GED Examiner

State of Maryland • Baltimore City, MD

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About The Position

The Maryland Department of Labor - Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning is accepting applications from qualified applicants for the position of Employee Training Specialist II - GED Examiner. This is a contractual position responsible for providing teaching and learning to residents of an adult maximum correctional facility. The candidate will create a positive and safe testing environment in which assigned students can earn the GED/Maryland High School Diploma

Requirements

• Six years of experience planning and conducting employee development and training.
• Candidates may substitute the possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and two years of experience planning, conducting or coordinating training or staff development activities for the required experience.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in education and training classification or education and training specialty codes in the education and training field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with incarcerated individuals and/or at-risk population.
• Experience giving assessments.

Responsibilities

• Administering GED Exams (may involve travel and overnight travel within the State of Maryland.
• Scheduling, registering, and preparing for GED Examinations
• Communication with GED/Pearson
• Training staff to become certified to give GED Ready and GED exams
• Organization and security of the GED labs

Benefits

• Contractual employees who work for an agency covered under the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program, have a current employment contract and work 30 or more hours a week (or on average 130 hours per month) may be eligible for subsidized health benefits coverage for themselves and their dependents.
• As a contractual employee, you will be responsible for paying 25% of the premiums for your medical and prescription coverage, including any eligible dependents you have enrolled.
• The State of Maryland will subsidize the remaining 75% of the cost for these benefits.
• You can also elect to enroll in dental coverage, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and life insurance, but will be responsible to pay the full premium for these benefits.
• Leave may be granted to a contractual employee who has worked 120 days in a 12 month period. This leave accrues at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked, not to exceed 40 hours per calendar year.

What This Job Offers

• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees