Instructor, Early Youth Employment Services - Gwinnett County & Surrounding at Tommy Nobis

$27.50/hour

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Position Summary:

The Early Youth Employment Services (EYES) Instructor provides leadership and direction for developing, scheduling and implementing the education and training services, metric development and program billing for EYES. This role teaches EYES curriculum to high school and middle school students on site and virtually. This role is also responsible for coordinating services with participant schools, referral sources, parent advisory groups and students. The Instructor's hours will be determined by the school(s) assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Develops program guide, timeline of services, and project plan.
2. Responsible for delivery of services for students in the EYES program, from time of referral to exit.
3. Teaches pre-vocational skills curriculum (career exploration, job readiness, interview skills, etc.) to high school and GED students.
4. Meets with referral sources, schools, and parent advisory groups for planning and implementation of program.
5. Completes and carries out curriculum training.
6. Develops lesson plans for students
7. Schedules class times with identified schools and conducts initial site visits.
8. Supervises and teaches classes in schools, at partner locations and at Tommy Nobis Center.
9. Maintains effective control and management of classroom.
10. With input from Manager, Youth Services, schedules additional Tommy Nobis Center team members to assist with teaching classes and supervision of participants.
11. Assists in development of community sites for summer EYES program.
12. Develops and completes weekly and monthly status reports for participants.
13. Responsible for monthly billing process with referral sources.
14. Tracks and collects performance metrics and outcomes

Qualifications

Education / Experience:

Bachelor’s Degree in special education, rehabilitation, sociology, behavioral sciences or business administration or related field.

• 3 years’ experience in vocational rehabilitation or teaching role.
• Experience teaching or delivering career/work readiness to individuals with disabilities.

Other Qualifications or Requirements:

• Mission driven, guided by core values and a pleasure to work with.
• High "customer service orientation and youth- focused."
• Excellent engagement and presentation skills
• Results oriented with ability to meet assigned deadlines.

• Must be highly organized, accurate in completing work assignments.
• Possess creativity, with an ability to effectively engage youth and build rapport
• Strong oral & written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with assigned duties.
• Possesses a working knowledge of Windows environment in Word, Excel & PowerPoint.
• General knowledge of other office equipment such as copiers, scanners, fax machine, etc.

• Must pass a drug screen and background check.
• Eligibility to work in the United States.