Vocational Instructor 1,2,3,4 - Computer Technology (NY HELPS)

Responsibilities

• Teach a trade subject to residents at an Office of Children and Family Services residential facility.
• Prepare lesson plans, course outlines and educational progress reports.
• Establish and maintain a shop health and safety program.
• Additional duties will be discussed in detail during the interview.

Qualifications

Transfer: One year of permanent competitive or 55b/c service in this title or in a title eligible for 70.1 transfer.

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS) program. To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, candidates must meet the open‑competitive minimum qualifications for this position, which are:

• Vocational Instructor 1/SG‑12
  • I. Four years of appropriate trade experience and a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma issued by a recognized state educational authority;
  • II. Associate’s degree in a related trade area and two years of appropriate trade experience;
  • III. Bachelor’s degree in any area and one year of related trade experience.
• Vocational Instructor 2/SG‑13
  • I. Four years of appropriate trade experience and a minimum of 9 college credits in pedagogy core coursework earned from a New York State Education Department approved program (must include 3 credits each in Human Development and Learning; Teaching Students with Disabilities & Special Health‑Care Needs; and Curriculum and Instruction);
  • II. Associate’s degree in a related trade area including or supplemented by 9 college credits of pedagogy core coursework from a NYSED‑approved program (same distribution as above) and two years of related trade experience;
  • III. Bachelor’s degree in any area including or supplemented by 9 college credits of pedagogy core coursework from a NYSED‑approved program (same distribution as above) and one year of related trade experience.
• Vocational Instructor 3/SG‑15: Initial certification as a teacher of trade subjects in the appropriate specialty as issued by the New York State Education Department.
• Vocational Instructor 4/SG‑17: Professional certification as a teacher of trade subjects in the appropriate specialty as issued by the New York State Education Department.

Specialty requirement: The specialty trade experience and certification needed is in Computer Technology 7‑12. Candidates for Computer Technology must meet the minimum qualifications under option II or III for Vocational Instructor 1 or Vocational Instructor 2.

Computer Technology requires in‑depth, comprehensive and appropriate work experience in computer hardware design, software, networks, data, and/or programming. Experience may include, but is not limited to, computer programming, computer systems analysis, computer systems design and development, network engineering, computer software installation and repair, database management, computer operations research, artificial intelligence research, and electronic gaming. This title does not include the maintenance and repair of electrical/electro‑mechanical equipment (covered under the Electrical/Electro‑Mechanical Occupations title). Data entry, word processing, or similar experience cannot be accepted.

Please specify in your cover letter and/or resume how you meet the minimum