GED Instructor / Teacher part-time

The Educational Opportunity Center is seeking a passionate and dedicated educator with strong technology skills to teach Adult Education in-person classes that prepare students to pass their High School Equivalency exams (GED) and transition to college and/or career.

This Part-Time, Temporary position will work Mondays and Wednesdays, about 10 hours/week. 

Design and implement educational activities using a variety of teaching strategies to help students achieve their goals. Instructors are responsible for providing a classroom environment that is equitable and inclusive as well as implementing instruction that considers a variety of learning styles, facilitates active learning, and offers strategies for successfully passing standardized exams.

The primary function of the GED Instructor is to provide GED instruction to EOC participants 19 and older. Duties include creating and implementing a GED curriculum, instructing a cohort of at least 15 adult learners in language arts, science, social studies and mathematical content, monitoring and assessing student progress on an ongoing basis, participating in GED orientations, creating Individual Learning Plans with students, collecting, recording, and reporting all necessary information related to students in a timely manner and participating in staff meetings.

 

Additional Responsibilities May Include:

• Creating projects designed to enhance lectures.
• Reading and staying abreast of current topics in education.
• Integrating competencies, goals, and objectives into lesson plans.
• Utilizing curricula that reflect the diverse educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds of the students served.
• Working with program coordinators to ensure initiatives are being met.
• Tutoring students on an individual basis.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in education, English, language arts, reading, math, or related field (Master's preferred)
• At least 1 year of experience teaching high school equivalency and/or developmental English (reading/writing)
• Ability to teach in person in Omaha
• Strong digital and technology skills
• Working knowledge of Adult Education standards, pathways, and assessments
• Morning and/or evening availability
• Strong mathematics and analytical skills
• Language Arts Standards Proficient preferred

At Creighton, you are part of something big. Your skills and passions unite with thousands of faculty, staff, and students inspired to change the world. Here, we offer meaningful work driven by a 475-year-old Jesuit tradition committed to social justice and serving others. Through this tradition, we push the boundaries of innovation. We pursue new knowledge for the betterment of society. We seek to improve our world through Catholic and Jesuit values. And it all starts with you.

Continuing with the theme of providing service to others, the TRIO Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) is one of five federally funded TRIO programs hosted by Creighton University. The EOC targets individuals ages 19 and over, who are low-income and potential first-generation college students. The primary goal of this program is to provide information and support to adults seeking to continue their education.

 

 

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Disclosure Statement 

This description describes the general nature of work to be performed and does not include an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, or abilities required. Regular, reliable attendance is an essential function and all employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties as requested by their supervisor. Employees may also be required to work in excess of normal working hours as workloads and seasonal activities necessitate. A complete description is available in the Human Resource office. Creighton University reserves the right to modify duties, responsibilities and activities at any time with or without notice.