Carpentry Instructor - ATEF

Enterprise State Community College; Columbiana (AL); On-site; USD 41,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

J.F. Ingram State Technical College seeks a full-time Career/Technical Instructor to teach students in a trade program under the supervision of the Associate Dean of Instruction and Dean of Instruction.

The role includes preparing practical and technical instruction, demonstrations, and safety training. The instructor will organize programs, supervise students, evaluate performance, maintain records, assist in job placement, and advise students.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to make independent judgments, solve problems, provide leadership, and work with diverse groups.
• Excellent organization skills, attention to detail, and prioritizing multiple tasks.
• Willing to be flexible with work schedule as workload dictates.
• Understand and maintain confidentiality and professional integrity.
• Reliable and punctual.

Responsibilities

• Organizes practical and technical instruction programs, including demonstrations of skills required in trade and lectures on theory, techniques, and terminology.
• Instruct students in subject areas such as mathematics, communication skills, work habits, use and maintenance of tools and equipment, codes or regulations related to trade, and safety precautions.
• Plans and supervises the work of students, individually or in small groups, in-shop or laboratory.
• Test and evaluate student achievement in technical knowledge and trade skills.
• Maintains all records and provides reports as directed by the Dean of Instruction or his designee.
• Assists in job placement for graduates.
• Serves as an advisor for all students enrolled in the occupational program.
• Keep up-to-date with teaching methodology, occupational information, and technology through professional development activities.
• Must be eligible to enter any/all Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities to perform the job duties and maintain this status for continued employment.
• Possesses an understanding of and commitment to the philosophy and mission of a community and technical college.

Skills

Written communication

Leadership

Organization

Confidentiality

Punctuality

Flexibility

Job description

The Career/Technical Instructor is a full-time position teaching students a career/technical trade while performing all duties under the direct supervision of the Associate Dean of Instruction and Dean of Instruction. Prepares practical and technical instruction, including demonstrations of skills required in trade; instructs students in subject areas such as mathematics, communication skills, work habits, use and maintenance of tools and equipment, codes or regulations related to trade, and safety precautions.

• Organizes practical and technical instruction programs, including demonstrations of skills required in trade and lectures on theory, techniques, and terminology.
• Instruct students in subject areas such as mathematics, communication skills, work habits, use and maintenance of tools and equipment, codes or regulations related to trade, and safety precautions.
• Plans and supervises the work of students, individually or in small groups, in-shop or laboratory.
• Test and evaluate student achievement in technical knowledge and trade skills.
• Maintains all records and provides reports as directed by the Dean of Instruction or his designee.
• Assists in job placement for graduates.
• Serves as an advisor for all students enrolled in the occupational program.
• Keep up-to-date with teaching methodology, occupational information, and technology through professional development activities.
• Must be eligible to enter any/all Department of Corrections (DOC) facilities to perform the job duties and maintain this status for continued employment.
• Possesses an understanding of and commitment to the philosophy and mission of a community and technical college.

• Possesses a sensitivity and commitment to cultural diversity.
• Complies with any applicable guidelines and policies set forth by the Alabama Community College System and J. F. Ingram State Technical College.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, AND ABILITIES

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to make independent judgments, solve problems, provide leadership, and work with diverse groups of people.
• Excellent organization skills, attention to detail, and prioritizing multiple tasks.
• Willing to be flexible with work schedule as workload dictates.
• Understand and maintain confidentiality and professional integrity.
• Reliable and punctual.

Salary Range

Salary will be determined by placement on the appropriate Alabama Community College System-approved salary schedule. D2 $41,290- $83,912 for a nine-month contract; summer employment may be available dependent on enrollment. D2 $16,023 - $32,609 for a three-month contract.

General Information

J.F. Ingram State Technical College is a postsecondary correctional education institution. Our mission is to provide quality educational services to individuals incarcerated in central Alabama’s correctional facilities. The student population served is diverse in age, race, educational, economic, and cultural background.

CTE / Adult Education Sites

• Alabama Therapeutic Educational Facility
• Limestone Correctional Facility
• Bibb Correctional Facility
• Main Campus
• Donaldson Correctional Facility
• St. Clair Correctional Facility
• Draper Instructional Service Site
• Thomasville Day Reporting Center
• Easterling Correctional Facility
• Tutwiler Instructional Service Center
• Fountain Correctional Facility
• Ventress Correctional Facility

Additional Adult Education Sites

• Birmingham Work Release Center
• Loxley Work Release Center
• Bullock County Correctional Facility
• Montgomery Women's Facility
• Elmore Correctional Facility
• North Alabama Work Release Center
• Kilby Correctional Facility
• Red Eagle Work Release Center

Pardons and Paroles Centers

• Birmingham Day Reporting Center
• Baldwin Day Reporting Center Lite
• Huntsville Day Reporting Center
• Fort Payne Day Reporting Center Lite
• Montgomery Day Reporting Center
• Jasper Day Reporting Center Lite
• Mobile Day Reporting Center
• Opelika Day Reporting Center Lite
• Perry County Reentry Education Program
• Sand Mountain Day Reporting Center Lite

The College will not incur the cost of applicants' interview expenses. Applicants desiring reasonable accommodations for the interview are encouraged to request such accommodations when contacted for an interview appointment.

The College reserves the right to fill the position within one year of the stated, anticipated starting date or not to fill the position due to budgetary or operational considerations. Further, the College reserves the right to fill more than one position in the same job classification should another vacancy occur during the search process.

In accordance with Alabama Community College System policy and guidelines, the applicant selected for employment will be required to sign a consent form for a criminal background check. Employment will be contingent upon receiving a clearance notification from the criminal background check. If a conviction for a felony or any crime involving moral turpitude is found, the procedures established for the Board of Trustees policy concerning criminal background checks will be followed.

Ingram State Technical College (ISTC) actively participates in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify), which electronically confirms an employee's eligibility to work in the United States as the Department of Homeland Security requires. Applicants hired by ISTC will be subject to the E-Verify process pursuant to Act. No. 2011-535.

ISTC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the official policy of the Alabama Community College System that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, disability, gender, religion, creed, national origin, or age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity or employment. ISTC will make reasonable accommodations for qualified candidates or employees. ISTC reserves the right to withdraw this job announcement at any time before the awarding.