What are the responsibilities and job description for the Trades Instructor position at Advanced Technology Institute (ATI)?
Overview
Are you a successful trades professional? Are you passionate about teaching others and sharing your trade to the next group of professionals? Advanced Technology Institute (ATI) in Virginia Beach, is seeking trade professionals to teach in the following areas:
Automotive Technology
Commercial Driving
Diesel/Heavy Vehicle Technology
Electrical
HVAC
Hydraulics
Off-highway Equipment Repairs
Power Generation
Refrigeration
Welding
As a Faculty Instructor, you will have a passion for helping students attain their career goals. Your daily reward will be the personal satisfaction of having a chance to make a difference to yourself, your team and to a group of students who expect an outstanding education and career. The Faculty Instructor uses an approved curriculum and presents coursework that prepares the student to pursue a technical career in the trades program.
The successful candidate is consistently motivating, engaging, mentoring, encouraging, and fundamentally passionate about teaching to help students to gain confidence and skills necessary to obtain entry level employment upon graduation. The successful candidate will be a role model, set an expectation of the profession and deliver quality educational opportunities to our students in a hands-on, practical vocational environment.
Responsibilities
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Preparation and delivery of an approved curriculum based on company coursework and lesson plans
• Regularly monitors student attendance and progress
• Maintaining communication with all students at risk; working with students to address any issues that may impede their academic progress and respond to student retention and classroom management issues.
• Promotes a positive academic environment with professional appearance and cultivate cooperative learning by maintaining academic standards
Qualifications
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
• 5 years minimum professional and practical experience working in the industry, or its equivalent
• Must possess or be eligible for certification and/or license, or other credentials required by contract and/or state of employment.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds, bend and squat.
• Technical expertise in all of the subjects in which the instructor will be teaching.
• Knowledge and understanding of the professional career paths and demands of the field
• Motivation and enthusiasm for teaching and having a sensitivity to student needs and interests
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
ATI provides a comprehensive benefits program designed to help our instructors and staff stay healthy, feel supported, and maintain a work/life balance, some of which are highlighted below:
- Tuition scholarship program available to full-time employees and their immediate family members after 90 days of employment
- Competitive compensation and medical/dental benefit plans
- PTO and holiday pay
- 401(k) participation with possible employer contributions
To learn more about benefits at ATI, click HERE.
ATI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
