Adjunct Faculty, Financial Literacy

Job Title 

Adjunct Faculty, Financial Literacy

Job Description

Instructors are responsible for all aspects of CFP© education course delivery. The instructor will serve as subject matter experts and student advocates while delivering exceptional classroom experiences to Kaplan students. Kaplan provides the instructor with excellent educational content; the instructor is responsible for delivering that content in a compelling and effective manner. Our goal is have our students pass the CFP© exam the first time and to become better financial planners.

Key Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates excellent teaching skills and ability to engage students in the classroom.

• Creates an outstanding learning environment for each student.

• Keeps class on task.

• Serves as an industry expert while keeping the focus on the education content through preparation and study of the Kaplan provided content.

• Addresses student questions throughout classes and in follow-up as requested.

• Runs class time schedule in accordance with course syllabus.

• Adheres to specific requirements as dictated including but not limited to attendance, time schedule, and student concerns.

• Maintains regular communication with product line management to stay informed of scheduling, curriculum updates, and classroom changes.

• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree

• 5+ Years' experience in financial planning, specifically client facing 

• Must be a Certified Financial Planner©. Kaplan may consider CPA or JD for CFP© education course in tax or estate planning.

• Must be proficient in MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint 

• Must be able to utilize above information systems proficiently 

• Outstanding teaching skills. The ability to manage a classroom while presenting complex financial concepts. The demonstrated ability to create an interactive learning environment.

• Instructors must be personable, sincere and approachable.

• Excellent time management skills.

• Ability to travel by various means of transportation including; car, plane and train.

• Must be able to stand for long periods of time, typically but not limited to up to 8 hours with infrequent breaks. 

• Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

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Location

Remote/Nationwide, USA

Additional Locations 

Employee Type

Employee

Job Functional Area 

Faculty Management

Business Unit

BU00117 College for Financial Planning

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