JOB TITLE: ELITE INSTRUCTOR
SALARY LEVEL: MDTC - HOURLY EMPLOYEE
SALARY: $14/hr - $20/hr
DEPARTMENT: ELITE PROGRAM
REPORTS TO: ELITE DIRECTOR
FLSA STATUS: NON-EXEMPT

SUMMARY:
Mid-Del Tech Center’s ELITE program works with adult students who are a part of Oklahoma’s TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) program. The primary goal of ELITE is to provide each student with skills training that can lead to employment. ELITE is an open-entry/open exit program.
This individual will serve as the primary instructor for the ELITE Program. The position requires interpreting and translating facts and information, explaining situations and issues to students and advising them of an alternative course of action. The instructor will provide verbal and online instruction in soft skills and computer software skills.
Salary will be based on education and experience.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The person must be client-centered.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor’s Degree in Education is preferred. Associates Degree required. Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, and Outlook. Experience working with computer software programs preferred. Preference will be given to candidates with prior teaching experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of clients and employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole number, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ration, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

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.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
This individual must have strong organizational skills and the ability to facilitate multiple subject areas at the same time.
Knowledge of job search/job readiness techniques preferred. Ability to operate specific office equipment and tools.

COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS:
Strong verbal skills, persuasive and creative skills, ability to work with limited supervision, plan projects and set goals, demonstrate initiative. Understands and is able to effectively use a variety of techniques in order to establish a base of communication with individuals. Communicates clearly and is able to adapt levels of communication to meet the individual at an appropriate level. Must be professional in appearance and conduct. May make public speeches and presentations to large and small groups. Ability to teach these techniques to enhance client placement.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
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 use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an 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 regularly exposed to risk of electrical shock. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts the employee occasionally works in high precarious places and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of radiation, and vibration.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

WORK SCHEDULE:
The instructor will work 7:30am-2:45pm (Lunch is 10:25am-11:10am) Monday-Friday.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Builds working relationships with students to help them meet ELITE goals.
2. Facilitates a variety of subjects which include: core course skills, Microsoft Office Suite, soft skills, and career program skills.
3. Observes learning styles and makes suggestions about special learning needs.
4. Assesses student progress and keeps grade reports. Provides progress reports to the Employment Specialist and Director.
5. Monitors BrainBench competency tests and provides printed test results to the Employment Specialist. Creates BrainBench competency certificates.
6. Keeps daily attendance records on all ELITE students and provides reports to the Employment Specialist. Maintains timesheets for all ELITE students and presents to students for review and signatures on the 1st and 16th of each month.
7. Assists with online financial aid applications.
8. Maintains Financial Aid Checklist on each student showing progress toward a complete financial aid application, including required documentation.
9. Creates and monitors student accounts on OK Career Guide.
10. Assists students with completion of OK Career Guide Pathway Exercises.
11. Creates student Key Train accounts, using pre-test results for Applied Mathematics, Reading for Information and Locating Information, Assigns Career Cluster to Key Train Lessons.
12. Assists students with Key Train activities to prepare them for Work Keys test.
13. Maintains records indicating individuals’ readiness for the Key Train Post-Test.
14. Assists with Key Train Career Skills when requested.
15. Helps new students with enrollment when required.
16. Establishes and maintains a structured, professional classroom environment.
17. Works with students to enhance social skills.
18. Various other responsibilities as assigned.