Instructional Specialist (Part-Time) (Extended Temporary) (Globe, AZ)

As part of the Gila County Cooperative Extension Family, Consumer, and Health Sciences (FCHS) programming, this position delivers classes to teens, youth, individuals as well as parents and caregivers to help them improve parenting, child behavior management, communication and financial literacy. The incumbent will be responsible for becoming familiar with all aspects of family and consumer programming and trained in specific curricula; this will include but is not limited to an internally developed curriculum delivered to both teens and their parents, alike. The position will also be responsible for outreach, recruitment, record keeping, and collecting evaluation data, as needed.

Finally, the person chosen for this position will serve as a member of the FCHS team, attending regular staff meetings and contributing to overall goals of the program. FCHS offers classes in a variety of locations throughout Gila County, including some programming in San Carlos, AZ. While FCHS currently has a need for classes to be taught in the Globe/Miami area, the location and content of classes this individual will teach will ultimately be determined by a combination of program needs, incumbent skills, suitability and preference.

This is an Extended Temporary Employment (ETE) position.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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1. Facilitates community education

• Teaches classes to the community on topics that could include parenting, improving communication and problem solving, child behavior management, and/or financial literacy. This may include teaching both youth and adults.
• Schedule classes with community partners.
• Set up, deliver and break down classes.
• Coordinates with childcare and picks up food for classes as needed.
• Make referrals for families to community partners.
• Help program meet goals established by funders and program leads.

2. Contributes to FCHS goals and grant obligations

• Works with colleagues to schedule classes.
• Maintains class attendance.
• Administers class evaluation tools and ensures any hard copies are entered into electronic databases.
• Attends regular FCHS staff meetings and contributes to annual target service units.
• Adheres to business office policies to reconcile expenses and travel.

3. Represents FCHS in the community

• Recruits families and individuals for programming.
• Attends community building meetings or meetings held by funding sources on an as needed basis.
• Develops partnerships to increase outreach and visibility of FCHS.
• Share program goals with community partners.
• Identify new sites and populations for program delivery.
• Help fill gaps in service delivery for parents in Gila County.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of parent education and child development.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to present comfortably to both youth and adults.
• Ability to share knowledge without judgment - recognizing the caregiver as the expert on their children. Open-minded!
• Ability to model positive parenting techniques.
• Ability to operate as a team player.
• Ability to inspire children with engaging activities on their level.
• Ability to adjust to changing schedules and content of class delivery as needed. Flexible!

• High school diploma or high school diploma equivalency is required.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Must possess valid drivers license upon employment. Ability to drive according to the University Fleet Safety Policy.
  
• Must be able to obtain a fingerprint clearance card.