Vocational Instructor (Extended Schedule) (35 Hour)
Building Trades Vocational Instructor
Recruitment #230725-2515T4-001
| Location |
Somers, CT
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|---|---|
| Date Opened | 8/2/2023 12:00:00 AM |
| Salary | $67,114 - $101,633/year |
| Job Type | Open to the Public |
| Close Date | 9/11/2023 11:59:00 PM |
Introduction
Are you looking to advance your career with the State of Connecticut?
If so, we encourage you to apply to this excellent opportunity!
State of Connecticut employees participate in a competitive benefits plan that includes:
- NEW: A Platinum Healthcare Plan, the nation’s best for state employees and dependents, according to a report by Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reform and article by Ellen Andrews, Ph.D., along with comprehensive benefit offerings.
- A generous retirement plan;
- Paid time off;
- A healthy work/life balance!
Discover the opportunity to:
- To work for a Forbes top company: ‘Forbes’ State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule;
- Engage in a rewarding career;
- Assist our employees so they can achieve success;
- Make a difference in the public sector;
- Work together in a collaborative team environment.
Position Highlights
- 35 hours per week
- Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, first shift.
- The goal of this program is to provide the skills needed in the building trades industry to be successful.
- Classroom learning will include: Shop Safety, Measurements, Geometry, Drafting/Mechanical Drawing, and Floor Covering Theory.
- Practical training will include: Carpentry, Roof Covering & Gutters, Painting, Electrical Wiring & Repairs, Piping, Heating Repair & Maintenance, Refrigeration Repair/Maintenance, Concrete Masonry, electric Hand Tools, and Power machine Equipment.
About Us
The Connecticut Department of Correction is a diverse agency with a wide variety of employees from Correction Officers to Educators, to Managers and Skilled Professionals. We value differences that make us stronger as a team and support our mission statement.
The Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC) is the agency responsible for corrections in the U.S. state of Connecticut. The agency operates 13 correctional facilities. It has its headquarters in Wethersfield. The DOC protects public safety by ensuring offenders serve their sentences of imprisonments in facilities that are safe, human, and provide re-entry programming.
The State of Connecticut, Department of Correction is a unified system; all sentenced and un-sentenced offenders are supervised by the DOC. The Department also provides supervision for offenders on parole, community release, and other discretionary release programs.
To learn more about what it is like to be a State of Connecticut employee, watch the video below!
Selection Plan
Candidates hired must attend a fourteen (14) week Department of Correction Training Academy. During this Academy, you can expect to receive training in Behavior Management and de-escalation, as well as CPR and First Responder.
Before you apply:
- In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
- The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
- Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
- All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
- This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the questionnaire's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
- Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
- Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
- The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In a Department of Correction School District vocational education section and the Department of Children and Families, Connecticut Juvenile Training School this class provides instruction and supervision in vocational and occupational subjects to a group of inmates and/or residents.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
- Prioritizing safety and security as it pertains to staff, victims, citizens, and offenders;
- Teaching Building Maintenance curricula;
- Developing educational plans for individuals and groups;
- Setting short and long term goals and evaluating student progress;
- Participating in planning team meetings and case review conferences to assess student behavior;
- Holding conferences with parents or officials concerned with student performance;
- Relating to professionals in ancillary educational roles;
- Maintaining student records and writing reports;
- Modeling best teaching practices.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
Knowledge of educational principles, methods and techniques; skill in a particular trade or occupation; teaching ability; ability to work effectively with inmates and/or students; ability to express ideas simply and clearly, orally and in writing.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
High School graduation or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and eight (8) years of employment and/or teaching experience in the subject field.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE
Incumbents in this class must meet the State Board of Education requirements to receive initial educator certificate to teach Vocational Education.
Note: *Payment for employees on the extended schedule will be determined by the appropriate contract
Note: *Payment for employees on the extended schedule will be determined by the appropriate contract
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Ability to get the Endorsement: 098 Trade & Industrial Occupations - Comprehensive High School;
- Experience working in a leadership or training capacity;
- Experience working in an institution setting;
- Experience teaching or training a diverse group of people;
- Experience teaching or training groups of people with different levels of education.
Conclusion
AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
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