Job Description
This role involves teaching math to students at Job Corps, helping them build skills for further education and careers. Instructors deliver lessons aligned with curricula, motivating youths in Utah to improve academic habits and study techniques. Teachers coordinate with staff to address personal issues, ensuring student success through direct instruction and counseling.
Management & Training Corporation runs the Clearfield Job Corps Center in Clearfield, Utah, where staff care for local youths. The center offers career training alongside academics, supporting about 300 students with residential care.
Work includes preparing math lessons, utilizing classroom tools like computers and lesson materials. Instructors interact with counselors, wellness staff, and TEAP coordinators on student behavior and progress. Instructors review records for audit compliance, following government directives with occasional audits as a real challenge. Communication skills aid in reports and referrals.
Compensation is $41,600 annually. The position is full-time with Monday to Friday 8-hour shifts at Clearfield Job Corps Center in Clearfield, Utah. No travel noted. Benefits include health, dental, vision, and prescription drug insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, paid holidays, professional development assistance, and career advancement opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Provide academic instruction in accordance with approved curricula
- Provide students with basic direction and in compliance with government and management directives
- Motivate and counsel students in areas of behavior, training, personal problems, or study habits
- Coordinate with other staff as necessary to resolve issues affecting student training
- Develop and prepare lessons and recommend curricula changes and supplemental materials
- Utilize workplace language and behavior expectations in the classroom
- Relate academic skills to career technical training and workplace requirements
- Review and audit all assigned areas regularly for contractual compliance and effectiveness of delivery of services to students
- Prepare related reports
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
- Valid teaching certificate
- One year instructional experience preferred
- Experience with youth
- Communication and computer proficiency
- Valid driver's license with acceptable record appreciated