Adult educators are typically hired through adult education partners. The items listed below would be in addition to the job description provided by the adult education partner.

• Adult education instruction is based on the different and individualized needs, goals and interests of families rather.
• The adult education instructor recognizes adults play multiple roles and as a result values a wide variety of functional skills and academic goals (for example, reading to children, getting a driver’s license, getting a job, obtaining a high school diploma or its equivalent)
• Adult education staff are knowledgeable about the characteristics of the adult learner and knowledgeable about learners’ cultures and languages
• Adult education staff takes into consideration adult learners’ short and long term goals into classroom instruction
• Academic content is taught within a functional context appropriate to the lives of adult learners and content is integrated with other program components such as parenting and early childhood education
• Materials are appropriate for the range of literacy levels, interests and goals of learners represented in the program
• Staff take responsibility for their own professional development, in addition to participating in staff development provided by the Even Start partners
• Staff participate in research based professional development which is specifically related to adult and family literacy
• Adult education staff maintain contact with parenting and early childhood staff and exchange relevant information
• Meet weekly with family literacy program staff to plan an integrated curriculum

RMC Research Corporation. (2001, June). Guide to Quality: Even Start Family Literacy Program, Volume I (revised). Manuscript submitted for publication.