CTT Instructor

Serrato Corporation•Chicopee, MA

About The Position

The CTT Instructor is responsible for instruction and the students’ learning experience, ensuring that subjects are rigorous and relevant. The instructor teaches vocational skills and concepts, provides remedial and contextual learning support, and collaborates with academic instructors on curriculum development and applied academics. The role also supports students in overcoming barriers to industry certifications and advanced training, maintains student records and attendance, and helps students prepare resumes. Instruction is tailored to individual students’ learning styles, abilities, and career goals. The instructor works with the Center Director’s designee to provide reasonable accommodations or modifications for students with disabilities in trade-related skills training, ensures students understand the career success and applied academic standards in their Training Achievement Records, and updates electronic Training Achievement Records weekly. The role includes developing year-round job-shadowing opportunities with community partners, industry, and employers.

Requirements

Two years of experience in the trade being taught.
One year of teaching experience.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Certified, licensed, or accredited in the state where the Center is located, or accredited by a professional trade organization. For NTC, certification by a union or trade organization or a national trade certifying organization is required; a regional office may waive this if the Center cannot hire certified or licensed instructors, but candidates must pursue certification.
Valid state driver’s license.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel.
Computer literacy, including basic computer functions, email, internet, and programs such as Adobe Acrobat.
Ability to perform the major duties in the trade being taught and current knowledge of the subject area.
Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
Ability to motivate, inspire, and train students effectively.

Responsibilities

Teach basic principles and concepts of vocational skills to students.
Maintain classroom discipline to support student learning.
Coordinate curriculum development and deliver applied academics with academic instructors.
Use available curricular resources and ensure adequate classroom preparation.
Work toward performance management goals established by the company and the National Director of Job Corps through OMS and CTT Report Cards.
Provide instruction and remedial training to help students overcome barriers to industry certifications, Advanced Training, or Advanced Career Training.
Maintain student personal folders, including personal data, test scores, evaluations, attendance, incident reports, achievement awards, and other pertinent information.
Record and forward daily attendance to the Records Department.
Assist students with completing resumes.
Provide contextual learning opportunities that improve students’ academic skills in the CTT learning environment.
Coordinate with the Center Director’s designee for disability issues to ensure reasonable accommodations or modifications are provided when needed for students with disabilities in trade-related skills training.
Teach students the importance of attaining and applying the career success and applied academic standards listed in each Training Achievement Record.
Update electronic Training Achievement Records weekly to credit student skill attainment.
Tailor instructional methods and expected rates of progress to students’ learning styles, abilities, and career goals.
Comply with state regulations related to testing and certification.
Intervene in and correct inappropriate student behavior and nonperformance.
Develop year-round job-shadowing opportunities with community organizations, industry, and employers.