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Accelerating Opportunity-Kansas (AO-K) Coordinator
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Title:Accelerating Opportunity-Kansas (AO-K) Coordinator
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Description

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
 
ACCELERATING OPPORTUNITY – KANSAS (AO-K) COORDINATOR
 
KCKCC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and encourages applications from minorities.
 
The Integrated Academic Instructor/AO-K Coordinator will be supervised by the Continuing Education and Community Services Director. This position will assist Adult Basic Education students and students who have been designated as AO-K students in the AO-K technical education courses to successful entry into post-secondary education opportunities. This person will then support students as they progress through the AO-K initiative. The JIIST Grant that expires July 30, 2016 funds this position. It will be co-located between TEC and the CEB building.
 
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  1. Accelerating Opportunity – Kansas (AO-K)
  2. Recruit prospective students from the KCKCC Adult Education Program, Technical, and Certificate Programs and from the Kansas Area 3 community.
  3. Implement AO-K programming with Nursing and Allied Health and Technical Education Center Divisions.
  4. Establish a working relationship with all KCKCC departments and divisions to identify and assist prospective AO-K students.
  5. Establish a working relationship with the Workforce Partnership Office to assist their staff in qualifying prospective students.
  6. Coordinate activities with AO-K instructors.
  7. Conduct follow-up with AO-K students as they progress through their educational pathways.
  8. Assist with development and distribution of marketing and informational materials to publicize the program to prospective students, faculty, staff, stakeholders, and the community.
  9. Conduct orientations for each new cohort of AO-K students.
  10. Administer the TABE Assessment System.
  11. Perform in conjunction with ABE instructors intensive advising of all AO-K students.
  12. Collaborate and plan with content area instructors for ABE curriculum development for all AO-K courses.
  13. Monitor and evaluate team teaching progress in all courses.
  14. Maintain database for AO-K students to comply with data requirement of the AO-K Grant and KBOR PABLO database.
  15. Participate in professional development as offered by the college, the Kansas Board of Regents, and Jobs for the Future (JFF).
  16. Perform other duties as assigned by the director.
  17. Adult Education Integrated Academic Instructor
     
  18. Teach basic skills, including writing, math, and reading in conjunction with TEC curriculum.
  19. Prepare students to advance at least one level using the TABE Assessment System.
  20. Prepare students who do not have a high school diploma to take the GED examination.
  21. Meet with CTE instructors before the start of each semester to develop integrated lessons.
  22. Plan day to day integrated instructional activities in collaboration with content instructors.
  23. Collaborate with TEC staff for standardized curriculum development.
  24. Engage in team teaching with content instructor.
  25. Evaluate and monitor student progress.
  26. Participate in staff development activities as offered by the college and Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR)
  27. Perform other duties as assigned by the director.
 
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. 
 
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
  1. Candidate must have an appreciation of the intent of the AO-K Grant to serve students needing basic skills in order to complete certificate programs and progress into pathways toward degree programs.
  2. Candidate must understand the urban community college philosophy of the open-door concept.
  3. Candidate must be patient, flexible, and able to work with individuals with various backgrounds and abilities.
  4. Must have excellent oral and written communication skills
 
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
  1. Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Adult Education, a field of math emphasis, or a related field
  2. Two years of experience working full time in adult education environment
  3. Two years of experience working full time with adult basic education students
 
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit. Occasionally the employee will bend or twist at the neck more than the average person. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift items. The employee is directly responsible for safety, wellbeing, and work output.
 
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as the ability to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus. The position requires the individual to meet multiple demands from several people and interact with the public and other staff.
 
SALARY:          $42,000.00 (When the grant ends this position will end.)
 
APPLY BY:       June 19, 2015
           
PLEASE NOTE:  INTERVIEWS MAY BE SCHEDULED VIA EMAIL.
 
PLEASE COMPLETE A KCKCC APPLICATION, WHICH MAY BE FOUND AT WWW.KCKCC.EDU UNDER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. 
 
IF A POSITION REQUIRES A DEGREE, PLEASE ATTACH COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS TO YOUR APPLICATION. OTHER ATTACHMENTS SUCH AS COVER LETTER OR RESUME CAN ALSO BE UPLOADED AND ATTACHED TO THE APPLICATION.
 
 
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