Sr Learning Specialist- (Campus Title Adult Education Instructor) (Pool)

Mount Wachusett Community College•Leominster, MA

15h•Hybrid

About The Position

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. 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. This particular job posting is a "Pool" position. There may or may not be available openings at this time however, when an opening does occur, the hiring manager will draw from the pool of applicants we have on file on an as needed basis. Applicants for positions will not be notified of their status unless they are contacted to come in for an interview, which might occur soon after applying or as much as a year later.

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
An Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Nice To Haves

K-12 certification
Computer operations in a community college environment
Experience designing and delivering remote instruction
Experience working with adult students.

Responsibilities

Provide rigorous remote and/or face-to-face academic instruction in Social Studies, Arts, Social Justice, and the Human Experience to adult learners seeking to build college ready literacy, numeracy, critical thinking, and workplace readiness skills.
Implement evidence-based instructional practices as part of course design and delivery.
The Adult Education Instructor will deliver instruction using research-based practices effective for adult learners in in person and/or remote settings.
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 team meetings with colleagues (administration, advisors and counselors, other instructors, etc.).
When working on site or for online courses, arrive at least ten minutes prior to the beginning of class and stay until completing scheduled learning activities
Work cooperatively with Counselors/Coordinators/Advisors to assist each enrolled student in 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.
Collaborate with Counselors to deliver instruction in college and workplace readiness.
Assist counselors in the alignment of these lessons to academic and content standards.
Contextualize instruction to include industry specific content when appropriate.
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 Director of Adult Education, the President's Designee, or funders.
Increase knowledge and awareness of postsecondary education and employment opportunities within the priority industries of North Central Massachusetts as identified by the MassHire North Central Workforce Board and Skills Cabinet Regional Blueprint.
Attend all program wide meetings as scheduled by the Director of Adult Education or President's Designee.
Participate in regularly scheduled curriculum development and program improvement activities as assigned by the Director of Adult Education or his/her 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 a multi-year strategic plan aligned to WIOA, State, Local, and Institutional priorities.
Effectively utilize technology to enhance student learning and increase student progress.
The Adult Education Instructor will utilize Google Classroom to deliver content and assignments to students.
The Adult Education Instructor will provide timely and authentic feedback/grading to students through a variety of ways including digital feedback through the learning management system used by the program (Google Classroom).
The Adult Education Instructor will conduct face-to-face and remote student classroom sessions as needed utilizing video conferencing technology (Google Meet, Zoom, etc.).
The 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.), IXL, Newsela, Nearpod, Flocabulary. Not an exhaustive list, additional technology is continually added to the program's portfolio of ed tech resources.
The Adult Education Instructor will regularly access, review, and update student electronic files.
The Adult Education Instructor will record, 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 Director of Adult Education and/or his or her designee that is linked to the multi-year strategic plan
Participate in at least twelve hours of professional development activities, or 2.5% of paid hours, whichever is greater, that are designed to improve content area knowledge and or professional practice.
The Adult Education Instructor will participate in classroom observations as determined by the Director of Adult Education and/or his/her designee.
The Adult Education Instructor will have their online learning environment reviewed throughout the academic year to ensure effective usage, and engaging activities assigned through the learning platform.
The Adult Education Instructor will 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.
The Adult Education Instructor will 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 by the Director of Adult Education and/or designee (2) Formal classroom observations conducted by the Director and/or designee (3) Formal review process as dictated by the Office of Human Resources and the MCCC contract.
Instructors with less than one year experience in adult education must attend the DESE sponsored online "New Staff Orientation" as conducted by SABES within one year of employment start date.
Other Duties as assigned.