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INSTRUCTOR, ACADEMICS
full-timeMoore Haven

Summary

Location

Moore Haven

Type

full-time

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About this role

Benefits Information

Full-time employees will enjoy a competitive benefits package with options for you and your family including:

• Paid Time Off

• Paid Holidays

• 401(k) Matching

• Health Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Life Insurance

• Health Savings Account

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Discount

• Reduced Tuition Rates

• Disability Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

• 401(k)

• Pet Insurance

• Dental Insurance

• Paid Training

• Flexible Spending Account

 

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law. 

Equal Opportunity Employer


Overview

Are you looking for a career you can feel good about? We hire only those that strive to do their best. By joining our family, you'll receive the honor and recognition that comes with working for the industry's global leader in evidenced based rehabilitation.

Who We Are:

GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.

Why Work for GEO:

  • We believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.
  • Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you will find all the resources you need here to be successful.

Responsibilities

Summary:

As an Academic Instructor with us, you will be teaching in a classroom environment to provide diverse students with adult basic education, English language development, special education, and basic subjects including reading, mathematics, and language arts.

 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provides classroom instruction in the areas of basic education subjects including career planning, social adjustment, and general life skills information.
  • May instruct conversational English, and ideas and customs in English to students with limited English proficiency.
  • Maintains records including testing, daily inmate/detainee work, attendance and general record keeping.
  • Evaluates and maintains inmate/detainee academic progress.
  • Provides individual tutoring.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required.
  • Possess or be eligible to apply for a State of Florida Educator’s certificate. (Non-Certified applicants must obtain a State or Florida Educator’s Certificate within twelve (12) months of hire.) 
  • Two (2) years of relevant teaching experience preferred.
    • NOTE for Veterans/spouses ONLY: If applicant is a Veteran or a Veteran’s spouse (in Florida), they can apply and receive a Temporary License if they meet the following:
      • Minimum of forty-eight (48) months of military service with an honorable/medical discharge.
      • Minimum of sixty (60) college credits with a 2.5 grade point average.
      • Passing score on a Florida subject area examination.

GEO Secured Services


Facility Overview

The facility provides a full range of correctional services including dental, medical and psychological services, education, and vocational training. Work and educational programs are designed to reduce recidivism and include academic and vocational education, vocational planning, substance abuse education, general counseling, life skills and transition planning.

Other facts

Tech stack
Teaching,Classroom Instruction,Record Keeping,Tutoring,Curriculum Development,Life Skills,Career Planning,Social Adjustment,English Language Development,Basic Education,Special Education,Mathematics,Language Arts,Student Evaluation,Communication,Adaptability

About The GEO Group

Global Leader in Evidence-Based Rehabilitation

The GEO Group is committed to providing leading, evidence-based rehabilitation programs to individuals while in-custody and post-release into the community through the "GEO Continuum of CareTM."​ GEO's diversified services platform provides unique capabilities for the delivery of educational and vocational programs, cognitive behavioral and substance abuse treatment, and faith-based services across the entire corrections spectrum. The GEO Continuum of CareTM is enhanced in-custody offender rehabilitation programming, including cognitive behavioral treatment, integrated with post–release support services.

GEO provides complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and community reentry services. From the development of state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver enhanced quality and improved outcomes.

For information visit
GEO’s Homepage: www.geogroup.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/geogroup
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGEOGroupInc
Careers site: www.jobs.geogroup.com

Equal Opportunity Employer
EEO is the Law:http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm

Team size: 10,001+ employees
LinkedIn: Visit
Industry: Security and Investigations
Founding Year: 1984

What you'll do

  • As an Academic Instructor, you will provide classroom instruction in basic education subjects and maintain records of student progress. You will also evaluate academic progress and provide individual tutoring as needed.

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What does a INSTRUCTOR, ACADEMICS do at The GEO Group?

As a INSTRUCTOR, ACADEMICS at The GEO Group, you will: as an Academic Instructor, you will provide classroom instruction in basic education subjects and maintain records of student progress. You will also evaluate academic progress and provide individual tutoring as needed..

Why join The GEO Group as a INSTRUCTOR, ACADEMICS?

The GEO Group is a leading Security and Investigations company.

Is the INSTRUCTOR, ACADEMICS position at The GEO Group remote?

The INSTRUCTOR, ACADEMICS position at The GEO Group is based in Moore Haven, Florida, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.

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