AVTEC Instructor: Power Plant

Power Plant Instructor – Seward

The Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Division of AVTEC is recruiting for a Power Plant Instructor located in Seward. The role is part of the Alaska Vocational Technical Teacher’s Unit (AVTECTA) and focuses on the Power Plant Operator and Bulk Fuels Operator programs, delivered both online and in person.

As a Power Plant Instructor, your duties include:

• Planning, developing, and delivering instruction in the Power Plant Operator and Bulk Fuels Operator programs (online and in person).
• Maintaining and developing program curriculum.
• Designing, building, and maintaining the industry‑based labs and shop areas.
• Facilitating program advisory board meetings.
• Maintaining student training records.

Minimum requirements include:

• Four years of journey‑level trade experience in the applicable field, or
  • Bachelor’s degree, two years of journey‑level trade experience, and two years of professional experience developing, coordinating, and presenting adult training or vocational education programs.
  • Industry‑recognized professional certification, two years of journey‑level trade experience, and two years of professional experience developing, coordinating, or presenting adult training or vocational education programs.

Position‑specific competencies:

• Education and Training:
  Knowledge of teaching, training, presenting, lecturing, assessing student learning and mastery of skills, and other instructional methods. Demonstration of abilities may be required.
• Mechanics:
  Knowledge of machines and tools, including design, use, benefits, repair, operation, and maintenance.
• Teaching Others:
  Ability to help others learn through formal or informal methods, identify training needs, provide constructive feedback, coach others, and act as a mentor.
• Flexibility:
  Openness to change and new information, rapid adaptation to changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles.
• Electrical Engineering:
  Knowledge of concepts, principles, theories, methods related to design, analysis, test, and integration of electrical systems; energy conversion; electrical power generation; energy transmission, control, distribution, or usage.

Teaching at AVTEC offers the opportunity to change the lives of students and includes: paid leave accrual, retirement, and health benefits; opportunities to travel to remote locations for training; access to AVTEC recreational facilities; and tuition waivers for dependents.

AVTEC is located in Seward, a small and friendly community. Amenities are within walking distance, and the environment is friendly, flexible, supportive, and encourages a healthy work/life balance.

Positions in the AVTEC Instructor job class require expertise in a particular vocational field such as culinary arts, business or office technology, applied technology, information technology, maritime operations or safety, medical services, construction, or the trades. Required training or experience for each position is unique to the assigned field of instruction.

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats may contact or (907) 465‑4095 in Juneau. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.