Instructor, Adult Secondary Education -Prison Populations (Part-Time Temporary)

Wake Technical Community College; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh, NC, seeks an instructional professional to deliver effective ESL/Adult education in a prison setting. The role focuses on establishing learning objectives, aligning curriculum, and ensuring timely documentation and compliance with DPS and funding requirements.

You will collaborate with program specialists, prepare and present career and educational pathways, develop materials, integrate technology, assess student progress, and mentor new instructors

Qualifications

• Excellent oral, written, and listening skills are required.
• Ability to pass Department Public Safety background check and attend required DPS training.
• Ability to work in a prison setting and comply with all DPS policies.
• Candidate must be organized, detail-oriented, and flexible.
• Ability to relate and communicate across diverse groups.

Responsibilities

• Establishes and executes meaningful learning objectives.
• Plans, organizes, and provides instruction using level-specific materials to maximize student learning.
• Adjusts instructional strategies to meet diverse student needs.
• Maintains documentation (attendance, testing results, outcomes, releases) and meets deadlines.
• Collaborates with program specialists and counselors to identify students in career and college readiness.
• Presents career and educational pathway information to qualifying students.
• Develops curriculum as needed and learns new technology for instruction.
• Administers tests and analyzes results in a timely manner.
• Tracks student progression from ESL/GED to curriculum and other programs.
• Mentors new instructors and contributes to program development.

Skills

Excellent communication

DPS background check

Prison teaching

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Excel proficiency

Technology in classroom

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

This position is responsible for providing effective instruction in assigned areas located in prison settings. ,

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described.

• Establishes and executes meaningful learning objectives
• Plans, organizes and provides instruction using level specific materials and methodologies to maximize student learning
• Adjusts instructional strategies, when needed, to meet diverse student needs
• Creates and maintains a system to track, analyze and maintain all required documentation (attendance, testing results, outcomes, releases, etc) in student files and meets all submission deadlines and requirements as specified by Supervisor, WTCC, National Reporting Service and state and federal funding
• Collaborates with Instructional Program Specialists and College & Career Readiness Counselor in identifying students within the target population of career and college readiness. This includes developing communication processes for sharing student progress and changes in students' goals

• Presents career and educational pathway information to qualifying students
• Develops curriculum as needed
• Learns and implements technology to enhance instruction
• Administers tests, documents and analyzes results in a timely manner
• Manages goal documentation for registered students
• Collects data and tracks students as they move from ESL and GED into curriculum and other program areas to ensure a successful transition to post- secondary
• Contributes to the selection and development of instructional materials aligned with course objectives
• Functions as a mentor to new instructors
• Meets paperwork deadlines
• Participates in scheduled In-Service training, staff meetings and professional development trainings and activities. Provides professional development training to staff
• Provides input on programmatic changes and serves on College committees, as appropriate

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent oral, written, and listening skills
• Ability to pass a Department of Public Safety background check and attend applicable training for Department of Public Safety
• Ability to work in a prison setting and comply with all policies and guidelines of the Department Public Safety
• Self-directed, organized, task-oriented, detail-oriented and flexible
• Ability to relate, collaborate and communicate well with individuals from all socio-economic levels and ethnic groups with respect and sensitivity
• Ability to develop original lesson plans and curriculum that incorporate contextualized instruction and real-life/authentic materials for College & Career Readiness students
• Ability to demonstrate a variety of instructional techniques and methods
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office products, particularly Excel
• Maintain appropriate certifications to be able to administer tests
• Knowledge and ability to utilize technology into the classroom including the use of blogs, spreadsheets, computer based or online teaching, PowerPoint, and internet based activities
• Ability to demonstrate a comprehensive and accurate knowledge of their field or discipline
• Ability to display an ability to interpret and evaluate the theories of their field or discipline and then translate their subject matter to related fields
• Available to work a flexible schedule, as needed, including day and night hours

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• One year of classroom teaching experience teaching adult students reading, writing,or math
• Must pass Department Public Safety background check and attend applicable Department of Public Safety training
• Valid Driver's license and approval required by the College’s liability insurance carrier

Preferences

• Teaching experience in a correctional environment or in an alternative community setting

Essential Personnel

• TBD