Adult Education GED/ABE Teacher
Lansing, MI
Ingham County Correctional Facility & Youth Center – LSEA Teacher /
LSEA Teacher - Special Populations (35 hours/week - 40 weeks/year) /
On-site
The Lansing School District serves over 10,000 PreK-12 students across 25 school buildings in the increasingly diverse urban community of Lansing, MI. We are unique compared to other districts because of the wide variety of exciting and innovative educational options from which families and staff members can choose. All of Lansing School District’s team members are dedicated to our mission to provide an excellent education to all students in a safe and nurturing environment.
The Lansing School District's Adult Education program serves over 400 learners, emphasizing the belief in never too late to pursue big dreams by offering diverse opportunities for educational advancement, including GED, High School Diploma completion, ESL, Career Pathways, and the WIOA Youth Program. To further this mission, the district is hiring an Adult Basic Education (ABE)/GED teacher to provide a holistic and supportive classroom experience for adult learners.
Minimum Qualifications
- Valid Michigan Teaching Certificate required.
- A major/minor degree in one or more of the areas covered on the GED® exam preferred
- Demonstrated interest/experience in working with adult students.
- Technology proficiency
- Ability to foster an effective learning environment for multiple age and skill levels.
- Ability to implement multiple teaching methods, styles, and materials.
- To work cooperatively with other teaching and support staff
Job Responsibilities
- Provide high quality instruction that supports and aligns to the State of Michigan and the district's educational vision and mission.
- Responsible for teaching Adult Basic Education or High School Completion courses using instructional methods geared toward the adult learner in a classroom setting. An ideal candidate would be flexible and able to switch gears to teach toward different skill levels, subject matter, and student ability.
- Facilitate an environment that fosters the learning of all students.
- Utilize educational technology to support student’s instruction and learning.
- Develop and deliver daily lesson plans utilizing a broad range of appropriate differentiated techniques and strategies to ensure learners meet or exceed earning targets.
- Analysis of real-time data pertaining to student learning.
- Responsible for tracking student progress and communicating to students and administration.
- Establish and maintain positive and effective relationships with students, peers, and community.
- Follow policies and procedures outlined by the Supervisor.
- To work cooperatively with other teaching and support staff.
$45,355 - $92,344 a year
At the Lansing School District, we champion diversity, equity, and inclusion. We offer equal opportunities to all qualified applicants, irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation.
We value diverse perspectives, fostering a rich environment for both professional growth and student experiences. As an equal opportunity employer, we invite all passionate individuals dedicated to educational excellence to apply for our positions.
Complete the attached online application at your earliest convenience. A member of our team will be in contact with you about setting up interviews within two weeks of the posting’s closing if you are selected. If you are an external candidate and you are interested in multiple positions that are in the same department (i.e. multiple teaching positions), you only need to apply to one posting, as we consider all of our incoming external candidates for all the roles for which they are potentially qualified. If you'd like, you can indicate in the final question other roles for which you might be interested.
If you are an internal candidate, please apply with your SSO email address (i.e. smithj0601@lansingschools.net instead of john.smith@lansingschools.net). Please submit a separate application for each role in which you are interested.
Again, we are incredibly grateful that you are interested in joining our mission-driven team, and we can't wait to meet you!
