CPS Instructor, Construction

Responsibilities

• Prepare students for employment by teaching construction fundamentals, jobsite safety, tool usage, and industry best practices.
• Deliver instruction in classroom, lab, or field-based settings, including evenings and weekends.
• Teach construction-related skills such as jobsite safety, tool usage, materials handling, blueprint reading, and trade-specific concepts.
• Create lesson plans, instructional materials, and hands-on learning activities.
• Demonstrate safe and proper use of construction tools, equipment, and materials.
• Evaluate student progress through assessments, projects, and skills demonstrations.
• Maintain attendance, student records, and required program documentation.
• Create a safe, organized, and productive learning environment.
• Communicate regularly with CPS staff regarding course progress and student needs.
• Maintain current knowledge of industry practices, safety standards, and workforce trends.
• Participate in required instructor meetings, training, and professional development activities.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum of five (5) years of full-time construction industry experience in one or more trades, including carpentry, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, masonry, general construction, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience using hand tools, power tools, construction drawings, rigging, materials handling techniques, and jobsite safety practices.
• OSHA 10 certification.
• In addition to the above, candidates must possess one of the following:
• Completion of a registered apprenticeship;
• Journeyworker status;
• A relevant state-issued trade license (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, or related field);
• An associate degree or technical diploma in a construction-related field.

Pay

$75.00/hour