Teacher - Welding

• Position Type:
  High School Teaching/ Career Oriented Teaching
• Date Posted: 9/20/2023
• Location:
  
  Gary Area Career Center

To achieve and maintain standards of excellence in the teaching of career 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.

• Coordinates the development of the district’s welding job preparation plan.
• Provides instruction in the areas of shop, oxygen-actylene equipment, arc/MIG/TIG welding, carbon arc cutting, fitting and fabrication, metallurgy, blueprint reading, pipe fitting and pipe welding.
• Organizes and supervises Vocational and Industrial Clubs of America student organization.
• Develops programs to promote the elimination of sex bias, sex stereotyping and the negative profiling of special needs students.
• Assists with the selection and ordering of state of the art equipment, instructional materials and supplies.
• Attends professional meetings to stay abreast of both program curriculum and job opening opportunities according to labor market demands.
• Maintains regular attendance and punctuality.
• Assists other personnel as may be required for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and 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.

• Curriculum Development and operations.

• Using a computer and related software applications.
• Using modern office equipment.

• Develop promotional materials for the welding program.

A minimum of five years welding experience required. Must have good interpersonal skills. Must demonstrate written and oral communication skills. Ability to work well with students, parents, teachers and administrators. Ability to coordinate programming and instruction with local agencies and organizations.

Must hold a Welding 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.