Variable Hours Officer, GED Instructor | Columbia University Job at Columbia University, New York, NY

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  • Columbia University
  • New York, NY

Job Description

  • Job Type: Officer of Administration
  • Regular/Temporary: Temporary
  • End Date if Temporary: 5/30/2025
  • Hours Per Week: 12
  • Salary Range: $35.00 - $35.00

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Summary

University Life was created to develop and enhance the student experience at Columbia. Working in collaboration with students, faculty, and staff, University Life strengthens resources, policies, and conversations, and builds community outside of the classroom. Our efforts all connect to core values for the Columbia community: 

  • Inclusion and belonging
  • Health and well-being
  • Sexual Respect
  • Community Citizenship

University Life is a central division focused on enhancing the student experience across Columbia???s 17 schools and colleges. We serve as a student life hub for the University and are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive campus culture where students can thrive in all dimensions of their lives. In University Life, we focus on connecting students to each other, to the broader University and surrounding community, and to opportunities beyond their schools. 

Community Impact (CI), in partnership with neighborhood partners,  strives to advance the public good, by providing quality social services, food assistance, youth mentoring,  tutoring, and adult education in the Morningside Heights, Harlem, and Washington Heights communities.

CI  provides classes in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), High School Equivalency (HSE) preparation for adults ages 18 and above. We incorporate job readiness and college preparation into its General Education Development (GED) curriculum. The goal of the program is to help adults improve their English language proficiency, enhance literacy and numeracy skills, obtain high school equivalency diplomas, transition to advanced training, and obtain or improve employment.

The GED instructor is a dynamic, committed instructor who has significant experience working with a diverse population of adult and non-traditional high school equivalency students. The GED Instructor should have experience teaching all four sections of the GED; must be able to work independently and have excellent interpersonal skills; be creative, organized, and committed to learner-centered, participatory education.

Under the supervision of the GED manager the GED Instructor will provide high school equivalency instruction to morning and evening students. 

Hours vary between 10 am-8:30 pm.

Responsibilities

  • Create a student-centered, engaging learning environment.
  • Develop theme-based, contextualized lessons.
  • Assess student content knowledge and tailor instruction relevant to GED preparation.
  • Evaluate student progress through quizzes, tests, and assignments.
  • Administer required pre and post-TABE. 
  • Maintain attendance records and work collaboratively with the GED Manager and Case Manager on student needs, participation, and retention.
  • Participate in team and staff meetings and training.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor???s degree required; Master???s degree in Education preferred.
  • Up to two years of related teaching experience, preferably in grant-funded workforce development and/or literacy programs. 
  • Complete 14 hours of professional development hours as required by the Regional Adult Education Network (RAEN). 
  • Knowledge of Pre-GED and GED curriculum, GED testing requirements, and comfortable teaching all 4 subject areas (Mathematical Reasoning, Reasoning Through Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies).
  • Ability to create thematic, content-based curricula. 
  • Ability to assess differences in learning styles and capitalize on student strengths; support and guide individual students to develop a growth mindset.
  • Proficient at integrating technology into lessons.
  • Strong computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office, and Google Suite.
  • Commitment to developing and incorporating innovative teaching methods.
  • Ability to engage a diverse population of adult learners; excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong awareness of the barriers facing immigrants looking to integrate into the US workforce and academic environment.
  • Willing to travel within the Harlem, Manhattanville, and Washington Heights communities.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

About Columbia University

Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.

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