Job description
Provides instruction to adult education students. Plans, implements, documents, and evaluates instructional practices, procedures, and materials. Provides direct, on-site, daily supervision of academic assistants.
Examples of Duties:
- Provides instruction in literacy; adult education; HSE test preparation; English language acquisition; family literacy; (Integrated) English literacy and civics education; workforce preparation; integrated education and training, including career pathways; and workplace education, including National Career Readiness Certificate and Smart Start Pathway instruction.
- Applies research-based instructional practices that incorporate the use of computers and other technologies.
- Is knowledgeable of reading, writing, and/or math instructional strategies.
- Uses instructional strategies, learning practices, and tolls appropriate to the needs of the student.
- Uses lesson plans that integrate instruction across content areas.
- Provides continuous feedback and adjusts instruction to maximize student learning.
- Collaborates with colleagues to develop and evaluate curriculum and materials aligned with CCRS.
- Integrates work, family, and community related activities into instruction.
- Administers and interprets appropriate placement and diagnostic tests.
- Facilitates the transfer of learned skills from the classroom to the job.
- Plans learning experiences that are interactive and relevant to the specific workplace environment.
- Customizes and develops workplace education curriculum and lesson plans that facilitate transition from the classroom to the job based on the workforce goals and expected training outcomes.
- Uses formal and informal assessment data to monitor and document student progress.
- Collects and manages accurate data for program improvement and accountability.
- Participates in the retention and follow-up of students.
- Maintains knowledge of program guidelines, regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Maintains student records.
- Supervises and monitors academic assistants.
- Makes referrals to community agencies or postsecondary institutions as appropriate.
- Advocates adult education at the local and state level and explains the impact of under-education on employment and society.
- Assesses adult education needs and promotes program in community.
- Promotes use of community resources and participates in activities of other community agencies.
- Recruits students and matches them with instructional staff.
- Participates in required professional development activities.
- Participates in additional professional growth opportunities to support achievement.
- Uses technology resources to engage in ongoing professional development and lifelong learning.
- Assesses personal strengths and weaknesses as a basis for developing a professional development plan.
- Bachelor’s degree (Education, Adult Education or related field preferred). A copy of this degree is required on file at the local director’s office.
- All instructors hired must pass the Mississippi Adult Education competency test.
- All new instructors must attend the New Teacher Academy to learn basic instructional competencies and prepare for the state competency test.
About Coahoma Community College:
Coahoma Community College is an accredited public comprehensive institution of higher learning committed to providing accessible, affordable, diverse, and quality educational programs and services. The ninety-nine acre campus lies in an agrarian setting along Clarksdale-Friars Point Road near the Mississippi River, which forms the western boundary of Coahoma County. Bordered on the east by a quiet and picturesque lake, the school site is conducive to wholesome recreation as well as to serious study.