Adult Education Programming Specialist
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The Adult Education Specialist will be responsible for coordinating and establishing IET opportunities for adult education students along with providing direct support to the Family Literacy and Workplace Literacy programs. This will be accomplished by developing additional partnerships within the college and local employers, adhering to state and federal guidelines, training and supervision of IET, Family Literacy, and Workplace Literacy instructors, assisting the Adult Education South Sioux City intake staff, meeting bi-weekly with Norfolk intake staff, and collaborating with the Adult Education Director bi-weekly. They will be responsible for recruiting, registering, scheduling, completing assessments, tracking student attendance hours, ensuring IET is following federal guidelines, distance opportunities, and coordinating follow up activities. This position will also assist with grant development, implementation and oversight.
The Adult Education Specialist will be responsible for coordinating and establishing IET opportunities for adult education students along with providing direct support to the Family Literacy and Workplace Literacy programs. This will be accomplished by developing additional partnerships within the college and local employers, adhering to state and federal guidelines, training and supervision of IET, Family Literacy, and Workplace Literacy instructors, assisting the Adult Education South Sioux City intake staff, meeting bi-weekly with Norfolk intake staff, and collaborating with the Adult Education Director bi-weekly. They will be responsible for recruiting, registering, scheduling, completing assessments, tracking student attendance hours, ensuring IET is following federal guidelines, distance opportunities, and coordinating follow up activities. This position will also assist with grant development, implementation and oversight.
Additional duties include lead teacher for IET’s programming, supervising IET, Family Literacy, and Workplace Literacy staff, and curriculum development for all IET efforts. This position will assist with testing and registration, support the department with grant development, implementation, and reporting and meet bi-weekly with Adult Education Director.
Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team, to be flexible and adaptable, and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues, students, and their families; strong problem solving skills; time management skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks; ability to work as a professional with a customer service mindset; ability to effectively communicate with various levels of staff, and demonstrated ability to understand the needs of people from diverse backgrounds and interests.
Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team, to be flexible and adaptable, and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues, students, and their families; strong problem solving skills; time management skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks; ability to work as a professional with a customer service mindset; ability to effectively communicate with various levels of staff, and demonstrated ability to understand the needs of people from diverse backgrounds and interests.
