Vocational Instructor 1,2,3,4 - Residential/Commercial Building Maintenance and Remodeling (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; OR
  • II. associate's degree in a related trade area and two years of appropriate trade experience; OR
  • 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. These must include 3 college credits in each of the following areas: Human Development and Learning; Teaching Students with Disabilities & Special Health-Care Needs; and Curriculum and Instruction. Or
  • II. an associate's degree in a related trade area including or supplemented by 9 college credits of pedagogy core coursework earned from a New York State Education Department approved program. These must include 3 college credits in each of the following areas: Human Development and Learning; Teaching Students with Disabilities & Special Health-Care Needs; and Curriculum and Instruction, and two years of related trade experience; Or
  • III. a bachelor's degree in any area including or supplemented by 9 college credits of pedagogy core coursework earned from a New York State Education Department approved program. These must include 3 college credits in each of the following areas: Human Development and Learning; Teaching Students with Disabilities & Special Health-Care Needs; and Curriculum and Instruction; 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.

Skills

The specialty trade experience and certification needed is in Residential/Commercial Building Maintenance and Remodeling 7-12 Residential/Commercial Maintenance and Remodeling. This title requires the applicant to have in-depth, comprehensive and appropriate work experience in the various skills/tasks performed in the areas of carpentry, electrical, HVAC, masonry, and plumbing, as well as those needed to maintain a clean, healthy and safe property or facility (such as mopping & vacuuming, disinfecting surfaces and restrooms and emptying trash). Experience may include, but is not limited to, using trade-related blue