Position Academic Instructor - Substitute at Bizzell – New Haven, Connecticut

About Us:

The Bizzell-Group: New Haven Job Corps is a career training center dedicated to empowering young adults through education, hands-on experience, and personal development. Our program provides a supportive environment where students can gain the skills, certifications, and confidence needed to pursue rewarding careers. With a focus on both academic achievement and practical training, we partner with local employers and community organizations to ensure our graduates are prepared to meet the demands of today’s workforce.

Prescribes individual and/or group lessons designed to assist students in overcoming specific difficulties in mathematics and reading. Provides instruction to students enrolled in Reading, Mathematics, Workplace Communications, Employability Skills, Health Education, Driver’s Education or GED. Conducts and manages academic classes.

Position Responsibilities

• Performs as an instructor in a regular classroom setting, presenting instruction in the area of Reading, Mathematics, Workplace Communications, Employability Skills, Health Education, Driver’s Education or GED.

• 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 vocational 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, incident reports, achievement awards, and any other pertinent information concerning students. Records attendance in CIS.

• Participates in ESP’s (evaluation of student performance).

• Evaluates student employee’s performance in academics and employability skills. Provides regular feedback to student employees regarding appropriate employability skills.

• Works toward meeting performance management goals, learning gains, HSD/GED, trade completion, and career technical certification.

• Conducts audits of ATARS; develops corrective action as needed.

• Follows CDSS plan and Code of Conduct system daily.

• Assists with quarterly graduation exercises.

• Maintains good housekeeping in all areas and complies with safety practices

• Complies with all DOL guidelines, OFCCP regulations, Job Corps notices and bulletins, and Center policies and procedures.

• Models, mentors, monitors appropriate Career Success Standards.

• Presents information both clearly and concisely and regularly confirms correct interpretation of information.

• Very high standard of communication skills both written and oral for the presentation of facts and ideas.

• Written communication must be clear, concise, easy to read and comprehend.

• Demonstrates the ability to handle several projects simultaneously.

• Implements the key principles of time management, task allocation and priority assignment in addition to personal organization.

• Continually seek ways to improve the service provided via development of professional skills and personal growth.

• Initiates and responds to suggestions for improving service.

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulation. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedural manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from peers, groups of managers, students and the general public.

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw related conclusion. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instruction and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Proficiency with advanced Microsoft Office applications including Word, Power Point and Excel.

Experience: Minimum of one to two years related experience in education.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in education from a four-year college or university and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Certified to teach in state in which center is located (RO may waive if center is unable to hire certified teachers, but the candidate must pursue certification).

Valid State Driver’s License.