Instructional Aide-Construction Trades FY– Valley Career & Technical Center

Instructional Aide – Construction Trades

Valley Career & Technical Center – Staunton, Virginia

Starting Date:
July 1, 2026

Instructional Aide – Construction Trades is a full‑time position that assists Carpentry, HVAC, Electricity, and Masonry instructors with program instruction and support.

• Reliable attendance and prompt arrival time.
• Maintain and respect confidentiality of student and school personnel information.
• Discuss daily plan with technical program instructor(s) to coordinate instructional efforts.
• Assist in delivering instructions to students.
• Carry out instructional plans as designated by the technical program instructor(s).
• Assist students, individually and in groups, with job tasks to reinforce learning concepts.
• Maintain a pleasant and orderly shop, site, and classroom environment.
• Assist technical program instructor(s) in maintaining a classroom management policy that fosters a safe and positive environment for all students and staff.
• Assist in ensuring the adequate and safe supervision of all students.
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students and equipment.

• Demonstrate the ability to positively and appropriately support and assist the instructor in shop settings, classroom, and supervising general construction tasks.
• A minimum of five (5) years’ experience or 4,000 hours of work experience in building or other trades is preferred.
• The last work experience must be no older than five years from the current time.
• Demonstrated ability to relate to and engage students in technical training and to enhance their critical thinking skills and their personal, social and intellectual development.
• Sound moral character and integrity.

• Basic knowledge of all aspects of construction.
• Demonstrated ability to operate general hand tools and basic shop equipment.
• Knowledge and management of relevant safety standards and practices in shop and construction settings.

Full benefits including retirement and health insurance are included.

This is a non‑exempt position based on a 183‑day/7‑hour teaching contract on the N‑1 scale.

Applications should be submitted online usta.k12.va.us. Position open until filled.

Lee Ann Whitesell, Director Shenandoah Valley Center for Advanced Learning 49 Hornet Road Fishersville, VA 22939 Fax:  whiteselll

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