Keyboarding (I & II) Instructor - WF

Reading Area Community College; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 46,838 - 55,104; Full time

Job summary

Reading Area Community College invites applications for a Keyboarding (I & II) Instructor – WF. This hourly position pays $37.00 per hour and offers a flexible schedule including daytime, evenings, and Saturdays as required.

The Keyboarding Instructor will deliver on-campus and may work at an assigned off-campus location, teaching a curriculum that builds keyboarding skills, proper typing techniques, and document formatting. Experience in adult education is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and/or significant adult education/career training experience.
• Experience working in an office performing administrative/clerical duties (at least two years).
• Preferred: teaching experience in college or Adult Education/Workforce Training Program.
• Bilingual Spanish/English a plus.

Responsibilities

• Teach provided curriculum in classroom and manage instruction.
• Maintain communications with staff and site location staff.
• Adhere to procedures and policies for smooth day-to-day operation.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Internet skills

Learning Management Systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Learning Management Systems

Job description

Keyboarding (I & II) Instructor – WF

Compensation: $37.00 per hour

Working Hours

Flexible Schedule, include daytime, evening, and Saturday hours as required by the needs of the position.

Summary

The Keyboarding Instructor reports to the Associate VP of Workforce & Continuing Education who will assign location and hours of the Instructor activities. The Instructor provides academic instruction and student academic support for assigned academic department. The Keyboarding Instructor is responsible for teaching a curriculum to students that focuses on the competencies and skills needed to learn the different parts of a computer and keyboard, proper techniques of all letters, symbols, and numbers. Keyboarding level I is a pre-requisite to Keyboarding level II. The Instructor will teach formatting business letters, memos, centering and printing envelopes all while supporting students to increase typing speeds. This position will require instruction on‑campus and/or at an assigned off‑campus location.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain responsibility for instruction and classroom management.
• Teach provided curriculum in classroom.
• Maintain good communications and working relationships with appropriate staff, appropriate agencies, and class site location staff.
• Maintain good communications and work effectively with all other offices of the college on matters concerning the program.
• Adhere to procedures and policies for the smooth day-to-day operation of the program.
• Participate in professional development activities as required.
• Attend teacher meetings as required.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Required

• Bachelor’s degree and/or significant adult education/career training experience.
• Experience working in an office performing administrative/clerical duties (at least two years).

Preferred

• Previous teaching experience in a college and or Adult Education/Workforce Training Program.
• Bilingual Spanish/English a plus.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and Internet skills. Knowledge of Learning Management Systems or other administrative software a plus.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Teaching (preferred).

Other Skills and Abilities

• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills required.
• Experience with adult education population, curriculum development, mandated welfare reform, and dislocated workers are preferred.

Communication Skills

• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to establish positive relationships with students, faculty, and staff.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a diverse faculty, staff, and student body.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

RACC is an equal opportunity employer. In compliance with government regulations we are required to record numbers of job applicants by sex and ethnic category. We ask that you indicate your race or national origin and sex, but you are not required to provide this information. This information will not be kept with your application and will be used only in accordance with state and federal regulations.