[Hiring] ACE Instructor & Academic Coach @CHESS

Role Description

This position serves as an instructor for the adult education program that is deeply committed to creating a learning environment that combines brain-based neuroscience instructional design, high-impact practices, workforce preparation techniques, and trauma-informed teaching practices. This comprehensive approach ensures students are academically prepared, workforce-ready, and supported in a safe and understanding environment.

• Instruct adult education courses in all academic areas such as reading, writing, science, social studies, math, and English language development.
• Use teaching strategies that yield significant positive outcomes.
• Integrate experiential learning and practical applications for a deep understanding.
• Design courses in alignment with adult brain functionality, based on neuroscience principles.
• Incorporate techniques that maximize memory, attention, and cognitive load management.
• Recognize and respond to signs of trauma in adult learners, understanding its potential impact on learning.
• Foster a safe and supportive classroom atmosphere, ensuring that students feel respected, acknowledged, and understood.
• Implement teaching strategies and classroom management techniques that minimize potential triggers.
• Provide resources or referrals for students in need of further emotional or psychological support.
• Prepare lessons with neuroscience principles, workforce relevance, and trauma-informed considerations in mind.
• Teach skills vital for the modern workforce, including both hard and soft skills.
• Liaise with local industries to tailor curriculum according to job demands.
• Guide students in resume building, interview techniques, and job placement.
• Evaluate learners' educational needs, goals, and career aspirations.
• Create learning plans that also consider each student's emotional and psychological well-being.
• Deliver content across varied subjects, relating academic knowledge to real-world applications, while ensuring a trauma-aware classroom setting.
• Provide targeted academic and emotional support to students.
• Monitor and proactively support students, anticipating both academic and emotional challenges.
• Monitor students' progress, offering feedback that's sensitive to their cognitive and emotional states.
• Cultivate a trauma-informed classroom that upholds safety, respect, and inclusivity.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of adult education principles and practices.
• Knowledge of the characteristics of adult learners.
• Knowledge of effective teaching strategies and andragogy.
• Knowledge of available community resources.
• Knowledge of state, federal, and publishers testing policies and standards.
• Knowledge of federal, state and institutional reporting requirements.
• Knowledge of college policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of testing principles.
• Skill in the provision of advisement and coaching to adult education students.
• Skill in the operation of computers and job-related software programs.
• Skill in decision making and problem solving.
• Skill in interpersonal relations and in dealing with the public.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Skill in working effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.

Requirements

• Knowledge and/or experience level of competency commonly associated with the completion of a baccalaureate degree in a course of study related to the occupational field.
• Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years.
• Experience with traditional face-to-face, hybrid and online courses and the ability to use San Juan College’s Learning Management System (Canvas & Google Classroom) as well as technology-enhanced curriculum.
• Access to home internet, a personal computer, and telephone is required.

Benefits

• $25.75 per hour
• This part-time, online synchronous position requires 10–20 hours per week. Evening hours vary between 5:00–9:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday.
• Compensation Type: Non-Exempt
• Employment Type: Temporary (Fixed Term)
• Grade: NE15

Company Description

San Juan College is dedicated to providing equal employment and educational opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic, veteran's status, or on the basis of any other category protected under federal, state and local laws.