environment according to Tommy Nobis Center' policies, compliance agencies and other and safety guidelines. Employee required to attend all safety training sessions and drills.

This role will involve driving to participant schools and working in a variety of academic environments. Time in the office is in a typical office work environment.