Skills Instructor- Salary $38,500 - Cartersville Career Center and Rome Career Center

Essential Functions:
 Provide skills training and vocational services in support of career service’s financial, mission, training,
continuous quality improvement and marketing goals.
 Assist in checking incoming and outgoing supplies as assigned.
 Deliver highest quality, individualized services to program participants/job seekers, with a focus on the mission of Goodwill of North Georgia.
 Effectively train and supervise participants in a broad range of community and Goodwill settings as assigned.
 Implement approved curriculum and develop/customize curriculum for all levels of career services as needed and approved by manager.
 Prepare reports and summaries according to Career Services policies and procedures and requirements
of applicable funding and regulatory sources.
 Within the parameters of the program, support and advocate for the program participant and their right
to a higher quality of life through work.
 Work with employment staff to identify, recommend, and assist with a range of job readiness, placement
and development services in response to market demand and individual participant goals and needs.
 Ensure participant opportunity, dignity and rights, including confidentiality.
 Work with each participant and program team members to identify barriers to employment and to
develop and implement individualized plans.
 Ensure ongoing supportive counseling and crisis intervention as needed, by coordinating referral to and
utilization of community resources.
 Maintain accurate documentation of program operations.
 Assist in prepare training schedules and job analyses, as assigned.
 Prepare annual professional development plan (PDP) for work and professional development and report
progress toward achieving goals.
 Assist to maintain documentation and control of the curriculum, instructional materials, and tools.
 Develop and maintain quality relationships with funding, employer and community partners as appropriate.
 Assist in researching and developing new training site opportunities.
 Comply with Agency, Career Services, Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF),

Job Description:
federal and grant regulations, policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and the Agency’s safety and security policies and procedures.
 Participate in cross division and cross department teams as assigned.
 Plan and participate in community and Goodwill meetings as needed or as assigned.
 When not needed for instructing the training class, assist in other program and Goodwill functions.
 Support the operations of the career center site
 Attendance at majority of TTFs
 Complete all core training
 Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements and Qualifications:
 Bachelor’s or associate’s degree in related field preferred or a combination of education, trade or teaching experience and/or providing instruction in the specific trade will be considered.
 Previous experience providing training in specific skill area.
 Strong communication, training and organizational skills.
 Demonstrated competence of designated trade and occupational field.
 Knowledge of training practices and methods, including formal and/or on‐the‐job training,
selection of materials, competency testing and curriculum design.
 Must be computer literate and functional in Microsoft Office Suite.
 Excellent ability to facilitate positive actions and growth of participants in a flexible geographic
environment where self‐direction, prioritizing and organizational skills will be crucial to success.
 Ability to be flexible in hours and work location (within entire Goodwill service area) to accommodate the needs of the Program and Goodwill.
 Strong ability to exercise sound judgment and maintain positive working relationships with a wide
variety of organizations and individuals.
 Must have access to reliable transportation and a clean MVR.
 Bilingual (Spanish) a plus.
Working Environment Conditions/Requirements:
 The ability to push, pull and lift 50lbs. with or without accommodations.
 Must be able to safely operate a vehicle and have a valid driver’s license.
 Must be able to meet all physical requirements to perform all duties relating to Career Services including driving, material handling, transporting and carrying documents, handbooks and various supplies.