Construction Skills

Construction Skills & Management Instructor

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.

Application Procedure:

To apply please go to school website or click on the link

Qualifications:

• Must meet all qualifications for the appropriate license through the Illinois 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

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $54, $76,311.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Construction: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person