CDOC - State Teacher - Welding Instructor; Buena Vista): Extended

Department Information

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In addition to a great agency and rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:

• Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the state system;
• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401K and 457 plans. Correctional Officers I-IV qualify as "Safety Officers" and are eligible for increased PERA benefits;
• Medical and dental health plans;
• Short and long term disability coverage;
• Paid life insurance;
• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave;
• Wellness program, tuition reimbursement, training opportunities and more;
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• This position is compensated on a bi-weekly pay cycle.

This position provides entry-level marketable job skills to inmate students by delivering career and technical welding educational instruction and assessment within an adult educational correctional system/facility. Instruction is in accordance with the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) and/or the Colorado State Licensing Board (if applicable). Job duties include:

• Teaches and mentors inmate students individually or in large and small group classrooms promoting occupational, academic and transitional performance skills;
• Determines educational needs of inmate students to develop short and long term goals;
• Plans course content and develops methods of instruction;
• Develops and implements competency-based teaching aids such as instructional software, multimedia visual aids, or study materials;
• Provides hands-on training to teach and demonstrate skills, techniques, methods and procedures;
• Lectures on welding theories, concepts, principles, and terminology;
• Selects and administers appropriate oral, written and/or performance assessments to inmate students in order to measures progress, course completion requirements, and to evaluate training/testing effectiveness;
• Ensures security, supervision and monitoring of inmate students, the storage and inventory of tools, equipment, keys and hazardous material in accordance with CDOC regulations;
• Ensures tools and equipment are in proper working condition;
• Prepares reports and maintains records such as inmate student grades, attendance rosters, and training activity details;
• Observes and evaluates inmate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement;
• Documents inmate vocational achievements, competencies and contact hours towards completion of certification requirements;
• Justifies accuracy and usage of budget requests;
• Participates in conferences, seminars, and training sessions to keep abreast of developments in the field, and integrates relevant information into training programs;
• Commitment to teamwork and collaboration with fellow teachers in a cooperative effort to promote mutual and continued guidance and improvements;
• Actively contributes to the safety and security of the facility through effective inmate management and promoting conflict resolution and solutions;
• Encourages and promotes critical thinking, self discipline and self motivation for the inmate student population in order to provide the skills necessary to reintegrate into society;
• Other duties as assigned.

Safety & Security - This position maintains safety and security by training inmates; and occasionally or in an emergent situation performs inmate counts, shakedowns, searches, escorts, movement control, and inmate access to classrooms. Through conscientious observation and adherence to agency Administrative Regulations and the Code of Penal Discipline, this position promotes a safe and secure work environment.