Academy Instructor

Job Description

Position Summary:

The Instructor for The Academy at Tommy Nobis Center is an integral part of our TNC programming and provides accelerated vocational education, training, and employment to young adults with disabilities who are transitioning out of High School and into the work environment. The Instructor is responsible for delivering curriculum specific to Social Skills for employment success, Vocational Skills, and the integration of Community-based work. This role is also responsible for coordinating services with participants and their family members, community employers, and other key team members. The Instructor at The Academy is a full-time position focused on year-round services.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Engages with individual participants, their family, and program staff to develop an individualized service plan identifying participant goal, and a coordinating plan to achieve them. Works in collaboration with
• Program Manager and Employment Specialists to ready participants to actualize their employment goals
• Develops specialized curriculum lesson plan accommodations for each cohort based upon student needs in alignment with the identified educational standards:4Social Skills for employment success
• Vocational Skills
• Community-based Work Integration
• Responsible for compilation of curriculum for lesson planning and delivery of educational content for participants.
• Teaches vocational skills curriculum (life skills, social skills, career exploration, job readiness, interview skills, etc.) to young adults with disabilities.
• Creates and engaging, inclusive, and fun learning environment while effectively delivering appropriate classroom management
• Maintains confidential, timely, and accurate case records, attendance, and billing records in accordance with GVRA, CARF, Tommy Nobis Center, and all other regulatory agency requirements.
• Provides ongoing communication regarding participant's progress, needs, etc. to the participant and others such as family, counselors, and other Tommy Nobis Center staff, as appropriate.
• Coordinates and conducts meetings to discuss participant progress and/or concerns.
• Serves as an advocate and ally for persons with disabilities by educating the community regarding The Academy.
• Provides regular feedback to Employment Specialists on each individual's progress, capabilities, and constraints as it relates to securing employment.
• Provides oversight and direction to the Academy Para-pro by providing clear expectations, coaching, and holding accountable for deliverables and job execution.
  
  

Required Experience

Education / Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in special education, rehabilitation, sociology, behavioral sciences or related field.
• 2-3 years' experience in a teaching role.
• Experience teaching or working with individuals with disabilities.
• CRC (preferred)
  
  

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.

Resource Oversight

Ensures effective allocation, direction, and support of classroom personas and resources, including supervising and coordinating the work of the classroom paraprofessional

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 and systems (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Case Management Software, and Teams)

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.

Time in the office is in a typical office work environment.

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