Vocational Instructor (Extended Schedule) (35 Hour)(Building Trades Instructor)

Description

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• Maintains tools and equipment;
• Modeling positive teaching practices.
• Performs all the security functions necessary to maintain safety of inmates and/or students, associates and other members of the institution populations;
• Developing educational plans for individuals and groups;
• Setting short and long term goals and evaluating student progress;
• Prioritizing safety and security as it pertains to staff, victims, citizens, and offenders;
• Conducts classes and shop sessions in vocational and occupational subjects;
• Holding conferences with parents or officials concerned with student performance;
• Counsels inmates and/or students and gives individual instruction;
• Plans and conducts a vocational program in accordance with curriculum established for vocational education developed under guidelines established by the State Department of Education-Division of Vocational Education;
• Maintaining student records and writing reports; and
• Corrects papers and tests;
• Participating in planning team meetings and case review conferences to assess student behavior;
• Be sure to select all DOC facility locations you are interested and commutable to.
• Teaching early intervention, elementary, secondary, special subject, and/or special education curricula;
• Providing limitless opportunities;
• Prepares reports on inmates and/or students as required;
• Attends staff and other professional meetings;

Requirements

• Ability to get the Endorsement: 098 Trade & Industrial Occupations – Comprehensive High School;
• Referral Questions: This posting may require completion of additional Referral Questions (RQs), which must be completed by the questionnaire’s expiration date. If requested, RQs can be accessed via an email sent to you after the job close date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section).
• Educational Credits: List your earned credits and degrees from accredited institutions accurately on your application. To receive educational credits towards qualification, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the contact listed below.
• Please include any related endorsement certification and licensure credential details (e.g. Mathematics 029, TESOL 088, etc.) within your application.
• English Second Language (ESL)/ Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and;
• Experience with classroom routines and disciplines.
• Experience with different types of learning styles of students and being able to teach to their ability levels.
• Experience with teaching or training a diverse group of people;
• Experience in training workplace safety;
• Knowledge of educational principles, methods and techniques;
• Experience in training Drafting and/or Architectural Drawing;
• Experience teaching or training groups of people with differing levels of education;
• work effectively with inmates and/or students;
• Ability to
• Credit Diploma Program (CDP)
• Experience in training Introduction to Carpentry; and
• Experience teaching a variety of different disciplines throughout the day.
• Skill in a particular trade or occupation;
• Experience working in a leadership or training capacity;
• express ideas simply and clearly, orally and in writing;
• Experience training Building Construction including, roofing, electrical, plumbing, masonry, flooring, HVACR maintenance, and painting.
• Experience working in a correctional institution setting;
• Experience following the class schedule as provided by the school administration with the understanding that it may change unexpectedly.

Benefits

• Five (5) weeks of scheduled vacation time;
• Candidates selected for hire will be required to attend a 14-week hazardous duty training at the Maloney Center for Training & Staff Development located in Cheshire, CT. This training consists of both classroom and on the job training (one day of classroom presentation and nine days of “hands-on” physical training.) The Behavior Management Program training will education on the use of physical force as it applies to self-defense, and the maintenance of order and security within the inmate population. In order to graduate, trainees will be required to pass a written exam, as well as a practical skills test which will be scored.
• A variety of medical and dental plans;
• Option to maintain State of Connecticut Teacher Retirement Plan or enroll in the State Employee Retirement System;
• General Education Development (GED)
• Sick and personal leave;
• Tuition reimbursement; and
• Participation in a hybrid retirement plan which provides a retirement benefit, that may include retiree health insurance;
• K-12 High School Program
• The State of CT is an eligible Public Services Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service.
• Adult Basic Education (ABE)
• TRAINING: Candidates selected for hire, are required to attend a fourteen (14) week training at the CT DOC Training Academy. More details can be found in the 'Selection Plan' of this job bulletin.
• a wide variety of Career-Technical Education (CTE) programs.
• Annual $1,000.00 lump sum payment

Training + Development

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