Welding Instructor - Adjunct Evening Adult

Title: Adjunct Evening Adult Welding Instructor

Term: FTC Adult Education Academic School Year: Adjunct 150 ClockHour Course

Classification: PartTime CTE Instructor

Location: Franklin Technology Center Indiana Campus

Qualifications: Experienced welder preferably with teaching experience to instruct adult students in a

shortterm accelerated welding course focusing on MIG TIG and Flux Cored Arc Welding processes.

Supervisory: No

Reports to: Director of FTC Adult Education

Code: 002.1671.6111.0128.00123.1.000

Position #: 1347

General Expectations:

• Supports the mission of Joplin Schools.
• Supports the value of education.
• Become familiar with enforce and follow all applicable Board policies and regulations administrative procedures other directions given by district administrators and supervisors and state and federal laws.
• Properly supervise students at all times if applicable to essential job functions.
• Obey all safety rules including rules protecting the safety and welfare of students.
• Care for properly use and protect school property.
• Maintain courteous and professional relationships with students parents/guardians other district employees and the public.
• Communicate effectively with supervisors department staff all members of the school district and community as required.
• Provides excellence in customer service both internally and externally.
• Complies with privacy rights and safeguards confidential and/or sensitive information pertaining to staff and students.
• Reacts to change productively and receive and transmit constructive criticism as it relates to job duties.
• Actively participate in professional development and obtain skills and information necessary to effectively perform job duties.
• Conduct all official business in a professional and timely manner utilizing district technology resources.
• Arrive to work and leave work at the time specified by supervisors and attend all required meetings pertinent to the position.
• Maintains accurate records and filing systems for accountability and audit purposes as required by law and Board policy.
• Solve practical problems utilizing math functions as needed to complete job duties.
• Read and interpret documents such as work orders safety rules and handbooks and apply to job duties.

Essential Job Functions:

• Deliver welding theory and skills training through direct teaching and demonstration focusing on the following:

• MIG TIG Flux Cored Arc welding
• Interpretation of welding symbols in blueprints
• Welding fabrication

• Teach the course curriculum as outlined as determined by FTC.
• Evaluate and document students progress through testing observation and competency checkoffs.

• Responsible for providing direct instruction to students and maintaining an environment conducive to learning.

• Provide an environment that encourages student participation and interpersonal skills development.

• Emphasize workplace readiness skills.

• Ensure confidentiality of student records.

• Maintains positive classroom management by setting and communicating high consistent expectations for learning and achievement.

• Maintains academic and attendance records.

• Assists students in obtaining related employment upon successful program completion.
• Displays appropriate personal and professional traits that exhibit a positive role model.
• Abides by Missouri statutes and school board and administrations policies and regulations.

• Perform other duties assigned.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities Required:

• Ability to implement curriculum testing and/or teaching methodologies.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse populations.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Knowledge of teaching methods curriculum and education programs.
• Possess teaching and facilitation skills.
• Ability to teach and control the behavior of students.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to walk talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand or sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision and depth perception. The employee must be able to lift 25 pounds.

Attendance

Regular and consistent attendance is an essential function of this position.

The work conditions and environment described here are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Conditions and Environment

The individual who holds this position will regularly work in a school environment that is noisy and active. Occasionally the individual will be required to work outdoors for short periods of time to perform such tasks as loading and unloading students from district transportation and supervising recess.*

* This position is intended for Adult Education Instructors. The individual who holds this position will generally be indoors in a normal classroom or skills lab environment with minimal exposure to temperature changes. Relatively free from unpleasant conditions.

Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

Joplin Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not illegally discriminate in its programs services activities or facilities.