Our Mission and Vision
Mission
Our mission is to transform the lives of at-promise youth and young adults (9-24) through education, employment and personal development.
Vision
Through our holistic services and core programming, we give our youth the opportunity to build relationships, develop new skills, and establish goals that will put them on a trajectory to success and self-sufficiency in adulthood.
Core Cultural Competencies
- Customer Focus: Independently anticipate and meet customer (i.e. youth) needs, while searching for ways to improve customer service. Internalize customer feedback and follow up with customers to ensure problems are solved by providing innovative ideas to meet their future needs.
- Values Differences: Seeks out the diverse perspectives and talents of others, striving to work effectively with others who have different perspectives, backgrounds or styles. Behave with sensitivity towards differences in cultural norms, expectations, and ways of communicating. Challenge stereotyping or offensive comments.
- Communicates Effectively: Shares information and updates with others, while ensuring clear, concise and professional communication through reports, documentation, written and other communications. Listens with interest to what others have to say.
- Situational Adaptability: Demonstrates flexibility of responses to different situations through adapting to the changing needs, conditions, priorities or opportunities. Monitors how well an approach is working to see if a change is needed, recognizing cues that suggest a change in approach or behavior is needed.
- Drives Results: Demonstrates a strong drive to achieve meaningful results, through driving tasks to successful completion and closure. Sets high standards for own performance, showing determination in the face of obstacles and setbacks.
- Ensures Accountability: Takes responsibility and ownership for successes and failures in own work. Monitors progress of performance and changes approach accordingly, following through on commitments.
Position: GED Instructor (Contractor)
Compensation: $30/hr (8:30am-2:30pm)
Position Overview
The GED Instructor is responsible for teaching basic skills to referred youth and young adults ages 16-24, with varying academic skill levels while integrating personal development, social justice and culture. The instructor helps students meet academic goals and stay engaged in their education.
Duties and Areas of Responsibility
- Design and implement academic interventions for all subject areas of the GED exam (ELA, Math, Social Studies, Science).
- Communicate with program personnel and parents/students regarding academic rate of progress.
- Gather, compile, and disaggregate data; and link that data to student learning and instruction.
- Differentiate instruction based on assessment data.
- Document interventions and progress on each student.
- Develop and implement lesson plans that prepare students to fulfill and master the requirements of the GED exam.
- Plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of students. • Work with other members of staff to determine instructional goals, objectives, and methods • Use technology to strengthen the teaching/learning process.
- Create a classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students.
- Manage student behavior in accordance with Eight Million Stories discipline guidelines. • Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
- Assist in selection of books, equipment, and other instructional materials.
- Maintain a professional relationship with colleagues, students, parents, and community members.
- Use effective communication skills to present information accurately and clearly. • Participate in staff development activities to improve job-related skills.
- Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents required.
Minimum Education, Training and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum one (1) year experience working with at-risk and/or opportunity youth (16-24 years old)
