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Instructional Facilitator
Afterschool Program
MAC now seeks an experienced and qualified Instructional Facilitator to support and augment our academic enrichment afterschool programming.
HOURS
Monday-Thursday
3:30-6:30 PM
REPORTS TO
Executive Director
JOB GOAL
To help Afterschool Program teachers improve youth participant educational attainment.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Valid Teacher Certification
- At least five (5) years successful teaching experience
- Strong grasp of educational/academic content and how it is learned
- Deep knowledge of Georgia state, regional, and national content standards
- Strong technological competence
- Proficient in effective instructional strategies, such as cooperative learning, performance-based learning, and reading/writing strategies
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work with teachers to incorporate new instructional strategies.
- Observe and collaborate with teachers on a weekly basis.
- Model classroom demonstration lessons with and for teachers.
- Help identify appropriate assessments for all youth program participants.
- Work with teachers to help students apply core content concepts relevant to their educational or vocational interests.
- Help identify youth participants for selection for appropriate programs or opportunities.
- Monitor effectiveness of various educational enrichment initiatives.
- Monitor, record, and report educational staff’s comprehension and demonstration of exemplary practices to program administrators.
- Participate in educational enrichment-related collaborative meetings.
- Assist teachers in data analysis to inform and improve instruction.
- Organize and facilitate relevant professional learning opportunities to afterschool program staff.
- Perform other duties as requested by the Executive Director.
Teacher
Afterschool Program
MAC is currently seeking qualified and passionate educators to join our afterschool program teaching staff.
HOURS
Monday-Thursday
3:30-6:30 PM
REPORTS TO
Executive Director
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Valid Georgia Professional Teaching Certification
GENERAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Follows professional practices consistent with organizational and programmatic policies in working with youth program participants, parents, and colleagues.
- Interacts in a professional manner with youth participants and parents.
- Is available to youth participants and parents for conferences when necessary and appropriate.
- Maintains confidentiality of youth participants’ records.
- Works cooperatively with program and organizational administrators, support staff, colleagues, and parents.
- Complies with organizational, Bibb County School District, and Georgia state administrative regulations and Board of Education policies.
- Conducts daily educational enrichment sessions as scheduled.
- Enforces regulations concerning youth participants’ conduct and discipline.
- Demonstrates reliability and punctuality.
- Provides adequate information, plans and materials for substitute educators when absent.
- Maintains accurate, complete, and appropriate records, and files all necessary reports in a timely manner.
- Attends and participates in staff meetings and other assigned meetings and activities in accordance with organizational policy.
- Complies with all other conditions outlined in employment agreement.
- Demonstrates professional practices in teaching
- Models proper usage of oral and written language.
- Demonstrates accurate and current knowledge of educational content and standards.
- Consistently implements designated curriculum.
- Maintains lesson plans as required by program.
- Assigns reasonable assignments to youth participants while in attendance.
- Acts in a professional manner and assumes responsibility for the overall afterschool program and its participants, their safety, and their success.
- Takes precautions to protect records, equipment, materials, and facilities.
- Assumes responsibility for supervising all youth in attendance at the learning center.
TEACHING-SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Providing Instruction
- Teaches at an appropriate instructional level
- Provides content development
- Provides teacher-focused content development
- Provides student-focused content development
- Builds for transfer
- Provides initial focus
- Provides content emphasis and linking
- Provides lesson summaries
Assesses and Encourages Student Progress
- Promotes student engagement
- Monitors student progress
- Responds to student performance
- Responds to adequate performance
- Responds to inadequate performance
- Supports students
Managing the Learning Environment
- Uses time efficiently
- Handles non-instructional tasks efficiently
- Uses instructional time appropriately
- Maintains physical setting for instruction
- Maintains appropriate student behavior in the classroom
- Monitors behavior
- Intervenes when necessary