Workforce Instructor

Job Summary The Workforce Instructor will serve as Workforce Instructor for TANF participants and other members of the public, who are low-income or hard-to-serve customers. The incumbent provides classroom instruction, job coaching, and placement, career development, job search, and other workforce development skills training. The incumbent will offer instruction on college readiness to include workforce development training in the curricular areas of sector based and career path training instructional skills. Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate lesson plans, develop and implement a variety of materials, including cultural competency related materials integrated into instructions, as well as, implement lessons, and assessments to meet different student educational needs.
• Coordinate curricular workshops and activities to build employment skills and decision-making abilities.
• Assist TANF participants with career planning and development, job search, job readiness and employment skills.
• Promote self-reliance and facilitates a healthy and viable tribal workforce.
• Prepare progress reports and tracks student achievement; provides intervention programs for students who have not achieved competency.
• Ensure that each participant completes appropriate levels of classes, achieves new or advanced employment, and/or seeks further education/training.
• Maintain organization of curricular materials, handouts, classroom arrangements, equipment, and related supplies.
• Interact with Social Services Staff and other related community organizations in order to implement on teamwork basis.
• Attend trainings, courses, and conferences to maintain teacher certification as needed.
• Perform other duties of a similar nature or level as requested by supervisor or director.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Adult career development processes and models;
• Education methods and principles;
• Job coaching and job search training methodology;
• Local and PYT community job market needs; welfare reform goals and objectives and other employment related federal, state, and local rules and regulations;
• Native American low-income, under served and hard to employ population issues;
• Assigned department operations and functions;
• Report preparation techniques;
• Yaqui culture, customs, resources and traditions and/or a willingness to learn.

Skills and Abilities:

• Assist with job search and employment opportunities;
• Manage and execute multiple tasks;
• Exercise judgment and discretion;
• Develop and present a variety of educational topics;
• Instruct adult learners;
• Exercise independent judgments;
• Maintain confidentiality;
• Operate a variety of office equipment, including a computer and related software applications;
• Good communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with co-workers, supervisor, management, Council members, and the public. Have ability to sufficiently exchange or convey information and receive verbal and written work instructions.

Education, Certifications and Experience Required

Required:

Bachelor Degree in Education and two (2) years of teaching or work readiness experience.

Preferred:

Master Degree in Education and two (2) years of teaching or work readiness experience.

• Must possess and maintain a valid Arizona Driver's License.

Special Requirements:

• Must obtain a Arizona Adult Education Teaching Certificate or Arizona Adult Technical Training Certification within one (1) year of employment;
• This position will require the incumbent to work non-traditional hours, nights, and weekends;
• Must have a current Level 1 Arizona Clearance Card or be able to obtain the Level 1 Arizona Clearance Card within ninety (90) days of hire. Failure to maintain a current Level 1 Clearance Card will result in termination.

Benefits

The Pascua Yaqui Tribe provides 22 days of Paid Time Off which increases with years of service and 15 paid Holidays per year. We offer a comprehensive healthcare benefit package that surpasses or rivals the biggest organizations in Tucson. We encourage you to stay healthy by providing an onsite Wellness Center. Additionally, the Tribe offers a 401(k) Plan with a generous match in which you're immediately vested along with a profit sharing plan after one year of employment. Sworn police and and fire employees are eligible to make Pre-Tax and After-Tax contirbutions to the Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement Systems ("PSPRS").