Learn to Work Program Teacher

Job purpose: Instruct students from Lakeland, Prairie Heights, and Westview in the Learn to Work Program.

This program is focused on the Advanced Manufacturing Industrial Maintenance Technician-Electrical pathway.

Key Responsibilities: Instruction & Curriculum Implementation * Deliver instruction aligned to the Learn to Work Academy model in advanced manufacturing courses.

* Integrate academic standards with technical instruction to ensure students earn core academic credits (e.g., science, math) where appropriate.

* Embed professional skills such as communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and reliability into daily instruction.

* Use project-based and hands-on learning strategies to engage students in real-world applications.

Work-Based Learning & Industry Engagement * Facilitate student participation in employer-aligned work-based learning experiences (e.g., schedules: industry-led projects, site visits, internships). * Collaborate with the Learn to Work Academy advisory council to align instructional content with labor market demands, continuous improvement of the program, and report the key performance indicators annually.

* Support students in earning industry-recognized credentials (e.g., OSHA 10, SACA, etc.) based on the program's scope and Indiana Department of Education CTE guidelines.

Program Leadership & Collaboration * Serve as the lead teacher for the Learn to Work Academy, helping build a sustainable pathway aligned with the framework.

* Collaborate with employers, school counselors, administrators, and program coaches to recruit and retain students from diverse backgrounds.

* Participate in professional development to share best practices and strengthen system-wide impact.

* Actively participate in Academy Advisory Council meetings and contribute to annual program improvement planning.

Student-Centered Support * Create an inclusive and supportive environment that fosters career exploration, skills mastery, and confidence in manufacturing careers.

* Monitor student progress and provide feedback aligned with learning outcomes, certifications, and employer expectations.

* Support transition planning for students Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications include: * Education * Four-year degree is preferred * A combination of education and experience may be considered * Specialized knowledge: * Industrial repair and maintenance * Electrical, hydraulic & pneumatic systems * Machine control, automation, and programming * Engineering * Workplace safety * Skills * Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, technical manuals, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, and technical drawings.

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Ability to speak effectively before groups of students, school employees or parents.

* Mathematical Skill: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

* Abilities * Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists * ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

* Other Skills Must be proficient in the use of computers for various office and workplace applications.

Employees should also be able to use the machines, tools, equipment, and work aids which may be representative, but not all inclusive, of those commonly associated with this type of work.

* Professional Certification * Valid state driver's license - operator permit * Eligibility for Workplace specialist or other Indiana Department of Education-approved teaching credential.

* Workplace credentials * Experience * Five or more years in the manufacturing industry with an emphasis on the following skills: * Industrial repair and maintenance * Electrical, hydraulic & pneumatic systems * Machine control, automation, and programming * Engineering Working conditions The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

* The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

* Jobsite work may require sound protection as specified by the company.

* The working environment is mainly indoors, other than routine errands.

Physical requirements The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.

The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, and taste or smell.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Direct reports None