Instructor - Education jobs in Fort Myers, FL

Description

The City of Fort Myers strives to be an employer of choice and most of our employees turn jobs into long term careers. The salary shown in the job description is the full range for this position from entry to later career.

NEW EMPLOYEES ARE HIRED AT, OR NEAR THE ENTRY POINT SHOWN, DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE.

*THIS IS A REGULAR PART TIME POSITION*

Duties/Responsibilities

• Provides instruction to children on how to improve their reading, math, science, technology and art skills.
• Plans and implements lesson plans.
• Monitors and interacts with children.
• Prepares and maintains records and reports.
• Communicates with parents and teachers.
• This position requires regular and reliable attendance and the employee's physical presence at the workplace
• Perform related duties as assigned.

• Has the ability to speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations.
• Skilled in both oral and written communications.
• Has the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Able to operate necessary equipment, including computer, calculator, copier, etc

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in teaching or related field.
• One year experience in teaching children and/or adults; or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and training that provides the required knowledge and abilities.
• Mandatory Drug/Alcohol Testing required.
• When assigned to working with Youth, must meet the Department of Children and Families (DCF) requirements and inspections.

• Teaching certification preferred

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

This work typically requires the following physical activities to be performed. A complete description of the activities below is available upon request from Human Resources.

• Balancing – maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.
• Climbing – ascending, descending ladders, stairs, ramps, requires body agility.
• Pushing – use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward, downward, outward.
• Reaching – extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Repetitive Motion – substantial movements of wrists, hands, fingers.
• Speaking – expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions accurately, concisely.
• Standing – for sustained periods of time.
• Stooping – bending body downward, forward at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.
• Talking 1- expressing ideas by spoken word
• Talking 2 – shouting to be heard above ambient noise.
• Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive reading.
• Crouching – bending body forward by bending leg, spine.
• Feeling – perceiving attributes of objects by touch with skin, fingertips.
• Fingering – picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.
• Grasping – applying pressure to object with fingers, palm.
• Handling – picking, holding, or working with whole hand.
• Hearing 1 – perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.
• Hearing 2 – receive detailed information, make discrimination in sound.
• Kneeling – bending legs at knee to come to rest at knees.
• Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field of vision.
• Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness, observe facilities/structures.
• Lifting – raising objects from lower to higher position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.
• Mental Acuity – ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive reasoning.
• Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long distances, or site to site.

• Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

This position doesnt qualify for benefits