Business Occupations Teacher, Correction Education - SCI Fayette

Are you looking for a teaching role where your classroom makes an immediate, tangible difference? As a Business Occupations Teacher, Correction Education with the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Fayette, you will inspire inmate students to gain real workplace skills. This position gives you the chance to teach meaningful material that can open doors for learners. Your classroom will be a place where progress happens every day.

Be a part of an agency committed to opportunity and learning!

This position provides business instruction to adults working to build skills that support employment and personal growth. You will help inmate students prepare for entry-level work and earn respected business certifications. As a Business Occupations Teacher, Correction Education, you will perform the following duties:

• Classroom Instruction:Teach business subjects such as keyboarding, business math, recordkeeping, English, computer software, and office management
• Student Assessment:Evaluate learners through pre- and post-testing, assignments, and exams to measure progress and determine placement
• Curriculum Planning:Develop lesson plans and adapt materials to meet individual needs while supporting life skill development
• Record Maintenance:Update education files, track attendance, manage inventory, and process classroom-related paperwork
• Classroom Management:Maintain a safe learning environment by monitoring behavior, enforcing rules, and applying appropriate corrective actions

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 7:45 AM to 3:45 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• This position is eligible for full retirement benefits at age 50 or 55.
• Telework:You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary:
  
  In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• A bachelor's degree in business, education, business education, or a related business education field, which included or is supplemented by successful completion of either student teaching or a teaching practicum, in a business-related subject approved by the degree granting institution or one year of classroom instruction experience in a business-related subject.

• Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and click on Veterans.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must…