ACE Instructor & Academic Coach (Part-time) Medical Assistant Program

CHESS•Farmington, NM

About The Position

The Part-Time Adult Education IET Instructor supports adult learners in an integrated education and training (IET) model in collaboration with a medical assistant content expert. The instructor provides academic instruction in reading, writing, and math, including high school equivalency preparation, to support student success in the medical assistant program. The role provides instruction across academic subjects and English language development, using effective adult-learning practices, experiential learning, practical applications, and neuroscience-informed strategies. The instructor prepares workforce-relevant lessons, helps students develop hard and soft skills, and works with local industries to tailor curriculum to job demands. The position also evaluates students’ educational needs, goals, and career aspirations; develops learning plans; and supports resume building, interview skills, and job placement. The instructor provides targeted academic and emotional support in a safe, inclusive, trauma-informed classroom. This includes recognizing and responding to signs of trauma, minimizing potential triggers, monitoring progress and challenges, giving sensitive feedback, and referring students to additional emotional or psychological support when appropriate. The role also involves onboarding, advising, coaching, and related program support. Work is assigned by the Director, who spot-checks completed work. The work is typically performed in an office and includes sitting, standing, stooping, and lifting light and occasionally heavy objects. This temporary, part-time position is 10–20 hours per week, with evening hours varying between 4:30 and 8:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Requirements

Knowledge of adult education principles and practices, adult learner characteristics, effective teaching strategies, and andragogy.
Knowledge of community resources, state, federal, and publisher testing policies and standards, reporting requirements, college policies and procedures, and testing principles.
Skill in advising and coaching adult education students.
Skill in operating computers and job-related software programs.
Skill in decision-making, problem-solving, interpersonal relations, and dealing with the public.
Oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
Knowledge and/or experience level of competency commonly associated with completion of a baccalaureate degree in a course of study related to the occupational field.
Sufficient experience to understand basic principles relevant to the major duties, usually associated with completion of an apprenticeship or internship, or one to two years in a similar position.
Experience with traditional face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses.
Ability to use San Juan College’s Learning Management System (Canvas and Google Classroom) and technology-enhanced curriculum.
Access to home internet, a personal computer, and a telephone.

Responsibilities

Teach adult education courses in reading, writing, science, social studies, math, and English language development.
Use teaching strategies that yield positive outcomes and integrate experiential learning and practical applications.
Design and prepare courses and lessons using neuroscience principles, including techniques to support memory, attention, and cognitive load management.
Use trauma-informed teaching and classroom-management practices to foster a safe, respectful, supportive, and inclusive learning environment.
Recognize signs of trauma and respond to learners’ academic, emotional, and psychological needs; provide resources or referrals when needed.
Teach workforce-relevant hard and soft skills and liaise with local industries to align curriculum with job demands.
Guide students in resume building, interview techniques, and job placement.
Evaluate learners’ educational needs, goals, and career aspirations, and create learning plans that consider their well-being.
Deliver academic content across subjects and connect it to real-world applications.
Monitor student progress and proactively address academic and emotional challenges; provide sensitive feedback.
Provide instruction, onboarding, advising, coaching, and support to adult education students and the program.
Perform other duties as assigned.