DOC CTE INSTRUCTOR - 12022025-73280

Job Information

State of Tennessee Job Information

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, TURNEY CENTER INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, HICKMAN COUNTY

This position is for a Masonry Instructor and a teaching license is required.

This is an on-site position.

WORKING TITLE: DOC CTE Instructor - Masonry

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

Currently certified as an instructor in a specialty area by a nationally recognized vocational training program and experience equivalent to two years of full-time work instructing a specialty area.

OR

Possession of a certification in a specialty area by a nationally recognized vocational training program and 5 years of experience.

Necessary Special Qualifications:

For uncertified instructor applicants, this position requires the incumbent to enroll in a certified instructional program within the first six months of employment and to be completed within two years after employment begins.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Competencies, and Tools/Equipment

Competencies:

• Organizing, Planning
• Time Management
• Written Communications
• Listening

Knowledge:

• Education and Training
• Mathematics
• Mechanical

Skills:

• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Learning Strategies
• Maintenance, Repair and Troubleshooting
• Equipment Selection
• Monitoring and Controlling Operations

Abilities:

• Deductive and Inductive Reasoning
• Memorization
• Oral Comprehension and Expression
• Problem Sensitivity

Overview

Summary: Under general supervision, is responsible for sub professional career and technical education instruction work of average difficulty; and performs related work as required.

Distinguishing Features: An employee in this class is responsible for instructing rehabilitation and correctional students in career and technical training in order to prepare them to re-enter the job market.

Responsibilities

• The DOC Career and Technical Education (CTE) Instructor shall be a full-time teaching position inside a TDOC educational institution.
• All DOC CTE Instructors who teach in the trade and industrial areas as defined by the TDOE are responsible for maintaining industry certification(s) as appropriate.
• CTE Instructors are responsible for creating and submitting a systematic plan of instruction, including direct hands-on training and job-related theory, designed to train an inmate in a marketable skill or trade.
• CTE Instructors maintain educational records and prepare statistical reports regarding the number of inmates completing each CTE program.
• CTE Instructors schedule and conduct educational advisory/committee meetings at least annually.
• CTE Instructors, at least annually, participate in graduation ceremonies to recognize academic achievement.

Tools & Equipment

Tools and Equipment:

• Computer
• Electrical, Power, Hand, and Battery-Operated Tools
• General Hardware
• Safety Equipment