Entrepreneurship Instructor

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Job description summary: Youth Entrepreneurs is looking for an energetic and engaging instructor to lead a youth entrepreneurship program in the New Haven area. The instructor will teach basic business concepts, guide students in interactive group activities, and facilitate internal and external communication. All teaching will occur in person.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with other facilitators and academic/career counseling staff to create dynamic lessons, including lesson plans and materials, to facilitate employment readiness curriculum.
• Deliver vocational lessons about entrepreneurship to young adults engaged in work readiness programming.
• Oversee a project-based learning initiative with young adults engaged in work readiness programming.
• Accompany and oversee young adults at partner organizations to complete vocational training.
• Help promote workforce readiness standards for appropriate behavior through adept classroom management.
• Establish and maintain a daily schedule of instruction.
• Document participants’ progress through an internal grading system and enter case notes as required.
• Attend staff meetings and participate in case conferencing and other programmatic activities as needed.

Additional related responsibilities may be assigned.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Facilitate and assist in after school and summer program workshops, including implementing new or existing Entrepreneurship curricula.
• Handle questions, comments, and complaints regarding education programs and events professionally and tactfully.
• Attend mandatory employee-training programs and other training/meetings as scheduled.

Training:

Before the program start, instructors will receive training in Entrepreneurship, the STEAM curriculum needed for the program allocated to them.

Satisfactory completion of training is required for all instructional staff.

Qualifications and Skills

• Willingness and enthusiasm to be trained to facilitate introductory workshops in Entrepreneurship, Social Justice, STEM, and Arts
• Ability to work and collaborate efficiently via Google Online Suite: Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, etc.
• Experience completing introductory STEAM projects targeted for middle or high-school levels.
• Experience teaching/leading school-aged children in hands-on activities
• [Plus] Prior experience in Core STEAM activities: Coding (Computer Science) or Engineering
• Minimum 1 year of teaching/facilitation experience.

• Minimum 1 years experience working with students between the ages of 12-18.
• Ability to collaborate and work well on a team.
• Experience creating and developing creative lessons and curriculum a plus.