Come join our team and make a difference! We’re looking for a dedicated Building Trades Instructor at the Rockville Correctional Facility to teach and mentor incarcerated individuals in essential construction skills such as carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and general maintenance. This is a meaningful opportunity to help others gain valuable trade skills, build confidence, and prepare for successful careers upon reentry.
General purpose and scope of the position:
Help students to learn subject matter which will lead toward fulfillment of their potential intellectual, emotional, and psychological growth. Directs, assesses, and evaluates the learning experiences of students along with assessing the effectiveness of the academic area/s in which he/she is employed to teach. Provide instruction needed for students to qualify for certification in the respective fields.
This program offers students the skills for entry-level carpentry positions on almost any worksite. This includes onsite safety skills and certification. The certifications students complete the class with also assist students who want to branch out into craft-specific trades. The NCCER Building Trades program at Rockville Correctional Facility is the first female correctional NCCER program launched in the country.
Major Responsibilities:
• Understand and follow all special education laws and guidelines. Provide accommodations as outlined in an Individual Education Plan for students with identified exceptionalities.
• Approach subject matter in a positive and enthusiastic manner.
• Begin and end classes on time according to IDOC, Correctional Facility, and Ivy Tech schedules.
• Provide guidance and counsel to the students which will promote their welfare and their proper educational development.
• Provide education services utilizing the materials and equipment required in the curriculum from the Certifying Agency
• Maintain records as required by the Indiana Department of Correction, the Correctional Facility, Ivy Tech Community College, and the Certifying Agency.
• Assess student learning according to Indiana Workforce Development Educational Functioning Level Assessment Policy, DWD Policy
• Maintain records as required by the Indiana Department of Correction, the Correctional Facility, and Ivy Tech.
• Record student data in a Department of Workforce Development database for National Reporting Purposes
• Establish and maintain cooperative professional relationships with students, peers, and community leaders.
• Provide for the care and protection of Ivy Tech and Facility property.
• Attend meetings as required.
• Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Documented experience in the construction/carpentry industry. Willing to obtain a workplace specialist license.
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree. Prior experience working in a correctional setting is preferred.
Ivy Tech Community College is an accredited, equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age or veteran status. As required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Ivy Tech Community College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment in its educational programs and activities, including employment and admissions. Questions specific to Title IX may be referred to the College’s Title IX Coordinator or to the US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights.
