Senior Learning Specialist (Campus Title Adult Education Instructor)

Mount Wachusett Community College•Leominster, MA

18h

About The Position

About Mount Wachusett Community College: Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) is a highly regarded educational institution located in Gardner, Massachusetts and accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). Established in 1963, MWCC serves the educational needs of the communities of North Central Massachusetts with innovative undergraduate education, early college programs, workforce development, personal enrichment, and community service. With a strong emphasis on academic excellence, MWCC provides a supportive environment for individuals to pursue their educational goals, enhance professional skills, and seek personal growth. As a beacon of opportunity, Mount Wachusett Community College empowers individuals from all walks of life, fostering their development and transformation. We hope you will consider applying for one of our open positions, and discover all that Mount Wachusett Community College and the North Central Massachusetts region have to offer. http://mwcc.edu/about-mwcc/ Mount Wachusett Community College embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion as core values and makes it our mission to proactively focus on improving racial equity in our college community. We value equity-minded individuals with commitment to serve student learners from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. Therefore, we strongly encourage applicants who share our commitment and who understand the benefits of culturally relevant practices needed in an educational environment. Job Description: General Statement of Duties: The Full-Time Adult Education Instructor designs and delivers instruction exploring the intersection of the Arts, Social Justice, and Human Experience as well as Math, Science, and Technology designed to build literacy and critical analysis skills necessary for college and career success. This position delivers group instruction to adult learners preparing them for the literacy, Social Studies, Math, and Science sections of either high school equivalency test approved in Massachusetts (HiSET or GED). The Full-Time Adult Education Instructor keeps written lesson plans and aligns all instructional activities to the program curriculum, College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education, C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, and the Next Generation Science Standards. The Adult Education Instructor works cooperatively with program staff and administration to ensure students make appropriate academic progress. As such, the Full-Time Adult Education Instructor reviews diagnostic assessment results to inform instructional planning and delivers formative assessments to measure student learning and progress. The Full-Time Adult Education Instructor implements research-based instructional practices designed to accelerate learning and progress students along a regionally relevant career pathway toward post-secondary enrollment and/or employment. Instructors collaborate with personnel at MWCC and the MassHire North Central Career Center to ensure students are connected to all supports needed to enhance their success and prepare them for successful transition to post-secondary enrollment and/or the workplace.

Requirements

Master's degree in Critical Thinking or closely related field;
Three (3) years experience and/or training that includes program coordination, teaching, critical thinking instruction, curriculum development, and computer operations in a community college environment; or An Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience teaching in the Public Adult Education System
Former or current K-12 Certification;
Experience delivering remote programming;
Experience using the Google Workspace for Education suite of applications or similar collaborative online tools.

Responsibilities

Provide rigorous academic instruction in the arts, social justice, and the human experience, as well as Math, Science, and Technology;
Implement evidence-based instructional practices as part of course design and delivery;
Conduct diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments to inform instructional design and delivery and to measure student learning;
Maintain appropriate student data including proof of academic progress and samples of completed work and utilize that data to increase access to curriculum and design individualized learning opportunities for students as necessary;
Participate in student progress meetings with colleagues (administration, other instructors, etc.);
Arrive at least ten minutes prior to the beginning of class and stay until completing scheduled learning activities;
Include within the established curriculum, the development of a comprehensive education and career plan that includes a review of local labor market data and education and training opportunities in the priority industries within their region;
Deliver instruction in college and workplace readiness;
Contextualize instruction to include industry specific content where appropriate for course content and course assignment;
Maintain electronic copies of weekly instructional plans aligned to the program's curriculum and the College and Career Readiness Standards for Adult Education. Plans must be available for review by administration at the request of the President's Designee, or funders;
Increase knowledge and awareness of postsecondary education and employment opportunities within the priority industries of Massachusetts as identified by the Workforce Skills Cabinet Regional Blueprint(s);
Attend all supervisor and program wide meetings (in person or virtual) as scheduled by the President's Designee, or funder;
Participate in regularly scheduled curriculum development and program improvement activities as assigned by the the President's designee;
Engage in common planning time with peers offering the opportunity for collegial exchanges of ideas and the development of creative and engaging lessons;
Work in collaboration with program on developing and/or implementing multi-year strategic plan aligned to WIOA, State, Local, and Institutional priorities;
The Full-Time Adult Education Instructor will maintain certifications in National Reporting System (NRS) Assessments required by the Adult and Community Learning Services (ACLS) unit of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) for Adult Education Courses assigned to the position;
As requested by program administration, administer NRS Assessments to students in compliance with ACLS Assessment Policies;
Effectively utilize technology to enhance student learning and increase student progress. The Full-Time Adult Education Instructor will utilize Google Classroom as the Program's Learning Management System to deliver content and assignments to students;
The Full-Time Adult Education Instructor will provide timely and authentic feedback to students through a variety of ways including in person and via digital feedback through the learning management system used by the program (Google Classroom);
The Full-Time Adult Education Instructor must use the following educational technology as needed to enhance student learning: Google Applications for Education (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Meet, etc.) and IXL. Not an exhaustive list, additional technology is continually added to the program's portfolio of ed tech resources;
Regularly access, review, and update student electronic files;
Access and utilize electronic assessment results to inform instruction;
Participate in all phases of the educator effectiveness evaluation process including but not limited to: (1) Self-Assessment (2) Professional Development Planning (3) Classroom Implementation of Learned Strategies (4) Ongoing observation and performance monitoring (5) Reflection;
Collaborate with program administration to develop and implement an annual professional development plan approved by the President's designee that is linked to the multi-year strategic plan;
Participate in classroom observations as determined by the President's designee;
The Full-Time Adult Education Instructor will have their learning environment reviewed throughout the academic year to ensure an effective and engaging learning environment;
Participate in an annual instructor effectiveness evaluation conducted by the program director designed to identify areas of professional strength and challenge in the employees professional practice;
Participate in the annual performance review process with their direct supervisor and/or designee including any or all of the following: (1) short mini-observations (2) Formal classroom observations (3) Formal review process as dictated by the Office of Human Resources and the MCCC contract;
Other Duties as assigned.