Program Instructor

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Digital Consultants is seeking a Program Instructor to organize and manage classrooms; provide classroom instruction; maintain equipment records and files; and organize manage and prepare classes in all areas of the STARBASE curriculum for instructors and students. They shall also assist the Director with the operations management development and implementation of the STARBASE Academy. Instructors report to the Director.

Duties to include:

• Prepare materials lesson scripts classrooms student awards or certificates and activities for instruction utilizing computer and classroom smart technology for lessons where appropriate and save backups to external hard drives or secure cloudbased servers
• Assist Director to maintain accurate classroom technology equipment and consumable inventories; conduct formal inventories with the Director as required
• Ensure all classroom instruction is from approved DOD STARBASE Curriculum meeting required Standards Objectives and Approved Lessons
• Provide instruction in all areas of STARBASE curriculum for visiting teachers and students
• Work as a team with other instructors to prepare lessons daily class schedules and provide student instruction by team teaching in the classrooms
• Identify participating individual students needs and provide appropriate intervention and accommodation to help ensure success in program completion
• Conduct student assessments as required by DOD STARBASE
• Keep current with DOD STARBASE curriculum and STEM content areas approved lessons and objectives
• Assist in developing new curriculum lessons which are correlated with state and national objectives to submit to STARBASE OASD/M&RA curriculum committee for consideration with Directors approval
• Assist visiting district teachers and other staff who participate in STARBASE
• Serve as a mentor to visiting district teachers
• Collect pertinent data necessary to evaluate program effectiveness
• Maintain student workbooks
• Assist in maintenance of sbook of photos press releases announcements and other pertinent materials documenting program progression and success
• Maintain classroom technology to include but not limited to computers tablets robots 3D printers and Smart Boards
• Select and prepare requests for appropriate materials for purchase or replacement
• Assist in verifying material shipments updating material inventories and putting away supplies
• Assist district instructors to complete online STARBASE survey
• Assist in selecting and preparing requests for appropriate materials for purchase
• Classroom small break room and office maintenance and cleaning
• Assist in all other duties or activities deemed necessary by the STARBASE Director for mission success

• Knowledge of internetbased tools as well as Onshape Google Workspace Software and Microsoft Office products
• Ability to recognize and implement effective teaching practices and classroom management skills
• Ability and willingness for quality communication and effective relationships with military and civilian personnel district school teachers students parents and volunteers
• Ability and willingness to travel in POV locally as needed
• Ability and willingness to work occasional evenings or weekends for community outreach supplemental events and training as needed
• Complete initial PTC/Onshape 3D CAD training to meet requirements for instructing students on the required CAD software. After initial training for CAD training opportunities exist for further training in STEM fields. Expect instructors to travel within the continental US approximately once every 2 years.

Qualification Criteria:

• Education: A bachelors or higherlevel degree in education or a STEM field is required; three years of experience in elementary education is preferred.
• Must pass the security and background checks for working in a DoD facility and working with children within thirty days of being hired. No interaction with children shall be authorized until a background check is complete
• Maintain current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)/First Aid certification

Physical Requirements:

• To fulfill the duties of the position it will require the ability to lift up to 50 pounds on occasion. The position may require extended periods of sitting standing or walking up to 1 mile without restriction as well as frequent bending and reaching. Occasional use of a ladder may also be required from time to time.

Digital Consultants an inclusive and welcoming company is fully committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce without regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy gender identity and sexual orientation) genetic information national origin age 40 or older) disability Veterans status or any other protected characteristic. We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals who need assistance during any part of the employment process.

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