Work Readiness Instructor – Maine-BTC – Lewiston

Description:
Responsible for coordinating training functions, developing curricula and delivering training to BTC employees and TANF participants; delivering Power of Possible training, and leading job club activities

Central Responsibilities: Responsible for facilitating life skills and work readiness training

• Develops life skills and work readiness training curriculum
• Facilitates life skills and work readiness groups and philosophy
• Consults with vocational evaluation and employment services staff regarding curriculum and training needs
• Plans and develop materials needed for each class using textbooks, handouts, workbooks, web- based resources
• Gives assignments to job seekers attending classes and track performance/progress with position of interest and critical competency form completion
• Maintains a clear written calendar of classes that will be taught weekly as well as monthly rotational schedule
• Writes weekly case notes for each job seeker, highlighting topics reviewed, participation, and progress towards job readiness, to be completed Fridays COB
• Attends evaluation and training team meetings weekly and provides feedback to Job Developers pertaining to job seeker employment
• Organize hiring fairs as well as presentations from hiring managers for job seekers on a quarterly basis at minimum

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in adult education, education, human relations, psychology, social work or related field
• Knowledge of or experience in job development, human resources or employer relations
• Experience in workforce development
• Knowledge of rehabilitation field
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled