Automotive Technology Instructor, Third-Shift Program, Salem High School, Salem, MA [SY 2025-2026]

Automotive Technology Instructor, Third-Shift Program, Salem High School, Salem, MA [SY 2025-2026]

Grant Funded Position

Salem is a small, diverse city with a proud maritime and immigrant history. Salem Public Schools is an urban public school district enrolling nearly 4,000 students in 11 schools. Our vision is to ensure that all students will be locally engaged, globally connected, and fully prepared to thrive in a diverse and changing world. We hold dear our core values of belonging, equity, and opportunity in everything we do. We seek individuals who are passionate about urban education and understand the urgency of improving student achievement for all students, regardless of ability, economic status, gender/gender identity, language, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, or other backgrounds. We invite you to learn more about our strategic plan, core priorities and the SPS portrait of a graduate on our website at https://salemk12.org/.

Grant Funder: CommCorp Career Technical Initiative

Salem High School is the recipient of the Career Technical Initiative grant from Commonwealth Corporation on behalf of the Governor Healey Administration and among the Workforce Skills Cabinet in 2021, aims to increase a skilled workforce in the trades through third shift programs.

This initiative seeks to address the persistent need for skilled labor in construction, trades, and manufacturing. Commonwealth Corporation administers these funds in hopes of eliminating the skills gap facing employers by providing an opportunity for youth and adults to retrain for skilled occupations, as well as transforming vocational high schools into Career Technical Institutes that run three shifts a day to bring more high school students and adults into the program.

As part of a multi-year strategy, CTI plans to train 20,000 new skilled workers in key trades and technical jobs. Among the grants approved by the Workforce Skills Cabinet in 2021, 35 new career pathway programs and 22 expansions of career pathway programs at 10 vocational-technical schools will provide training and job placement for more than 800 adults.

What You’ll Do:

This individual is accountable for the teaching and supervision of students in all of the Construction cluster programs in collaboration with the other construction program instructors. This program falls under Chapter 74 Massachusetts state frameworks and curriculum disciplines under the direction of the CTE/CTI Director and the CTI Director of Workforce Development, Director of Operations and Grants.

Role Responsibilities:

• Teach safety and all industry-related curriculum material in both classroom and shop settings.
• Align lessons to the CVTE MA state frameworks.
• Ensure students have the opportunity to obtain industry-recognized credentials/certifications.
• Engage in school-wide professional development and/ or department-specific initiatives.
• Adhere to the school policy of tracking attendance and grades.
• Utilize all school-wide technology.
• Perform other duties as needed.

What You’ll Bring:

We are looking for candidates who have diverse backgrounds and experiences, are inspired by our mission and are highly motivated to change children’s lives through education. You’ll be right at home here if you are a reflective practitioner who values collaboration with colleagues and pushes yourself, your work and the people around you to the next level. We expect our SPS employees to:

• Hold a deep commitment to students and families and value diversity - The SPS community is vibrant, diverse in background, ethnicity, language, and perspective. You embrace and affirm the backgrounds of all members of the SPS community and view our diversity as a powerful resource that supports us each in learning and doing our best work.
• Hold high expectations for yourself, students, and colleagues – You see potential in all, especially our SPS students, and maintain high expectations for achievement, while providing the support necessary to meet that bar. You hold yourself to high expectations, modeling SPS values and seeking opportunities to continuously improve.
• Build authentic, caring relationships with colleagues, students, and families – You build strong relationships across students, families, and colleagues that are collaborative in nature and contribute to the individual and collective success of SPS. You partner with families and colleagues to make decisions in the best interest of students and learning.
• Embrace feedback – You are a reflective practitioner who learns from failure, using mistakes and challenges as opportunities for growth. You model persistence and growth mindset and thrive in a culture of feedback.

Job Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Five years of full-time employment experience directly related to automotive technology.
• Current ASE certification in at least three areas of Automotive Technology.
• Massachusetts teachers’ licensure in Automotive Technology – Chapter 74 (or willingness to work towards).
• Current authorization to work in the US.

Preferred qualifications:

• Advanced educational preparation.
• Curriculum development experience and knowledge of technical competencies with curriculum frameworks.
• Competent in computer applications.
• Ability to speak Spanish.
• Demonstrated experience supporting students with disabilities.
• Demonstrated experience supporting English language Learners.

Work Year: Grant funded: September, 2025 - May, 2027

FTE/Hours: Part-time, Evening Hours 4:00pm - 9:00pm, Monday through Thursday.

Salary: $60.00 / hour

Reports to: CTI Program Manager, Career & Technical Education Director, Executive Principal Salem High School

Equal Opportunity Employer

Salem Public School District is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.