Instructor/Teacher, Adult Day Programs

Applications due by November 22, 2024

November Goodwill of Colorado

    Job Description

 

Pay: $17/hour

This position is eligible for Daily Pay!  Work today, get paid today! We’ve partnered with DailyPay, a voluntary benefit to offer employees access to their pay on their own schedule.

Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 7:30am-4pm

This full-time position is eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Flexible Spending Accounts, Long Term Disability, and several voluntary supplemental benefit offerings.  In addition, these positions are eligible for paid time off in the form of vacation, sick, holiday, floating holiday, jury duty and bereavement leave.

All employees may also make pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) contributions to our retirement plan – must be 18 years of age to participate.

Goodwill of Colorado is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) eligible employer.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Instructor, Day Program develops and implements curriculum for the Possibilities Day Program in our classroom to effectively teach participants with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) to facilitate their independent functioning in a work and community environment.

See more about Possibilities at https://goodwillcolorado.org/services/possibilities/

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Curriculum Development, Design, and Instruction: 


* The Day Program Instructor will utilize a curriculum that teaches Activities of Daily Living and Vocational skills in order to teach our participants how to move towards greater independence.

Under the supervision of the Possibilities Activity Lead and working together with the team of other instructors, the classroom teacher will help develop a new curriculum that meets the objective of teaching participants daily living skills as well as implementing an established curriculum.

The Day Program Instructor will monitor individual learning and facilitate training as needed.

The instructor will conduct Focus Groups with the participants in their classes in order to get their input on curricular ideas for their program.

Program Documentation, Tracking, and Reporting:


* The Day Program Instructor will be responsible for documenting the curriculum, creating lesson plans, monthly calendars for their class, expense report requests, and filling in other paperwork, as required. 

Relationship Management: 


* The Day Program Instructor will keep the Activity Lead informed of progress, considerations, and pertinent information regarding the learning areas.

In addition, the Day Program Instructor will participate in team meetings and in-service training sessions.

The incumbent will deal effectively and calmly with non-routine situations following accepted guidelines, communicate significant problems to the Activity Lead, and perform other duties as required. 

Client Care:


* The Day Program Instructor will assist in the implementation of progra...