Job Title: PT Math & Science HSE Instructor
PVN ID: HO-1712-002259
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: HOSTOS C. C.

Job Description

General Description

The CUNY Fatherhood Academy (CFA) is a comprehensive program designed to promote responsible parenting and foster economic stability for unemployed and underemployed young fathers through education, employment, and personal development. Increased familial engagement, attaining a High School Equivalency (HSE) diploma and finding gainful employment are all essential goals of the CFA.

 

The program’s central focus is to help young fathers prepare for and enroll into college or training programs, with the understanding that earning a college degree is the most effective path toward providing long-term economic sustainability for themselves and their families.  The program is targeted to serve fathers and expectant fathers, ages 18–28, throughout New York City. 

 

Under the supervision of the Program Director, the experienced High School Equivalency (HSE)/ College Readiness instructor to provide instruction either in math or language arts (including reading and writing) and science and social studies.  The instructor will be responsible for daily classroom instruction, student assessment, and curriculum development. The ideal candidate will have experience teaching young adult students, with demonstrated knowledge and experience writing thematic-based and/or contextualized curricula.

Other Duties

  • Deliver effective instruction that develops and utilizes an array of instructional techniques to assist students in building literacy and numeracy skills and preparing for the Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) and/or the college’s entrance exam.

 

  • Utilize effective instructional techniques to create a learning environment that consistently and continually communicates high standards and draws on content of a relevant theme-based curriculum framework.

 

  • Ability to work with students with varying levels of education and respond effectively to feedback and adjust accordingly.

 

  • Employ teaching strategies that will advance students’ level of content knowledge and connect learning to the achievement of students’ goals.

 

  • Administer standardize and informal assessments.

 

  • Provide interactive college readiness and career exploration workshops to prepare students either for the world of work or for college.

 

  • Assist with recruitment and outreach efforts

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in education or related field required. Master’s Degree preferred.

 

  • Experience teaching adult basic education/ HSE and college readiness preparation.

 

  • Experience developing thematic-based/ contextualized curricula a must.

 

  • Knowledge of content found on the NYS High School Equivalency Diploma exam (HSE) and the CUNY Assessment tests to gain entrance to college.

 

 

Salary:                          $32- 35.00/hr up to 19 hours per week

 

Morning from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM. This is a grant-funded program.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Division of Continuing Education & Workf
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$32.00-$35.00
Closing Date
Jun 29, 2018 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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