Digital Navigator -Adult Community Learning Center- (Part- Time) - Quinsigamond Community College

Quinsigamond Community College•Worcester, MA

31d•$35

About The Position

The Digital Navigator is a member of a team of professionals that implement the mission and vision of Quinsigamond Community College's Adult Community Learning Center. The Digital Navigator is responsible for assisting students with affordable internet access, device acquisition, digital skills, and application support. The Navigator will assess potential remote students and will build their skills so they can access and engage in synchronous and asynchronous class modalities. The Navigator will provide digital skill instruction to enable students to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information. This is a part-time (PT) position that is funded through a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
Proficient with O365
Strong computer skills
Excellent organizational and communication skills
Experience working with adults from diverse ethnic, racial, and linguistic groups.

Nice To Haves

Experience teaching and/or tutoring adults
Demonstrated experience delivering differentiated instruction.
Bilingual

Responsibilities

Prepare and distribute a workshop description and calendar to the students at the start of each semester.
Prepare and evaluate appropriate curriculum materials.
Prepare lesson plans to be submitted as needed.
Develop and implement class educational objectives based on students' needs.
Implement multiple and flexible delivery options.
Provide instruction in digital foundation skills and building digital literacy.
Provide a scheduled, clearly communicated time for office hours, in which a student can visit if they need assistance with accessing their academic platforms or other aspects of their technological learning.
Communicate frequently with individual students regarding their progress towards their goals.
Monitor students' progress by maintaining records and assessment samples to support outcomes.
Prepare a series of in-class digital literacy sessions relevant to the needs of adult students.
Support teachers during lessons that are integrating technology in class.
Assist in connecting students to the Adult Community Learning Center's laptop loaner program.
Participate in the all-staff meetings, including planned fall and spring orientation weeks, common planning, curriculum development meetings, ongoing professional and program development activities, and directing orientation activities with students.
Stay up to date with industry standards in digital literacy.
Assist with the onboarding of new staff regarding technology.
Coordinate with the appropriate staff regarding students in need of additional services.
Assist the program in collecting required student information for reporting purposes.
Actively support the teaching and learning process; practicing honesty and integrity in and out of the classroom; strive to create and support a student-centered environment while fostering academic innovation and excellence.
Work actively with other areas of the college to ensure a spirit of college wide collaboration, collegiality, civility, and teamwork. Respect the function of dissent in an academic institution while advancing a collegial atmosphere of campus collaboration.
Embrace the ideals of diversity and inclusiveness and support the equal rights of all people by advancing the understanding and appreciation of differences including age, race, gender, ability, religious convictions, socio-economic status, ethnic heritage, or sexual orientation.
Provide flexible, responsive, and high-quality service to all, be they students, community, or staff, and continuously assess processes and procedures and revise accordingly.
Perform other duties as assigned