Construction Skills and Management Instructor

Tech Campus; Grayslake (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Lake County Tech Campus in Illinois seeks a Construction Skills and Management Instructor to teach high school students in carpentry, HVAC, electrical, plumbing and safety, preparing them for trades or construction management careers.

Responsibilities include developing curriculum, coordinating with districts, maintaining a safe classroom, supporting job placement, and collaborating with local business partners; the position is nine-and-a-half months, full-time, with salary per the union

Qualifications

• Must meet all qualifications for the appropriate license through the Illinois State Board of Education
• Strong knowledge of the course content and ability to convey it to students
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Criminal background check required
• Experience in Construction, Carpentry, Plumbing, Electrical & HVAC preferred
• Experience developing courses or online materials preferred
• Experience with the latest tools, technologies, and innovations in the industry preferred

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement program curriculum with a focus on carpentry, HVAC, electrical, plumbing and safety
• Organize and manage the program to promote instructional objectives and student outcomes
• Use diverse techniques and materials aligned with curriculum and student needs
• Provide opportunities for student planning, participation, and evaluation of activities
• Maintain a safe, orderly classroom environment and healthy learning conditions
• Develop and implement Program Pathways and program displays for administration
• Assist special needs students and support job placement for students
• Maintain communication with district teachers about curriculum and instructional methods
• Collaborate with local business and industry partners and advisory committees
• Standards adherence: non-discrimination and professional conduct at all times

Job description

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Frontline Applicant Tracking - Lake County Tech Campus

Construction Skills and Management Instructor JobID: 259

• Position Type:
  High School Teaching/ Construction Skills & Management
• Date Posted:
  11/1/2026
• Location:
  Lake County Tech Campus
• Date Available:
  asap

ANTICIPATED OPENING - Construction Skills and ManagementInstructor

Job Summary:
Instruct high school students in the understanding of conventional construction methods with a focus on Carpentry, HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Environmental Impacts on Construction and overall construction safety to help prepare students to enter a construction trade or the construction management industry.

Qualifications:

• Must meet all qualifications for the appropriate license through theIllinois State Board of Education
• Must have strong knowledge of the course content and be able to convey that knowledge to students.
• Must possess strong interpersonal skills
• Must have excellent spoken and written communication skills
• Must submit to a criminal background check
• Experience in Construction, Carpentry, Plumbing, Electrical & HVAC preferred.
• Experience developing courses or online materials preferred.
• Experience with the latest tools, technologies, and innovations in the industry preferred

Responsibilities:

General Duties

• Recognize each student's worth and dignity and strive for the educational success, including those with special needs
• Implement effective teaching and be able to indicate how his/her teaching techniques and theories meet the learning styles of each student
• Must be able to meet the same physical requirements as working in your profession (This Includes but is not limited too; lifting objects of similar weight, climbing structures of similar situations on a worksite, operating similar equipment as you would in your profession, being able to persevere in the same situations expected in your professional work environment)

Teaching & Curriculum Responsibilities

• Participate in the development and implementation of program curriculum
• Organize and manage the program effectively in order that the purposes of instruction are promoted and can be achieved
• Use, when possible, a variety of appropriate techniques and methods, and select and utilize materials which are compatible with the curriculum, the educational objectives, and the needs and abilities of all students.
• Provide opportunities for students to plan, participate in, and evaluate program activities
• Maintain a purposeful, orderly, attractive, safe, and healthy classroom environment
• Develop and implement Program Pathways
• Develop program displays to be placed in display cases as requested by Administration
• Provide assistance to special needs students and/or other students who request help
• Take an active part in job placement of students
• Make reasonable effort to maintain communication with the teachers of member school districts in articulating curriculum and instructional methods used at the Lake County Tech Campus
• Articulate the updating of instructional program and curriculum development with program advisory committees and representatives of local business and industry partners
• Will not discriminate because of race, religion, or sex against any student
• Accept each student as a person possessing individual worth and dignity and conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times when dealing with students

Professional and Community Responsibilities

• Strive to understand the practical implications of the statement of philosophy of the Lake County Tech Campus, and work to implement school goals which support the school mission
• Be in attendance and available for the fulfillment of duties during the entire school working day, unless previous arrangements have been made with Administration and/or Board
• Participate in the development of curriculum within the classroom and Lake County Tech Campus
• Serve on committees appointed by Administration for the improvement of the Lake County Tech Campus
• Utilize school equipment and supplies properly and be accountable for the physical condition of all program equipment while under his/her supervision
• Complete all necessary records and reports on time and accurately
• Attend and participate in Lake County Tech Campus faculty meetings
• Pursue educational and professional development opportunities
• Dress in a manner which will encourage neatness and high-caliber personal hygiene habits on the part of the students
• Aid the Administration in enforcing the rules of the Lake County Tech Campus
• Demonstrate respect for the profession, for effective teaching and the professional attributes, and for the competencies of his/her co-workers
• Abide by the rules of the Lake County Tech Campus

Length of Contract: 9 1/2 months, Full-Time

Salary Range: Per the Union contract, depending on experience

Postings current as of 11/1/2026 3:03:25 PM CST.

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