Ri-Best Adult Education Facilitator

Department

Wrkfc Part/Adult Ed & Literacy

Position Category

Temporary/Part-time

About CCRI

The Community College of Rhode Island is the state’s only public comprehensive associate degree-granting institution. We provide affordable open access to higher education at locations throughout the state. Our primary mission is to offer recent high school graduates and returning adults the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for intellectual, professional and personal growth through an array of academic, career and lifelong learning programs.

At CCRI, we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse campus community. We strive to hire and retain culturally competent faculty and staff members who reflect the demographics of our state and our increasingly diverse student population.

We believe that our diversity is our strength. We celebrate, support and thrive on the diverse experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives that are represented across our four campuses.

We are OneCCRI, working together to prepare learners to achieve their highest potential.

To learn about what employees value at CCRI and what it means to work here, please read about our Guiding Principles and watch videos of our employees doing what they do best: https://www.ccri.edu/equity/culture/guidingprinciples.html

Job Summary

Adult Education Facilitators work with Bridge to Best and RI-BEST students to develop long-term independent skills in content area foundations and pre-college mathematics. AE Facilitators help students become independent learners and to transition from tutorial support as they enter CCRI pathways.

Duties and Responsibilities

Non-Credit Bridge to Best (Bridge) Program:

• Record and evaluate attendance and participation, and gauge student proficiency with hands-on assessments.
• Lead a range of activities that include activation of background knowledge, modeling, academic application, physical action and real world application and that accommodate the full range of learner skills and abilities.
• Collaborate with staff to connect students to resources needed to overcome barriers to accessing education.
• Adapt and modify facilitation approach from day to day and even within the course of each day in response to student needs and interests.
• Explicitly define, model and support skills and attitudes necessary for lifelong learning, and facilitate self-directed learning enabling students to connect learning to their lives.
• Maintain a professional environment characterized by respect and equal opportunity for all students regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, language, gender, religion, economic status, disability or sexual orientation.
• Facilitate 8 week Bridge sessions by encouraging collaborative learning and engaging students in determining the most effective learning environment.
• Encourage the development of communication and higher order thinking skills by using peer editing techniques and standard editing markup to collaborate with developing student writers.
• Collaborate with Bridge team to evaluate student work and generate educational options for students.
• Develop group and individual facilitation strategies aligned with student needs and with objectives that lead to achieving common and individual goals.
• Use other formal and informal assessments to guide student development and review of learning plans.
• Facilitate college transition activities for adult student groups.
• Use Bridge program practices that reflect the diversity, needs and issues of the adult learner population.
• Coach students preparing for GED and Accuplacer testing.
• Assess the vocational interests, aptitudes and skills of students; provide vocational information and exploration necessary for career decision-making.
• Determine students’ level of language proficiency and adjust activities accordingly using mathematical, linguistic, literary and scientific skills to meet the needs of English Language Learner, Adult Basic Education and Adult Secondary Education students.
• Conduct intake, midpoint, and exit interviews with all students to evaluate and document academic progress and to assist in understanding of educational options.
• Help students articulate their goals and assist in the development of learning plans that complement their career pathways.
• Assist students in the interpretation of testing / assessment results for GED, Accuplacer and other assessments as needed.

Technology:

• Encourage students to use technology to communicate and represent ideas.
• Model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate and use information resources to support research and learning.
• Use Google and other digital platforms to work with students and with Bridge team.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Work collaboratively in a diverse, inclusive and student-centered environment, with students of various learning styles, cultures, identities, and life-experiences.
• Other job-related duties required by the position.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the philosophy and mission of a comprehensive community college.

Minimum Requirements

Competencies

Reports To

Director of Adult Education and Literacy Services

Campus Location

Primarily located at the Providence Campus

Full-time/Part-time

Part-Time

Shift, Days, and Additional Work Schedule Information

Part-Time (up to 19 hours per week)

Work Schedule

Varies

Benefits

No

Salary/Hourly Rate

26.52

Additional Salary Information

Licenses, Tools and Equipment

Environmental Conditions

Desired Start Date

ASAP

Position End Date (if temporary or grant)