INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION/Electrical Instructor 26-27

Orange County Public Schools•Winter Garden, FL

About The Position

The Industrial Education/Electrical Instructor provides an appropriate educational atmosphere that encourages positive student learning. The instructor participates with classroom teachers, administrators, curriculum specialists, staff, and program advisory members in developing and implementing school programs and goals. The position involves planning and delivering hands-on instruction, supervising students and classroom equipment, assessing student progress, communicating with families when appropriate, and maintaining required records. Performance is evaluated under the OCPS Instructional Personnel Evaluation System procedures manual.

Requirements

For a degreed Career and Technical position: a bachelor’s or higher degree from an accredited institution.
For a degreed Career and Technical position: valid Florida Department of Education certification or a Statement of Eligibility in an appropriate degreed area listed in the State Curriculum Frameworks.
For a non-degreed Career and Technical position: a high school diploma or GED and documented six years of full-time occupational experience in the appropriate certification area listed in the State Curriculum Frameworks; alternatively, a high school diploma or GED and documented two years of full-time occupational experience in that area combined with an AA, AS, or bachelor’s degree in the career subject.
For a non-degreed Career and Technical position, the posting also lists completion of a state-approved apprenticeship program, completion of a state-approved Career and Technical Education Training Program, or licensure through a state or national credentialing agency.
Knowledge of prescribed curriculum, child development, current research, and varied learning styles.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally; plan and organize; manage a classroom and supervise students; analyze, diagnose, and evaluate student progress and programs; and use effective, positive interpersonal skills.
Basic knowledge of technology.
Commitment to core beliefs about teaching, learning, and ongoing professional development.
Ability to perform light work involving very moderate physical effort, including some stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling, and potentially lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects weighing 12–20 pounds.
Ability to meet sensory demands that may include visual perception and discrimination, oral communication, and perceiving and discriminating sounds.
Ability to work in course-dependent conditions that may include dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, animals or wildlife, toxic or poisonous agents, violence, and disease or pathogenic substances.

Responsibilities

Work with administrators and instructional teams to plan and implement hands-on programs and activities for students and the school.
Participate actively with other faculty and staff and cooperate in planning, implementing, and evaluating continuing school-improvement programs.
Manage the classroom and supervise the proper care of equipment.
Participate in professional-growth activities to acquire new and improved skills and knowledge.
Analyze and diagnose student progress and programs to provide instruction appropriate to students’ developmental stages.
Use varied instructional techniques to meet individual student needs, and use technology and current research in instruction.
Evaluate students’ progress regularly and use classroom-management techniques that support an effective classroom climate.
Show sensitivity to students, parents, and the community, promote student self-esteem, and maintain professional relationships between the school and parents.
Maintain contact with parents through conferences, telephone, or written communication when appropriate for minors in Adult and CTE programs; encourage parental involvement and connections between home and school.
Maintain required records, including grade books, attendance records, and student progress reports when appropriate for minors in Adult and CTE programs.
Assist in protecting student and school property.
Keep current with job-appropriate technology used by OCPS and attend district-supported training to maintain required technology skills.
Maintain timely and accurate information as part of job responsibilities.
Perform other duties as assigned by the principal/director.