CDOC-State Teacher I: Welding​/CTE (Sterling): Extended

Job Title

This position provides entry-level marketable job skills to inmate students by delivering career and technical welding educational instruction and assessment within an adult educational correctional system/facility.

Job duties include: teachers and mentors inmate students individually or in large and small group classrooms promoting occupational, academic and transitional performance skills; determines educational needs of inmate students to develop short and long term goals; plans course content and develops methods of instruction; develops and implements competency-based teaching aids such as instructional software, multimedia visual aids, or study materials; provides hands-on training to teach and demonstrate skills, techniques, methods and procedures;

lectures on welding theories, concepts, principles, and terminology; selects and administers appropriate oral, written and/or performance assessments to inmate students in order to measures progress, course completion requirements, and to evaluate training/testing effectiveness; ensures security, supervision and monitoring of inmate students, the storage and inventory of tools, equipment, keys and hazardous material in accordance with CDOC regulations; ensures tools and equipment are in proper working condition;

prepares reports and maintains records such as inmate student grades, attendance rosters, and training activity details; observes and evaluates inmate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement; documents inmate vocational achievements, competencies and contact hours towards completion of certification requirements; justifies accuracy and usage of budget requests; participates in conferences, seminars, and training sessions to keep abreast of developments in the field, and integrates relevant information into training programs;

commitment to teamwork and collaboration with fellow teachers in a cooperative effort to promote mutual and continued guidance and improvements; actively contributes to the safety and security of the facility through effective inmate management and promoting conflict resolution and solutions; encourages and promotes critical thinking, self discipline and self motivation for the inmates student population in order to provide the skills necessary to reintegrate into society;

other duties as assigned.

Ensure that the 'Work Experience' section of the application is complete and contains all relevant work experience related to the position that you are applying for. This information will be used to help determine compensation for the position. 'See resume' statements cannot be accepted in lieu of the 'work experience' section of the application. Additional work experience will not be accepted after the job announcement close date for compensation purposes.

Failure to include adequate information or follow instructions by the closing date may result in your application not being accepted and/or may affect your score, rank or inclusion in the final pool of eligible applicants.

Minimum requirements:

Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's Degree in a welding or related field of study --- AND --- the applicant must have completed 4,000 hours of verified occupational experience in a welding related field within the last seven (7) years as per the requirements of the Colorado Community College System (CCCS). There is no substitution for the completed 4,000 hours as referenced above.

Experience MUST be described in detail on your application to receive credit.

- OR
- Substitution #1 :
In lieu of an Associate's Degree in a welding industry or related field of study, applicant must possess a current State of Colorado, national, industry, military, or union license/certification as appropriate for the welding industry skill or related trade area --- AND --- the applicant must have completed 4,000 hours of verified occupational experience in a welding related field within the last seven (7) years as per the requirements of the Colorado…