JROTC Army Instructor

What You'll Be Doing:

• 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 efforts in the local area middle and elementary schools, among school and community officials, civic groups, parent-teacher groups and other individuals or groups, designed to further the understanding of JROTC, the school and the Army.
• Enroll students in JROTC and support school officials while executing the curriculum and the integrated extra-curricular activities.
• Prepare weekly training schedules.
• Maintain contact with parents of all Cadets experiencing academic or behavioral problems.
• Ensure JROTC unit areas are neat and orderly; current chain of command photos, Cadet Creed, Core Abilities and Mission Statement are present; and all sensitive items are secured.
• Ensure instructors share teaching responsibilities.
• Maintain a current copy of DA Form 3126 and/or DA Form 3126-1, a completed service-learning checklist/rubric, a current copy of a bond/insurance certificate, and required JUMS reports.
• Maintain accountability of all equipment, IAW AR 710-2, including items requiring formal accountability (i.e., air rifles), informal accountability (i.e., clothing) and durable items costing $5,000 or less (i.e., automation, computers, audiovisual), but still requiring property accountability.

Minimum Qualifications:

• JROTC certification.
• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Experience working with youth and culturally diverse groups.
• Ability to apply critical thinking skills in rendering solutions to various issues.
• Able to collaborate effectively with district personnel, the general public, and work with diverse groups of people.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
• May require work in inclement weather.
• Candidate must have a qualification letter from the US Army.

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, and reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, and lift objects of at least fifty pounds.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree.
• Teaching experience in an urban setting.