Job Title: ACE Program Instructor
Exemption Status/Test: Seasonal (Instructors, Tutors, Assistants)
Reports to: Principal
Date Revised: 1/9/2026
Dept./School: Assigned Campus
21st Century Community Learning Centers: Employment as a Youth Development Instructor does not guarantee a minimum number of work hours. The position is contingent upon grant funds from the Texas Education Agency. Florence ISD reserves the right to dissolve the position based on availability of funds.
Overview: Florence ISD, in collaboration with ESC Region 13, has been awarded the 21st Century Learning Centers grant from the Texas Education Agency. This grant provides funding for participating students to receive before and after school tutoring and academic enrichment learning opportunities. We are seeking academic instructors, tutors, and assistants to provide academic instruction in the core content areas and enrichment activities.
Education/Certification: High School diploma or GED 24 college hours in education/youth issues, preferred Two years experience in after-school programs
Key Responsibilities: Instruction: • Lead activities • Provide tutoring • Implement lessons that develop 21st Century skills (tech, media, info literacy)
Student Engagement: • Create positive, safe, and inclusive spaces • Using positive reinforcement and non-punititve methods
Program Adherence: • Meet program goals (e.g., academic achievement) • Maintain records (attendance) • Follow emergency procedures
Collaboration: • Work effectively in teams • Communicate with parents • Participate in professional development
Facilitation: • Act as a guide • Empowering students to take overnship of their learning through discovery and project-based approaches
Special Knowledge/Skills: • Knowledge of classroom techniques and etiquette • Knowledge of core academic subject assigned and eager to learn new tools and teaching methods • Ability to instruct students and build strong relationships while offering support and guidance • Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills • Technology skills including, but not limited to, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
Supervisory Responsibilities: None
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors: Tools/Equipment Used: • Personal computer and peripherals • Other instructional equipment
Posture: • Prolonged standing • Frequently kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting
Motion: • Frequent walking
Lifting: • May require regular heavy lifting (45 pounds or more) • and positioning of students with physical disabilities • control behavior through physical restraint • assist nonambulatory students • lift and move adaptive and other classroom equipment • may work prolonged or irregular hours
Environment: • Exposure to biological hazards
Mental Demands: • Maintain emotional control under stress.