High School Teacher: JROTC Instructor

Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation • Evansville, IN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Army Instructor (SAI) manages the JROTC unit at the school and performs the functions of a DAI in a single-unit setting. In coordination with the senior school official, the SAI establishes standard operating procedures for administration, control, and training of JROTC Cadets, including procedures for appointing, promoting, and demoting Cadet Officers and noncommissioned officers. The procedures require approval by the senior school official.

The SAI manages the unit in accordance with school rules, regulations, and policies; advises school authorities about policy and regulation changes within CCR 145-2; and maintains effective relationships with school authorities, faculty, students, parents, and the community. The position supports student enrollment and implementation of the curriculum and extracurricular activities, conducts community outreach to promote understanding of JROTC, and oversees training schedules, instruction, unit areas, records, reports, and equipment accountability.

The position supervises students and requires strong communication, analytical, mathematical, and reasoning abilities. Work takes place in a school environment with variable noise, frequent interruptions, multiple demands, deadlines, and frequently irregular or extended hours. The employee regularly sits, talks, and hears; occasionally stands and walks; may occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds and push items weighing 50 pounds or more.

Requirements

• Warrant officers and noncommissioned officers serving as SAIs must possess a four-year degree; the degree requirement is non-waiverable.
• Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory in the specific field.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff and the school community.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in oral and written forms.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of district requirements and Board of School Trustees policies.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals and present information effectively and respond to questions from administrators, teachers, school board members, and the public.
• Ability to work with probability and statistical inference and apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to prepare, project, monitor, and document funds from multiple sources.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions, and to interpret varied mathematical or diagrammatic instructions and handle abstract and concrete variables.
• Must meet the position’s physical demands, including occasional lifting or moving up to 50 pounds and pushing items weighing 50 pounds or more.

Responsibilities

• Manage and conduct the JROTC unit according to school rules, regulations, and policies.
• Advise school authorities on policy and regulation changes within CCR 145-2.
• Maintain good relations with school authorities, faculty, and the student body.
• Conduct public affairs and outreach in local schools and among school and community officials, civic groups, parent-teacher groups, and other individuals or groups to further understanding of JROTC, the school, and the Army.
• Enroll students in JROTC and support school officials in executing the curriculum and integrated extracurricular activities.
• Prepare weekly training schedules.
• Maintain contact with parents of Cadets experiencing academic or behavioral problems.
• Keep JROTC unit areas neat and orderly and ensure required chain-of-command photos, Cadet creed, core abilities, and mission statement are present and sensitive items are secured.
• Ensure instructors share teaching responsibilities and that all instructors teach the JROTC curriculum and a fair share of the LET Program of Instruction.
• Maintain current DA Form 3126 and/or DA Form 3126-1, a completed service-learning checklist/rubric, a current bond or insurance certificate, and required JUMS reports.
• Maintain accountability for equipment, including items requiring formal and informal accountability and durable items costing $5,000 or less.
• Initiate a DD Form 200, Financial Liability Investigation of Property Loss, when negligence in property loss is probable, following AR 735-5 instructions.
• Supervise students.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for the employee, spouse, and eligible dependents.
• Life insurance and long-term disability coverage are offered.
• Teacher Retirement Fund enrollment, including a defined-benefit pension and Annuity Savings Account.
• Eligibility to enroll in a 401(a) retirement investment plan, a 403(b) Match Program, and a tax-free post-retirement medical expense account (VEBA).
• No-cost community Health & Wellness Centers for employees enrolled in an EVSC medical insurance plan, including primary care, generic prescriptions, physicals, health screenings, and labs.
• Accumulated sick leave days and personal business days.
• Paid time off, holidays, summers off, and predictable hours are cited among the employment offerings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level