Job Title   : UPWARD BOUND PRE-COLLEGE PROG TRAINER (8247)
Completion Date  : 08/27/2003
Policy Group   : Exempt-Administrators & Professionals
Grade    : 360

PURPOSE:

Developing programs and processes that provide a service to students and/or other internal College or District customers.

ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT

Advisory Services or Work Leadership.  The employee provides direct services to customers or collaborates with other professionals by one or more of the following: - Personally assessing situations, obtaining necessary information, drawing conclusions and recommending and/or implementing courses of action in accord with normal practices and procedures. - Advising or training other professionals. - Helping organize the activities and output of fellow workers on a day-to-day basis as a working supervisor or work leader.

DUTIES:*

1. Provide non-credit instruction in assigned academic area to high school students, grades 9 through 12.  Evaluate students on a pass/fail basis at the end of the academic component and the summer program.

2. Prepare lesson plans for Saturday sessions and the Summer Program.

* Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the examples necessarily include all of the duties performed.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

Familiarity with major trends, requirements, and techniques/theory for field of instruction.

Ability to deal tactfully and effectively with others; communicate effectively (both oral and written).

JOB EMPOWERMENT

The employee works to achieve specific function-level goals within the framework of existing policies, principles, or theories.  The employee decides how to spend his/her own time or subordinates' time to reach these goals.  The employee is typically expected to provide periodic status reports (for example, weekly, monthly, or quarterly) to management only as appropriate.
 
 

MANAGEMENT OF PEOPLE

No direct supervision of others.

APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE

The primary results expected of the employee are professional or management services.  The employee designs and implements formal programs or policies OR provides leadership and expert advice to other professionals.  This capability generally requires formal education such as college degree, or equivalent, or advanced vocational skills supplemented by several years of progressive professional/technical development on the job.

PROBLEM ANALYSIS

The employee deals with issues or problems that often require thoughtful reasoning before coming up with approaches or solutions.  The search for solutions may be accomplished relatively quickly. However, the search may require more study based on standards or approaches defined by management or the proper professional/technical discipline.

STUDENT/COMMUNITY INTERACTION

The employee works with students or members of the community in situations that require skill in counseling, educating, or convincing others.

CONSTITUENT RELATIONSHIPS

The employee must frequently be in contact with people outside the work unit to provide or obtain information.  The ability to clearly express oneself is important.  This job requires courteous behavior in face-to-face dealings with other employees, students, or the general public.

MINIMUM AND PREFERRED EDUCATION

Minimum: A Bachelor's degree.

Preferred: A Master's degree or equivalent.

Specifically, the position requires a Bachelor’s degree and Texas Teacher’s Certification in the assigned academic area.  Prefer a Master’s degree with 18 graduate hours in the teaching discipline.
 
 
 
 
 
 

MINIMUM AND PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

Minimum: One to two years.

Preferred: Three to four years.

Specifically, the position requires a minimum of one year of teaching experience in the assigned area.  Preferred experience teaching low-income, first generation high school students and Upward Bound experience.
 

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Note:  "(+)" indicates that an "intermediate" definition was selected for this factor.  The statement applies to the lower level.
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