The Math Instructor provides support for a U.S Department of Labor Job Corps contractor. The Job Corps program is a federally-funded residential training program. The mission of Job Corps is to provide career-ready technical and basic skills (academic) training and job placement assistance to program eligible youth ages 16-24.
Summary of Duties:
Plan, prepare, and provide meaningful instruction related to individual student learning goals and objectives.
Significant Responsibilities:
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Utilizes a variety of assessment tools and analyzes student data to develop individualized instruction .
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Collaborates with teams, co-teach lessons, and conducts demonstration teaching.
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Thinks flexibly and adapts lessons to the needs of individual student learning styles.
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Possess knowledge and demonstrates use of 21st Century skills in instruction (analytical thinking, problem solving, communicating, collaborating, and finding and evaluating information)
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Displays evidence of ongoing professional learning and reflective practice to continuously improve student learning and instructional methods.
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Maintains a high degree of effective behavior management within the training area.
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Continues to stay current on new teaching, instruction, and facilitation techniques.
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Utilizes Job Corps guidelines and subject course guides to develop an accurate syllabus for the course and lesson plans.
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Conducts assessments to diagnose areas of difficulty; prescribe individual plans.
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Identifies appropriate materials and designs instruction to meet individual student needs by developing curriculum aligned with trade certifications and academics tests (TABE, HSE, HSD).
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Designs curriculum to ensure students obtain their academic and career technical training goals aligned with their Career Plan.
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Identify and prepare potential students for the ACT and AT programs and refer students to the ACT/AT coordinator for application, enrollment, and financial aid.
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Conducts Pre-ACT courses as required.
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Implements an Applied Academics program: Meets with Career Technical Training instructors to identify trade related skills and projects that can be taught and reinforced in an academic setting integrating technical instruction to reading, writing, math, and employability skills.
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Meets with student and CTT instructor to identify and create required accommodations for student’s capabilities.
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Meets with disability accommodations team to review accommodations and make recommendations for changes or modifications to accommodations.
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Obtains outside resources as needed for accommodations for students.
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Maintains accurate record keeping: Records daily attendance, submits ESPs in a timely manner, document student progress for inclusion on the ETA 640 profile.
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Documents student’s progress in case notes at least monthly, utilizing the RAP method.
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Develops curriculum aligned to the center, HLS, and DOL goals. Maintain a lesson plans binder and prepares lesson plans at least two weeks in advance.
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Submits necessary schedule change information.
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Documents student achievements on the Pathway Achievement Record (PAR) and distributes, as necessary.
Education/Experience:
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Bachelor’s degree required.
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North Dakota Teaching certification.
Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check*
- As a Federal Contractor, while North Dakota law may allow individuals to consume marijuana if they have a qualifying medical condition, marijuana is still illegal under federal law. A positive drug screen with a medical marijuana card will result in an offer not being made.
Equal Opportunity Statement: Human Learning Systems and Quentin Burdick Job Corps provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, marital status, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. HLS and Quentin Burdick Job Corps also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws.