Driver Education Instr in Tucson, Arizona at Human Learning Systems
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Job Description
Position Title: Driver’s Education Instructor
FLSA: Exempt
Location: Denison Job Corps Center
Department: Reports To: Career Training Supervisor
The Driver’s Education Instructor position provides instruction 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 academic training and job placement assistance to program eligible youth ages 16-24.
Summary of Duties: The Driver’s Education Instructor prescribes individual and/or group lessons designed to assist students in learning drivers’ education. Provides instruction to students enrolled in Drivers Education.
Description of Duties:
- Performs as an instructor in a regular classroom setting, presenting instruction in the area of Drivers Education.
- Uses the state Driver Handbook, State Training Guide and other materials.
- Assists students with suspended licenses to resolve the problem.
- Endeavors to promote a positive and desirable atmosphere within the classroom setting, ensuring maximum student motivation.
- Maintains a high degree of discipline within the classroom in order to ensure maximum learning.
- Establishes a high degree of student/instructor rapport.
- Works directly with the academic and CTT instructors in coordinating curriculum development.
- Utilizes all possible curricular resource available at the Center.
- Makes adequate preparation for classroom.
- Maintains students’ personal folders, recording personal data, including test scores, evaluations, attendance, incident reports, achievement awards, and any other pertinent information concerning students. Records and forwards daily attendance to Student Records and Attendance/Scheduling Clerk.
- Participates in ESP’s (student evaluation performance).
- Provides regular feedback to student employees regarding appropriate career success standards.
- Works toward meeting performance management goals to include specific driver licenses attained.
Credentials:
Education and Experience | Bachelor’s degree in education from a four-year college or university and/or equivalent combination of education and experience. Certified in state of employment. Minimum of one to two years related experience in education. |
Certifications, Licenses, Registration | Valid state driver’s license; CPR/First Aid certifications,
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Physical Demand | 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 and listen, sit, stand, and walk; to reach with hands, arms, as well as use hands to finger, handle or feel, to taste and smell. The employee must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision capabilities required by this job include; close, distance and peripheral vision. |
Language Skills | Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and government regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public. |
Reasoning Ability | Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. |
Work Environment | The work environment characteristics described here are representative of what 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level can vary from moderate to loud. All staff will be held accountable for establishing, developing, and maintaining a safe work environment. |
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Therefore, the employee may be requested to perform other reasonable related duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and other management as required. The company reserves the right to revise or change job duties as business requirements dictate. It is mutually agreed that the job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment. It is also understood that the company reserves the right to change work schedules as required, including overtime.