Construction Trades Teacher

• Position Type:
  High School Teaching/ Career Oriented Teaching
• Date Posted: 5/29/2026
• Location:
  
  Gary Area Career Center

To achieve and maintain standards of teaching in Career and Technical Education.

The list of duties and responsibilities is illustrative only, and is not a comprehensive listing of all the duties and responsibilities performed by this position.

• Provides direct instruction in the areas of building construction, work-place safety, the operation of small and large hand and power tools, building plans, specification and codes, framing roofing, siding, walls, windows/doors/floors, and basic cleaning of resilient/hardwood floors, and carpets.
• Coordinates the development and implementation of the Construction Trades career and college readiness plan.
• Organizes and conducts assigned Construction Trades Advisory Committee meetings.
• Organizes and implements a comprehensive acquisition plan for construction trades equipment, material, and supplies.
• Assures students are provided the maximum educational services obtainable.
• Monitors learning environment classroom/building trades lab on a daily basis.
• Monitors student progress on a daily and weekly basis.
• Reviews and produces regular reports on students' progress/achievement.
• Communicates student discipline and/or attendance issues to School Administrator and/or School Counselor as required.
• Organizes Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) for the building trades program under Skills USA.
• Develops recruitment programs that eliminate bias and stereotyping of students enrolled in the Construction Trades program.
• Regularly attends professional development activities centered on construction trades, teaching methods and curriculum development and design.
• Works with parents, students, administrators, and outside district groups and organizations to enable the mission of the school to be articulated.
• Maintains regular attendance and punctuality.
• Assists other personnel as may be required for the purpose of ensuring an efficient/effective working environment.

Students.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Career and technical educational instructional delivery methods.

• Using personal computers and related software applications.
• All building trades; e.g. framing, plumbing, electrical, finish carpentry, and concrete.

• Ensure a positive learning environment through classroom management.
• Ensure the success of ALL students.

Must be eligible for Workplace Specialist license based upon 3-5 years of verifiable work experience in the construction industry.

Must hold a valid Workplace Specialist license.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Sedentary Work:
Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.