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Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Medical Administrative Assistant (MAA) Instructor in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center
Position Title: *Instructor, Medical Administration Assistant *
FLSA: Exempt
Location: Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center
Department: Career Technical Training
Reports To: Career Training Supervisor
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The Instructor, Medical Administration position provides instruction for a U.S Department of Labor Job Corps contractor. The Job Corps program is a federally-funded residential training program. The mission of Job Corps is to provide career-ready technical and academic training and job placement assistance to program eligible youth ages 16-24.
Summary of Duties: The Medical Administration Instructor is responsible for providing students with industry recognized instruction and training leading to full-time jobs, higher education or advanced training.
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Key Areas of Responsibility:
Provide students with quality career technical training instruction in a safe and clean environment which results in high completion and placement performance.
Motivate and counsel students in areas of behavior, training, personal problems or study habits; coordinate with counselors and other staff as necessary to resolve issues affecting student training.
Ensures strict confidentiality of sensitive information and integrity of student data.
Develop and prepare lessons; recommend curricula changes and supplemental materials.
Participate on student evaluation of students' progress (ESP); establish quality goals for students during each evaluation period.
Maintain accountability by documenting class attendance (class periods) daily.
Maintain and monitor progress and attendance records, frequently update individual student progress on training achievement records (TARS).
Control use of equipment and supplies; make minor repairs, recommend purchases.
As applicable, assist in the planning and implementation of CTST projects, provide supervision of students assigned to CTST projects or other center career and technical training projects.
Provide students with experiences and practices to help them meet each of the eight career success standards.
Assist in developing community linkages and work-based learning (WBL) sites for the career and technical training department.
Maintain a safe and clean work area that models high standards for a work environment.
Provide positive, quality customer service to students, staff and other center customers.
Ensure students learn and practice set behavioral expectations that support employability and social development for career readiness success.
Support and promote center zero tolerance policies.
Promote the development of Career Success Standards by modeling appropriate behaviors, mentoring students where necessary and monitoring both positive and negative behaviors through interventions.
Follows all integrity guidelines and procedures and ensures no manipulation of student data.
Ensures Center meets or exceeds DOL/Company performance goals.
Provides students with comprehensive and individualized case management that ensures student progress, achievement and completion of the Job Corps program.
Provides quality career technical training that leads to student placement. Provides students with job leads and monitors placement of all graduates.
Ensures classroom is well organized and conducive to student learning. Holds students accountable for following Center's dress code/behavioral standards of conduct.
Produces quality work/assignments in a thorough, timely and accurate manner.
Maintains appropriate personal attendance, accounta