Careers Job Description
General Description
The Workforce Development Department prepares New Yorkers to begin and advance their careers through a variety of certificate education and training programs. Based in LaGuardia Community College’s Division of Adult and Continuing Education, programs follow an industry-informed, career pathways approach and span sectors such as healthcare, technology, construction, media and communications, and more.
The Vital Brooklyn Building for Efficiency, Sustainability and Green Construction Training Project prepares students to enter the construction field with an understanding of both construction safety and basic skills as well as sustainability principles and practices, especially as they relate to the built environment.
The Sustainability Instructor will teach the general sustainability course which includes the following topics:
- Environmental Literacy
- Water
- Waste
- Energy
- Building
- Transportation
- Health, Food & Agriculture
- Sustainability initiatives in New York City and in companies operating in New York City
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver course information and instructional objectives in accordance with the established, or other approved, curriculum. (80%)
- Evaluate students’ performance of course objectives through different forms of course work and activities, and provide feedback to students and the program. (15%)
- Make recommendations for academic support for students as needed. (3%)
- Meet with program administrators and other instructional team members. (2%)
Other Duties
Qualifications
Required Qualifications/Skills
- Demonstrated expertise in the field of sustainability and environmental studies
- Experience delivering instruction in a training or workforce development environment
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Strong ability to plan, organize, and deliver instruction to and communicate effectively with adult learners
- Ability to maintain good relationships with staff and students, and the ability to work collaboratively with staff for continuous improvement
- Ability to exercise individual initiative, independent action, and sound judgment
- Candidate should be dedicated to empowering students and serving people of diverse backgrounds
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.
RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Workforce Development
Part Time
$58.00
8.00
Apr 06, 2020 (Or Until Filled)