Job Title: Educational Facilitator
PVN ID: LA-1711-002194
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: LAGUARDIA C. C.

Job Description

General Description

Working closely with the Curriculum Developer, the Education Facilitator will plan and implement educational curriculum. The role of the Education Facilitator is to ensure that participants in all of the Workforce Education Center’s programs progress in the areas that they have chosen.

Under the Director/s of the Workforce Education Center (WEC), the Education Facilitator is responsible for the following:

  • Meeting with participants in all programs to discuss their progress
  • Maintaining strong relationships with program staff to ensure that each participant has a successful outcome
  • Evaluating and creating varied educational materials
  • Assisting teachers in the developing of lesson plans
  • Co-facilitating teacher-training workshops in the use of materials and teaching methods
  • Reviewing related workforce curricula for possible adoption/incorporation
  • Mentoring new teachers
  • Co-teaching in the Center’s programs
  • Assisting in the evaluation of teachers
  • Assisting in the recruitment and interviewing of new teachers as needed
  • Co-teaching classes when necessary

Other Duties

  • Working closely with the WEC staff to develop special educational events for the youth population.
  • Representing the Center at meetings with the Department of Youth and Community Development.
  • Assisting with the intake, enrollment and orientation processes.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree required in the field of education.  MA/MS degree in a related field preferred.
  • At least three-five years of teaching experience working with young adults between the ages of 14 & 24.
  • At least two of those years working in a supervisory capacity or its equivalent.
  • Excellent oral and written skills
  • Excellent decision-making skills
  • Strong ability to work collaboratively with a wide variety of educational institutions
  • Strong computer profieciency, especially in Microsoft Office

 

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
Workforce Education Center
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$42,000.00 - $45,000.00
Closing Date
Aug 31, 2018 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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