Welding Instructor - Jacksonville, United States - Tulsa Welding School & Technology Center

Description

Position Summary:

Skilled trades are essential, you know that.

Because you've been working in your trade for years, you also know how important it is that the next generation of tradesmen and women learn their skills from people who have 'been there and done it', and not just from books.

Our students deserve to learn from the best, and that is what we look for in our instructors.


Role Responsibilities**:

We ask all our instructors to motivate their students by demonstrating professionalism, enthusiasm, and sensitivity for their concerns. We want you to engage them, actively involving them in classroom discussions and/or activities. An important part of this role is to identify different student learning styles and adjust your own style accordingly.

• You will maintain accurate record keeping, as it applies to student attendance and their grades, and you will advise students on their attendance, grades, and discipline issues, as necessary
• Our instructors are expected to create and maintain a safe environment at all times.
• It will be your responsibility to manage all tools assigned to the classroom. You will issue, inspect, repair, and teach proper handling of those tool
• As a highly visible representative of the school, you will communicate, support, and enforce school policies and procedures at all times, and advise students accordingly
• During periods of testing, you will ensure an ethical and fair testing environment
• Instructors are responsible for maintaining classroom equipment through evaluation, inspection, parts ordering, and repair.
• You will use your experience to constantly evaluates the curriculum to ensure continuing relevant
• You will conform to prescribed methods of record keeping, as directed by supervisory staff.
• It is important to communicate promptly regarding supplies, tools, or other essentials needed for students in the classroom.
• You are expected to maintain a working field knowledge through continuing education and demonstrate continuing professional development of your technical expertise, and as an instructor.
• One of the most rewarding parts of this job is attending our semiannual graduation ceremonies; attendance is mandatory for our instructors.

Additional Admin Duties:

Our instructors also assume additional administrative duties that include the following:

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Instructor Training and Development:

• The successful applicant will work as part of the team to develop and maintain the Instructor Training and Development program.
• You will implement the program and maintain all records necessary to demonstrate successful implementation
• You will be expected to monitor new instructors in training and confer regularly with the training instructor regarding an instructor trainee's progress
• Instructors will provide mentorship, leadership, and feedback for new instructors, accepting responsibility for his/her successful classroom preparation
• You will regularly report all information and insight regarding a new instructor to the Lead Instructor/Director of Training and assist them as necessary in the selection of new instructors for hiring

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Printed Material, Classroom Supplies & Tools:

• You will be asked to teach new instructors, as part of the new employee orientation, how to request and order material, supplies and tool
• Instructors are expected to conduct a monthly inventory of the tools necessary for classroom projects and discuss discrepancies with the phase instructor. You will report discrepancies to the Lead Instructor/Director of Training.
• You will prompt other instructors to order printed material, supplies, and tools to ensure adequate materials are available for student

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Personal Professional Development:

• You will establish and implement a plan to crosstrain and be able to teach in any phase of training necessary
• You will update the Lead Instructor/Director of Training on the progress of your plan for his/her review and feedback
• It is important to establish and implement a plan to explore continued study of education related issues (i.e., learning styles, learning disability recognition & accommodation, classroom technological capabilities, etc.).

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Serve as Assistant Instructor as Necessary:

• The successful applicant will be willing and capable of participating in any phase of training as a temporary assistant instructor, especially in laboratory settings where our students need additional coverage and supervision.

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Maintenance of Appropriate Learning Environment:

• Instructors conduct monthly classroom and laboratory inspections, noting and addressing any physical facility maintenance needs and the general cleanliness and attractiveness of the are
• You will monitor working condition of training aids and discuss this with phase instructor and report nonworking equipment to Lead Instructor/Director of Training.
• You will assist classroom instructors in the repair and maintenance of training aid