Career Tech Academy Information Technology Instructor #00049

Virginia Information Technologies Agency•South Boston, VA

2d•$55,000 - $65,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Southern Virginia Higher Education Center is seeking a qualified individual to fill the position of an Information Technology Instructor at the Career Tech Academy (CTA). The CTA is a hands-on regional technical training center available to high school students from Charlotte, Halifax, and Mecklenburg Counties, allowing them to earn community college credits, a Career Studies Certificate, and Industry Endorsed Credentials. The instructor will develop, implement, and evaluate the IT Program, focusing on preparing trainees with industry-recognized credentials in demand by local and regional employers. Duties include performing classroom and laboratory instructional duties using a distributed model, providing a training program for high school students with a Monday-Friday schedule, and collaborating with internal and external partners, including providing hands-on training in the workplace. The program allows students to complete core curriculum and instructional courses in one year, preparing them for CompTIA's A+ and Server+ assessments.

Requirements

Extensive instructional experience in secondary or higher education.
Extensive knowledge of IT systems, hardware, servers, networking to the extent necessary to teach a cohort of students and ability to apply knowledge to create real-world scenarios and simulations in a data center lab.
Considerable work experience in information technology or information technology related environment involving assisting and/or training others to perform to use information technology.
Considerable work experience in program/project management.
Proficiency with word processing, database and presentation software applications.
Ability to use information technology to perform work tasks/responsibilities.
Proven ability to work effectively with educational and corporate partners as well as high school learners, adult non-traditional learners, and other workforce stakeholders.
Possess leadership, facilitation, collaboration, and strong teamwork orientation and multi-level customer service experience.
High school graduate or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

Coursework in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology or related field.
One or more CompTIA certifications (A+, Network+, Security+, Server+, Cloud+ or Linux+) or comparable Cisco or Microsoft certifications.
Virginia Department of Education Licensure as an IT CTE Instructor.

Responsibilities

Develops, implements, and evaluates the Career Tech Academy IT Program with a focus on preparing trainees with industry recognized credentials in demand by local and regional employers.
Performs classroom and laboratory instructional duties in the IT program utilizing the distributed model.
Provides a training program for high school students with Monday – Friday scheduling.
Works collaboratively with others, internal and external to the SVHEC (including providing hands on training in the workplace to classroom learners), in carrying out agency duties and responsibilities.