Adult Education Teacher

Responsible for instructing students in basic education subjects in order to prepare them for their General Equivalency Degree Examination and instructing youth participants (predominately SYEP) in basic skills instruction.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT

Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; no substitutions.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT

An additional six (6) months experience in public instruction, private instruction, classroom teaching and/or tutoring.

COMPUTER SKILLS

An individual should have knowledge of Database software; Internet software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

Must possess a valid driver's license with a driving history verified through a motor vehicle report that meets requirements for Cherokee Nation underwriting rating.  Prefer an Oklahoma State Teaching Certificate.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Ability to operate standard computer software.

Employee must not and will not be under sanction by the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) or by the General Services Administration (GSA) or listed on the OIG’s Cumulative Sanction Report, or the GSA’s List of Excluded Providers, or listed on the OIG’s List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Responsibilities:

Prepares and presents individualized instruction in basic education subjects.  Prepares and presents instruction for youth participants (predominately SYEP) in basic skills instruction.  Performs outreach services to potential students by providing interest/needs assessment and encouraging participation.  Administers informal testing to students diagnose student progress.  Maintains records of attendance and progress as required.  Maintains accurate participant files and data files.  Prepares reports as required.  Provides referral services appropriate to individual student needs.  Attends trainings and meetings as required.  Other duties may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Minimal supervisory responsibility (i.e., lead position)