Workforce Development Instructor

REPORTS TO: Career and Workforce Development Manager/Director

POSITION TYPE: Adjunct (Position is subject to evolve to full-time position with benefits)

WORK SCHEDULE: Per Semester/Course Contract

COMPENSATION: Course Credit Courses: $1,150 to $1,725 per course credit, determined by education credentials; CEUs: $40 per hour; + lodging and meals for business-related travel

CLOSING DATE: Until Filled

Iḷisaġvik College is rooted in the ancestral homeland of the Iñupiat. As an institution, we are “Unapologetically Iñupiaq.” This means exercising the sovereign inherent freedom to educate our community through and supported by our Iñupiaq worldview, values, knowledge, and protocols. The Iñupiaq way of life is woven into our curriculum, programs, activities, and daily interactions within Iḷisaġvik College and our community partners.

SUMMARY OF POSITION: 

The Workforce Development Instructor teaches courses and training workshops in the North Slope villages, in Barrow and via distance delivery throughout the NSB using a combination of direct instruction, cooperative learning and computer-based interactive instruction and promotes education and training for organizations to meet the human resource needs of North Slope employers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Teaches classes that support office skills, employment readiness, and Microsoft Office Software.
• Prepares, maintains, compiles and updates instructional and training materials, general course information and outlines, curricula and other course records.
• Develops and maintains strong relationships with NSB village organizations and employers.
• Makes presentations, and attends meetings and special events, as required.                    
• Engages with colleagues in annual program assessment.
• Travels frequently, including travel throughout the NSB to conduct needs assessment and/or to conduct training workshops.
• Actively participates in College and community service, including serving on committees and participating in College activities
• Complies with College policies, procedures, and administrative directives, as well as state, federal, and local laws, regulations, and ordinances.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Professional teaching and/or training experience in a corporate or post-secondary environment.
• PC proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Professional oral, written, interpersonal, and presentation communication skills.   
• Demonstrated experience working independently in a rural, isolated environment.   
• Ability to travel periodically.
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively in a multicultural environment.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment background check.
• Demonstrated knowledge in one or more of the following areas: post-secondary educational systems, North Slope Borough [NSB] institutions and organizations; Iñupiat culture, language, values, and traditions.
• Ability to interpret and represent North Slope community values, customs, and beliefs for the College.
• Ability to interpret and represent College actions and western institutions to the North Slope community.
• Ability to support Iḷisaġvik College’s mission.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE [Required]:

• Associates degree or equivalent in Business, Education, Management or other relevant field.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATES/TRAINING [Preferred]:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Education, Management or other relevant field.
• Valid driver’s license.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk and hear; The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, and may occasionally drive a vehicle. The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: The environmental conditions described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and the employee is regularly required to work indoors with a usually moderate noise level in the work environment.

 [If any questions about course load, please contact workforce@ilisagvik.edu ]

IỊisaġvik College is a Drug Free Work Place and Equal Opportunity Employer