Criminal Justice Teacher (Hoosier Hills Career Center)

Monroe County Community School; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 29,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Hoosier Hills Career Center in Bloomington, IN seeks a Criminal Justice teacher for the 2027-2028 school year, to deliver engaging courses across criminal justice topics and work toward dual credit certification. Candidates must hold an Indiana teaching license or be eligible for a Workplace Specialist license and be eligible for dual credit certification with Vincennes University or Ivy Tech.

Courses taught include Principles of Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement Fundamentals, Corrections and

Qualifications

• Must hold Indiana teaching licensure or be eligible for a Workplace Specialist license.
• Eligible for dual credit certification with Vincennes University or Ivy Tech.
• Experience in criminal justice instruction preferred.

Responsibilities

• Teach Principles of Criminal Justice covering law enforcement, courts, and corrections.
• Deliver courses on Law Enforcement Fundamentals and Corrections and Cultural Awareness.
• Coordinate with dual credit partners to support postsecondary certificates.

Job description

Criminal Justice Teacher (Hoosier Hills Career Center)

Salary: $28,875.00 - $44,775.00 Annually

Application Deadline: N/A

Education

POSITION DETAILS:
HHCC seeks to hire a Criminal Justice teacher for the 2027-2028 school year. This individual
must have one of the following licenses or be eligible to receive a workplace specialist license in
the state of Indiana. Candidates must also be eligible to be dual credit certified by Vincennes
University or Ivy Tech for dual credit instruction.
Teaching Licenses Include:

• Bulletin 400
• Standard Trade & Industrial: Law Enforcement Training K-12
• Rules 46-47
• Standard Trade & Industrial: Law Enforcement Training 9-12
• Occupational Specialist I, II or III: Law Enforcement Training 9-12
• Rules 2002
• CTE: Trade & Industrial: Law Enforcement Training
• Workplace Specialist: Law Enforcement Training
• REPA/REPA 3
• CTE: Trade & Industrial: Criminal Justice 5-12
• Workplace Specialist: Criminal Justice 9-12
• Workplace Specialist: Law Enforcement9-12

Courses taught will include:
Principles of Criminal Justice covers the purposes, functions, and history of the
three primary parts of the criminal justice system: law enforcement, courts, and
the Monroe County Community School Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all
employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type
without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected
veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by
federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement,
promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
corrections. This course further explores the interrelationships and responsibilities of these three
primary elements of the criminal justice system.
Law Enforcement Fundamentals critically examines the history and nature of the
major theoretical perspectives in criminology and the theories found within those perspectives.
Students analyze the research support for such theories and perspectives and the connections
between theory and criminal justice system practice within all the major components of the
criminal justice system. The course will allow students to demonstrate the application of specific
theories to explain violent and non-violent criminal behavior on both the micro and macro levels
of analysis. Additionally, this course will introduce fundamental law enforcement operations and
organization. This includes the evolution of law
enforcement at federal, state, and local levels.
Corrections and Cultural Awareness emphasizes the study of American criminal
justice problems and systems in historical and cultural perspectives, as well as
discussing social and public policy factors affecting crime. Multidisciplinary and
multicultural perspectives are stressed. Additionally, this course takes a further
examination of the American correctional system and the study of administration of local, state,
and federal correctional agencies. The examination also includes the history and development
of correctional policies and practices, criminal sentencing, jails, prisons, alternative sentencing,
prisoner rights, rehabilitation, and community corrections including probation and parole.
Current philosophies of corrections and the debates surrounding the roles and effectiveness of
criminal sentences, institutional procedures, technological developments, and special
populations are discussed.
The Criminal Justice Capstone course allows students to complete additional
instruction to earn a postsecondary certificate and should include a work-based
learning component such as job shadowing, internship, etc. once the core content is completed