In-Person Part Time Evening Math Interventionist 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm (Monday- Thursday)

Department: Academics & Training

Reports to: Director of Academics & Training

About CC Prep: Community College Preparatory Academy (CC Prep) serves under-credited adults, ages 18 and older, through an Integrated Education & Training (IET) model. Students who complete programming at CC Prep will be proficient with the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to be strong employees, family members, and citizens in the District of Columbia. A part of CC Prep’s mission is to foster a disposition toward lifelong learning in both students and staff, resulting in an organization-wide, data-driven continuous improvement process, where the most successful staff members are able to pivot & iterate quickly as well as thrive through ambiguity.

Job overview/purpose

In CC Prep’s non-traditional education & training environment, Instructors within the Academics & Training (A&T) Unit serve as a “guide on the side”, rather than a “sage on the stage”, engaging with academic and occupation-based content through multiple modalities imploring both andragogy and pedagogy methods for roughly 25-30 learners per 90-minute class session. The interventionist work alongside of the Learning-facilitators providing the adult basic education and industry specific training required to both excel in academic assessment and certification exams. The interventionist is responsible for four key functions; Facilitating Learning, Managing Learning, Student Engagement, and Organizational Engagement with examples of responsibilities within each function.

Duties and responsibilities

Facilitating Learning

• Welcoming students to class at the top of each period, and closing out each class for students
• Establishing an engaging, safe, orderly, inclusive classroom culture for learning
• Maintaining student’s individualized learning though blended techniques
• Introducing new material and skills in an engaged and thoughtful manner; Checking for student understanding, supporting students as facilitators, and other related duties
• Using Technology to blend the learning environment
• Facilitating opportunities that provide students to apply their learning through authentic industry-related projects and learning activities
• Preparing students for testing in the style designated by the department associated with the course outcome
• Preparing students to make TABE gain during their program tenure
• Preparing students to successfully complete all GED subject tests and/or CTE certification for which they are working toward

Managing Learning

• Developing and submitting daily differentiated lesson plans that align with course objectives, standards, and unit plans as well as tailor the learning experience to student needs
• Providing daily lesson guides that are visible to students and the Lab Coach partner
• Preparing for classes (classroom look & feel; technology and software upkeep; and other related duties)
• Developing and updating students’ Individual Learning Plans (ILPs)
• Reviewing and analyzing student data to inform planning for student success, based on students’ enrolled program and projected CC Prep pathway
• Reflecting on student progress and personal practice to grow and improve
• Collecting and Inputting student data (assignments, assessment info, progress notes, and other related duties) into Learning Management System (LMS) and/or CC Prep database(s)
• Daily attendance entry, review, and follow up for support/intervention with absenteeism

Student Engagement

• Building and maintaining a strong working, professional relationships with students
• Working collaboratively with Student Support Specialists to remove students’ barriers, follow up on attendance, as well as develop and implement student retention plans & activities

Organizational Engagement

• Model professionalism and organizational core values across roles and functions within the organization, thoughtfully considering personal contributions to the environment
• Active contribution and/or participation in external-facing CC Prep engagements (student recruitment events, organization-community engagement, and other similar activities.)
• Active engagement with cross-team organizational efforts and committees
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a content area OR Certification and 4+ years of experience in Trade/Technical content area
• Prior experience teaching within the content area applied for within an alternative setting
• Must be eligible and willing to earn professional licensure (Teaching, Trade Certification, etc) within the first 90 days of employment (if hired uncertified)
• Must be able to build and maintain collaborative working relationships with a diverse population of students and staff
• Must be able to respectfully ask tough questions, speak truth to power, as well as give and receive critical feedback to grow as a staff member and serve as a model for students
• Must be a lifelong learner with a growth mindset and an unwavering commitment to student success

Working conditions

This is an in person position based in Washington, D.C. with the requirement of full vaccination to include at least one booster

Physical requirements

For this position, the incumbent maybe required to stand for extended periods of time, lift heavy objects on a regular basis (approximately 25 lbs.) and do repetitive tasks with few breaks.