Office Administration Instructor

Bizzell•Guthrie, OK

About The Position

The Office Administration Instructor provides instructional support for Human Learning Systems, a U.S. Department of Labor Job Corps contractor. Job Corps is a federally funded residential training program. The instructor provides students with industry-recognized instruction and training to prepare them for full-time employment, higher education, or advanced training. The instructor delivers career technical training, manages the classroom, supports student learning and development, and works with counselors, career transition staff, and work-based learning staff. The role also includes helping students build employability skills, monitoring work-based training, supporting job placement, preparing reports, and complying with applicable Job Corps and center policies.

Requirements

Experience working with youth.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Computer proficiency, including advanced Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel, as well as basic computer functions, email, internet, and programs such as Adobe Acrobat.
Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
Ability to motivate, inspire, and train students effectively.
Bachelor’s degree and one year of office administration experience; directly related experience may be considered instead of formal education.
Certification, licensure, or accreditation in the state where the center is located, accreditation by a professional trade organization, or ability to obtain certification within 90 days of hire; alternatively, two years of work-related experience in the designated career training area.
Valid driver’s license in the state of employment and an acceptable driving record.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate and abide by Bizzell’s core values and operating principles.
Promote a positive classroom atmosphere that supports student motivation.
Provide instruction, manage the classroom environment, and promote student learning.
Implement lesson plans, assign classwork, and maintain classroom control and discipline.
Leave reports for the instructor describing completed assignments and student behavior.
Motivate and counsel students on behavior, training, personal problems, and study habits.
Coordinate with counselors and staff to address issues affecting student training.
Participate in hands-on career preparation activities and provide feedback to career preparation staff.
Participate in activities supporting students’ intellectual and social development.
Coordinate with work-based learning staff to develop training sites on-center, in the community, and at home-based locations; monitor and document student progress at these sites monthly.
Work with the community industry advisory council to review and recommend upgrades to the career technical training program.
Monitor labor market information, develop career transition and job placement plans, and assist with graduate placement alongside the career transition readiness specialist.
Work cooperatively with each student’s counselor and career transition readiness specialist.
Provide customer service to dependent and independent learners to support trade completion.
Prepare statistical and corrective action reports as necessary to achieve positive results.
Provide quality customer service to students, staff, and other center customers.
Prepare students to transition from career technical training by developing interviewing and employability skills.
Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
Provide career technical training instruction, direction, and assistance in designated instructional areas.
Maintain good housekeeping and comply with safety practices.
Comply with DOL guidelines, OFCCP regulations, Job Corps notices and bulletins, and center policies and procedures.
Model, mentor, and monitor appropriate Career Success Standards and reinforce students’ employability.
Participate in mandatory PRH-mandated staff training.
Perform other duties as assigned.