Welding Instructor

Welding Instructor

The Match High School & Career Center is a college, career, and life-readiness high school dedicated to preparing students for meaningful futures beyond graduation. As part of the Matchbook Learning community, we combine rigorous academics, career-connected learning, restorative practices, and real-world opportunity so that every student is known, supported, challenged, and prepared.

Our students pursue hands-on learning across high-demand career pathways — welding, construction, healthcare, technology, entrepreneurship, engineering, and more. Through strong industry partnerships and personalized support, we help them build the academic, technical, and professional skills to succeed in school, work, and life.

Lead and grow our welding program

We are looking for an experienced, skilled, and student-centered Welding Instructor to lead and expand our welding program. This is a part-time position with a meaningful mission: equip high school students with the hands-on welding skills, industry knowledge, safety practices, and career-readiness foundation they need to succeed in welding, manufacturing, and the skilled trades.

Over the next two academic years, you'll deliver high-quality instruction, deepen industry alignment, expand course offerings, and help position the program for continued growth — including the potential development of adult evening programming in the future.

If you're a skilled welder who loves the craft and wants to pass it on to the next generation of tradespeople, this role is for you.

Position details

Compensation: $35.00 – $45.00 / hour based on credentials, certifications, and experience

Schedule:

~18–20 hours per week across the school year calendar

Instructional time: ~13–14 hrs/week direct shop instruction with students

Prep & admin time: ~5–6 hrs/week lab prep, safety checks, grading, planning

Annual hours: ~700 hours / year allocated across the school year

Location:

Indianapolis, Indiana on-site at The Match High School & Career Center

This position is part-time and non-exempt unless otherwise designated in writing. Final schedule, duties, and contracted hours may be adjusted based on enrollment, program needs, school calendar, funding, and operational requirements.

Program growth

A two-year pathway to a stronger program

This role is designed to build something lasting. Here's where we're headed:

2026–2027 Optimize & Strengthen:
Deliver and refine instruction in Principles of Welding and Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW/Stick). Establish safety culture, industry alignment, and a strong foundation for program growth.

2027–2028 & beyond Expand & Advance:
Integrate Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW/MIG) and contribute to the development of an advanced Welding Capstone course. Explore adult evening cohort opportunities as the program grows.

What you'll do

Key responsibilities:

Deliver hands-on welding instruction

Teach foundational and intermediate welding skills with an emphasis on welding theory, shop safety, joint design, blueprint reading, proper equipment use, and hands-on technique development. Help students connect their skills to real career opportunities in welding, manufacturing, and the skilled trades.

Build and protect a strong safety culture

Model and reinforce rigorous shop safety at all times — proper PPE use, tool handling, electrical safety, ventilation, safe cylinder handling, and all OSHA-aligned practices. A safe shop is a non-negotiable.

Plan, assess, and document student progress

Develop lesson plans, demonstrations, performance tasks, and assessments aligned to Indiana CTE expectations and industry standards. Maintain accurate grades and progress records in our digital gradebook, and keep required documentation current.

Prepare the lab for daily instruction

Cut stock steel, prepare practice plates, set up welding stations, organize tools, and ensure the shop is safe and ready each day. Conduct routine safety checks and basic maintenance on SMAW power sources, GMAW wire feeders, gas systems, ventilation, and PPE.

Manage inventory and submit timely requests

Track and maintain welding consumables and lab supplies — shielding gas, wire spools, stick electrodes,…