Jobs - Job Details - Teacher, Basic Skills Education CLC

Reports To: 

Supervisor, English as a Second Language

Position Status:

Part-Time, Non Benefited

Posted Pay Range: 

$15.52-$19.40 per hour

The College of Western Idaho (CWI) expands learning and life opportunities, encourages individual advancement, contributes to Idaho’s economic growth, strengthens community prosperity, and develops leaders.

We are a comprehensive community college providing higher education programs. We offer a full range of academic and career-technical courses leading to an Associate of Arts or Science degree, Associate of Applied Science degrees, continuing education, and certifications. CWI also offers Basic Skills Education to help prepare for a GED, Dual Credit for high school students, and fast-track career training for working professionals.

At CWI we are proud of our talented and dedicated faculty and staff. Our employees have an opportunity to make a difference in students’ lives every day. We are excited for you to join us and share our passion for higher education.

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for providing basic skills instruction to Adult Education (AE) students as described by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA). The Community Learning Center (CLC) is an independent study lab that also serves as the hub for our Basic Skills Education programs. CLC staff greet present and future students, assess, advise, enroll student in ESL and basic skills programs, share college and community resources, and tutor students in various subjects including English language acquisition, digital literacy, and pre-college math, reading, writing, social studies, science.

Essential Functions:

• Greet current and potential students
• Answer questions about Adult Basic Skills programs and help students locate appropriate
community and college resources as appropriate
• Administer assessments following testing protocols
• Help students enroll in appropriate courses of study
• Organize and maintain student files and keep documentation up-to-date
• Teach students in a lab setting, including small group and individual study, in the areas of
English language acquisition, digital literacy, and pre-college math, reading, writing, social
studies, science.
• Track student attendance and educational activities
• Communicate effectively with coworkers, supervisors, and students
• Attend staff meetings and complete training as assigned
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related tasks as needed and assigned
• Conveys by words and action the values expected by CWI

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in the Education field preferred
• Experience teaching adult basic education preferred
• Must have reliable transportation
• Experience with Learning Management Systems such as Blackboard, Google Classroom,
Canvas preferred
• Experience teaching digital literacy skills to English language learners and adult learners
preferred

Additional Application Requirements:

Successful candidates are required to reside in Idaho by the first day of work for College of Western Idaho.