Specialized Instructor

## Description
**Job Title - Specialized Instructor**
**Levels - Levels I, II, III**
**Classification** Non-Exempt
**Reports to** Site Coordinator
**Date** June 2020
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**JOB DESCRIPTION**
A Specialized Instructor will be highly skilled, have the ability and capacity to teach students a given specialty by immersing them in interactive hands-on enrichment lessons.
**Essential Functions:**

• Develop and facilitate a full syllabus and lesson plans for enrichment activities that are approved of by Site Coordinator and meet the needs of the program and students.
• Manage students sign in and out of program, complete incident reports, and follow all program compliance requirements as instructed
• Instruct the scheduled enrichment time block and meet minimum student-instructor ratio in accordance to program needs and grant requirements
• arc reserves the right to cancel or terminate a program at any time, for any of the following reasons: poor quality, low attendance, inappropriate behavior, failure to submit attendance sheets daily.
• Market and advertise the enrichment program to students by participating in activity showcases, create advertisement flyers, and recruit students on campus to generate participant interest
• Specialized Instructor cannot sell or market private services or products to students or communicate privately with students
• Demonstrate leadership and a commitment to educating and empowering youth to reach their full potential
• Use proper safety protocols for indoor and outdoor settings by clearly defining safety expectations
• Have basic knowledge of age appropriate classroom and behavior management skills - Staff member routinely and effectively uses classroom management techniques like setting expectations, proper rewards and discipline, attention getters, and incentives
• Be a responsible, energetic, and creative individual - Staff member interacts with students in an age appropriate manner, fosters positive relationships, and appropriately manages behavior
• Participates in training and development during introductory employment period, ongoing professional development, and routine staff development meetings; implements training and feedback
• Effectively communicates verbally and in writing as appropriate and when needed to share information that is critical to the successful operations of programs.
• Uses critical thinking and problem-solving skills to make sound decisions as it pertains to your role and position at arc by implementing and considering training and best practices for youth programs
• Other duties as assigned

**Qualifications:**

• Availability to work set school programming hours, including early dismissal days and weekends as assigned
• Experience facilitating specialized curriculum to students
• Experience working in school settings, after school programs, or youth recreational facilities
• Experience in working with ethnic and culturally diverse communities
• 48+ College Units completed or pass on the CAPE exam
• TB Test Clearance & Live Scan Clearance (Background check)
• For LAUSD placed must obtain LAUSD SSO AND complete requisite Risk Management Training (RMT)
• Bilingual Spanish preferred
• Current CPR Certification adult, child, and infant
• To qualify for higher levels of the Specialized Instructor position, certifications and teacher credentials are required and must be on file with Human Resources at the time of application

**Physical Demands**

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• The employee is required to stand, walk, stoop or kneel, use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms for the duration of their shift; occasionally may be required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

***arc*** *is an Equal Opportunity Employer.*

The individual selected for this position will report directly to the Site Coordinator at the school site where **a****rc** is present. The Specialized Instructor is a part-time, non-exempt position.

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