Construction Instructor (Part-Time)

About the role

Responsible for the ReBuild Detroit (RBD) apprenticeship readiness program instruction by utilizing a variety of teaching techniques to instruct students in the building trades' curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Provide initial academic assessments to identify participants' learning styles.
• Provide a vocational educational class that teaches the building trades, including demolition, framing, interior work, blueprint reading, etc.; safe procedures for the use and handling of tools, and appropriate ways to handle technical construction problems that arise at the construction site.
• Follow the curriculum and instruct on all building trades areas. Provides recommendations and updates the curriculum based on employer feedback.
• Teach the proper use and handling of all hand tools, power tools, and equipment.
• Assists in coordinating and supervising hands-on projects on and off-site.
• Monitors assignments and assessment techniques; provides feedback and recommendations.
• Assist in the development of job opportunities for trainees in conjunction with other staff and, where appropriate, assist trainees in setting career goals.
• Provide regular communications with the program services manager on participant progress and other issues.
• Conducts regular assessments and tracks the academic progress of participants as defined by the funding source.
• Utilizes a variety of teaching resources to develop students' knowledge of the subject area.
• Ensures that participant records with documentation of attendance and other relevant information, as required by SER and the program-funding source, are kept.
• Serves as a mentor to student cohort members.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered, including a minimum of journey-level experience or three years of experience as a certified teacher in a construction training program.
• An OSHA 10-Hour (Hazard Recognition Training for the Construction Industry) certificate is preferred.
• Licensed contractor with demonstrated experience in construction management preferred.
• Two to three years of instruction or training experience with at-risk youth or in an adult basic education program.
• Operating procedures, laws, materials, and safety measures that apply to construction.
• Proficient in construction trades math skills.
• Mental ability to handle pressures related to dealing with multiple individuals from diverse backgrounds and varying levels of need.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to instruct program participants in an interesting, clear and concise manner.
• Bilingual language skills in English/Spanish are a plus.

Physical requirements

• Regularly required to walk, stand, sit and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• May need to lift and/or move 20-25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move 35-50 pounds.

Work environment

• Operates in a normal school environment with a noise level, which is at times, moderately loud with little discomfort due to noise, dirt, dust and the like.
• Routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.