Instructor, Adult Basic Education

Hours of Work:

Monday

• Friday
• 8:00am.
• 5:00 pm.

Screening will begin ASAP and continue until the position(s) is filled. Start date to be determined, but as soon as practicable after the hiring/interview process.

Salary and Benefits:

This is a full-time, benefited Faculty Non-Credit 2 level position.

Starting salary range:

$55,596.00

• $62,847.00/annually, depending upon experience. Educational Benefits for the employees and dependents Tuition Reimbursement 17 Paid Holiday/Closure Days Three Paid Personal Days Healthcare/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance Generous Retirement Benefits
• 14.

62% Employer Paid/4% Employee Paid Paid Vacation and Sick Leave Onsite Childcare Center Professional Development Opportunities

JOB SUMMARY

The Instructor, Adult Basic Education is a full-time, grant-funded position. This position is responsible for designing, delivering, and assessing educational programs tailored to adult learners. This role requires a commitment to fostering a supportive learning environment and adapting instructional strategies to meet the diverse needs of adult students. The instructor will work collaboratively with other educators and stakeholders to ensure the effectiveness and relevance of the educational programs. There is no guarantee of contract renewal after the grant period ends.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• this position is exempt and is not eligible for compensatory or overtime pay provisions of the FLSA.

This listing of essential duties is not all-inclusive, but representative, other duties may be assigned). To perform successfully in this position, an individual must be able to perform principal responsibilities satisfactorily as well as possess education/experience, employ the knowledge, skills, and abilities as listed in representative fashion; reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the principal responsibilities.

Instructional Design and Delivery:

Enhance instruction design and delivery by developing, implementing, and refining engaging curriculum and instructional materials to support student learning outcomes. Design and implement a cohesive curriculum that aligns with student learning outcomes. This includes creating and refining instructional materials, resources, and assessments that engage students and promote critical thinking.

Student Support and Engagement:

Foster student support and engagement by providing academic guidance, creating inclusive programs, and facilitating resources that promote student success. Provide personalized academic guidance to students, helping them navigate their educational paths, set goals, and access resources. This includes identifying and addressing barriers to success, and?ensuring students feel supported in their academic journey.

Assessment and Evaluation:

Improve assessments and evaluations by designing, administering, and analyzing formative and summative assessments to measure student learning and program effectiveness. Analyze assessment data to evaluate student learning outcomes and program effectiveness. This involves interpreting results to identify trends, strengths, and areas for improvement, and using this information to inform instructional practices and make data-driven decisions.

Professional Development:

Enhance professional skills by actively participating in workshops, conferences, and training sessions that support continuous growth and improvement. Actively seek and participate in workshops, conferences, and training sessions relevant to your field. This includes selecting opportunities that align with personal growth goals and the institution's needs and applying new knowledge and skills to improve practice. Share insights and best practices from professional development experiences with colleagues. This can involve leading discussions, conducting presentations, or facilitating workshops to foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the organization.

Collaboration and Communication:

Strengthen collaboration and communication by actively engaging with other instructors, staff, and community members to foster partnerships, share resources, and support institutional goals Actively engage with instructors, staff, and community members to establish and maintain partnerships that enhance educational initiatives. This includes coordinating joint projects, sharing resources, and creating opportunities for collaboration that support institutional goals.

Administrative Duties:

Provide administrative support by entering data into the student record database and participating in database training to ensure efficient workflow. Accurately enter and update student information in the student record database, ensuring data integrity and compliance with institutional policies. Regularly review records for completeness and correctness. Participate in database training sessions to enhance knowledge of system functionalities and best practices. Collaborate with team members to identify and implement process improvements that promote efficient workflow and data management. Other responsibilities may be assigned based on contemporary institutional needs.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Knowledge Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and workplace terminology. Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. Skills Active Learning

• Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. Active Listening
• giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. Conflict Management
• Use of tools, skills and processes to find respectful and creative ways to resolve disputes and disagreements. Complex Problem Solving
• Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. Coordination
• Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. Critical Thinking
• Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. Instructing
• Teaching others how to do something. Judgment and Decision Making
• Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. Learning Strategies
• Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. Monitoring
• Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. Negotiation
• Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. Office Suite Software
• Microsoft Office software, including Microsoft Outlook. Reading Comprehension
• Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. Service Orientation
• Actively looking for ways to help people. Social Perceptiveness
• Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do . Speaking
• Talking to others to convey information effectively. Time Management
• Managing one's own time and the time of others. Writing
• Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. Abilities Communication
• The ability to effectively express your thoughts, ideas, and messages to diverse people in oral and written form. Public speaking skills and ability to write/edit emails, letters, and technical reports. Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. Emotional Intelligence
• Ability to manage both your own emotions and understand the emotions of people around you.

Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). Mathematical Reasoning

• The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. Originality
• The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.

Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. Speech Clarity

• The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. Speech Recognition
• The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS

There may be occurrences of interacting with employees and/or students, past employees and/or students, members of the general public, and others who express opinions, may exhibit strong emotions, which will require the employee to interact professionally, diplomatically, and appropriately in such situations While performing the essential duties of this position, an employee would frequently be required to move around the assigned work areas as well as within hallways, meeting rooms, and other parts of the campus facilities There may be multiple/daily instances of prolonged sitting, standing, and personal computer use, which would include keyboard and/or mouse usage as well as viewing a computer monitor An employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus The overall work environment requires the mental ability to shift focal point quickly due to interruptions; an employee must be able to mentally track multiple projects and tasking as well

NOTE:

This position description is a general description; it is not intended as an employment contract, nor is it intended to describe all duties someone in this position may perform. All employees of the College are expected to perform other tasks as assigned by their respective supervisor/manager regardless of job title or routine job duties.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, Adult Learning, or a related field required Minimum of 2-3 years of experience in teaching or training adults; Experience in curriculum development and instructional design Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and motivate adult learners. Proficiency in using educational technologies and tools.

• In lieu of the required degree, candidates with equivalent professional experience, industry certifications, or a combination of education and relevant work experience may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications :

Master's degree from an accredited college or university. Three or more years of experience teaching adult education courses Certification in Adult Education If you are selected for the position, your appointment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check. LCCC reserves the right to end this employment agreement should the results of your background investigation not be successful.

LCCC DOES NOT SPONSOR H1B VISAS.

Equal Opportunity Employer Laramie County Community College is an EEO/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status. The college has a designated person to monitor compliance and to answer any questions regarding the college's nondiscrimination policies.

Please contact:

Title IX, Title VI, and ADA Coordinator, Suite 205, Clay Pathfinder Building, 1400 E College Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82007, 307.778.1144, NDS@lccc.wy.edu . Contact information for the regional Office for Civil Rights is: Office for Civil Rights, Denver Office, U.S. Department of Education, Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building, 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204-3582, 303.844.5695, OCR.Denver@ed.gov . Updated 6/2025.

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