Air Force JROTC Instructor

Marion School District • Marion, AR

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Air Force Junior ROTC is a full program and is not always limited to the “regular” school day, or in the classroom setting. Air Force Junior ROTC instructors often supervise Leadership Development Requirements (LDRs) after regular school hours. LDRs are experiential learning activities like drill teams, academic bowl teams, marksmanship teams, etc. A robust and highly successful AFJROTC program will have several active LDRs throughout the year. Instructors will exhibit only the highest levels of personal and professional conduct while serving as an Air Force Junior ROTC instructor. The proverbial "glass house" analogy applies here. Instructors perform duties, accept responsibilities, and meet standards as prescribed by applicable Department of Defense (DoD), Air Force and Air Force Junior ROTC instructions. Instructors supervise cadets participating in official AFJROTC unit events, AFJROTC community service events, and other unit activities (e.g. drill competitions, curriculum-in-action trips, base visits, etc.) that enhance or supplement the program. Instructors must ensure the entire AFJROTC environment under their purview is known as a safe zone, free from unwanted and/or inappropriate touching, sexual harassment, sexual assault, inappropriate comments, or jokes, racial or gender bias, bullying, degradation, intimidation, and physical discipline or hazing. Instructors must ensure these unwelcome behaviors (or the perception of these behaviors) are not associated with the AFJROTC program. Air Force Junior ROTC instructors are deeply involved in their communities. They teach Air Force Junior ROTC aerospace science and leadership education curricula. They also serve as liaisons between the Air Force and civilian agencies in the aerospace field and perform career and performance counseling for AFJROTC cadets. Instructors devote themselves to cadets in the classroom and during LDR activities. Their hard work and devotion have resulted in an Air Force Junior ROTC program that’s highly acclaimed at the local and national level.

Requirements

• High levels of personal and professional conduct.
• Ability to meet standards prescribed by applicable Department of Defense (DoD), Air Force and Air Force Junior ROTC instructions.
• Ability to supervise cadets participating in official AFJROTC unit events, AFJROTC community service events, and other unit activities.
• Ability to ensure the AFJROTC environment is a safe zone, free from unwanted and/or inappropriate touching, sexual harassment, sexual assault, inappropriate comments, or jokes, racial or gender bias, bullying, degradation, intimidation, and physical discipline or hazing.
• Ability to teach Air Force Junior ROTC aerospace science and leadership education curricula.
• Ability to serve as liaisons between the Air Force and civilian agencies in the aerospace field.
• Ability to perform career and performance counseling for AFJROTC cadets.
• Significant organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• A high degree of patience.
• Strong teambuilding skills.
• Physical stamina.
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
• Competent knowledge of curriculum planning, Air Force educational programs, drill and ceremonies, and educational administration, including tests and measurements.
• Basic Air Force Junior ROTC instructor certification.

Nice To Haves

• Potential Instructors need to apply with Air Force through this link prior to being hired by Marion School District: https://www.afaccessionscenter.af.mil/Holm-Center/AFJROTC/Article-Display/Article/4011152/prospective-instructors/

Responsibilities

• Conduct Academic Classes: Prepare for and teach periods of instruction of 45 to 90 minutes each, for as many as 4 to 6 periods per day. Each class period may contain 30 students (possibly more in unusual circumstances) holding a range of ages and maturity levels and coming from different socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Lead Before and/or After-School Activities: Coordinate and lead a variety of school activities, possibly held before or after each school day, both indoors and outdoors. These activities may include physical training events, academic clubs, rocketry teams, marksmanship teams, along with performing drill instruction and demonstrating drill sequences.
• Lead Off-Campus Events: Lead field trips to historical sites, visits to local government agencies and military installations, and to march in parades with their cadets.
• Be an Ambassador of the Air Force: Exemplify a positive image of the Air Force by conducting themselves in a highly professional manner in both their words and their actions. Maintain a professional military appearance in uniform.
• Complete any additional state and/or local school district mandated teacher certification or continuing education requirements.
• Successfully incorporate Air Force Junior ROTC-approved interactive learning software/hardware with classroom instruction.
• Have a competent knowledge of curriculum planning, Air Force educational programs, drill and ceremonies, and educational administration, including tests and measurements.
• Academic, administrative, logistical, financial support tasks, and after-school activities will be equally shared by all instructors as regular duties.
• Complete all mandatory Air Force Junior ROTC instructor training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed