Adult Day Training (ADT) Instructor

Easter Seals Florida•Palm Bay, FL

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Easterseals Florida is seeking a full-time Adult Day Training (ADT) Instructor for its program in Palm Bay, Florida. The Instructor provides training, support, and assistance to program participants and plans and implements daily enrichment activities that promote independence, community inclusion, job training, vocational skill acquisition, peer socialization, personal life skills, and self-advocacy. Participants gain real-world experience focused on life, employability, and community skills. This position works 35 hours per week, with hours scheduled between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The salary is $16.64 per hour. Instructors provide learning opportunities at the center and in the community, maintain an appropriate classroom environment, manage participant behavior, use technology in teaching, and serve as positive role models. Easterseals Florida describes its work as advancing equity, inclusion, and access for people living with disabilities, families, and communities. The organization is a drug-free workplace and an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. It provides reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least one year of experience working with people with disabilities.
Experience working with people with disabilities on job skills training, self-advocacy training, or daily living skills training, and assisting with personal needs such as monitoring behaviors.
CPR and First Aid certification.
Ability to drive 15-passenger, non-CDL buses.
Must meet approved driver qualifications, including a minimum age of 21 and a good driving history, to drive and transport passengers for program-related needs.

Responsibilities

Provide instruction to prepare participants for life skills and basic vocational training opportunities at the center and in the community.
Maintain a classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate to participants’ physical, social, and emotional development.
Manage participant behavior in the classroom and in the community.
Use technologies in the teaching and learning process.
Present a positive role model for participants.
Plan and implement daily enrichment activities promoting independence, community inclusion, job training, vocational skill acquisition, peer socialization, personal life skills, and self-advocacy.