Instructor, Vocational Jobs

Benefits Information

Full-time employees will enjoy a competitive benefits package with options for you and your family including:

• Paid Time Off• Paid Holidays• 401(k) Matching• Health Insurance• Vision Insurance• Life Insurance• Health Savings Account• Tuition Reimbursement• Employee Discount• Reduced Tuition Rates• Disability Insurance• Employee Assistance Program• 401(k)• Pet Insurance• Dental Insurance• Paid Training• Flexible Spending Account• Other Benefits Available

Equal Opportunity Employer.

Overview

Do you have construction based experience and love teaching those skills? Are you looking to work in a challenging and rewarding environment where you can really make a difference, and where career growth is supported? If you became a teacher to help people acquire knowledge and you believe that everyone deserves the highest quality of education, we have the role for you! This is your opportunity to join our growing team as a Vocational Instructor.

Join a Community That Cares

Joining GEO means contributing to our mission to provide the best rehabilitation and community reintegration programs and services to those in our care. GEO is a place for professional growth, exploration, creativity, and valuable interpersonal relationships. Interested in achieving extraordinary things? Send in your application. Every one of our employees makes us who we are.

Responsibilities

Role and Responsibilities

This Role Will Require You To

Your goal will be to create a learning environment that provides inmates/detainees the opportunity to maximize their learning potential and achieve or enhance an ability to perform vocational tasks.

• Counsel your students concerning their performance, behavior, and personal problems.
• Assess educational needs of inmates, develop lessons plans to address those needs to include individualized assignments and training.
• Administer, score, and interpret examinations and proficiency indicators.
• Provide instruction to inmates/detainees for various labor and/or technical skills. through classroom instruction, demonstration, and practical exercises.
• Maintain records including testing, daily offender work, attendance and general record-keeping.

We're looking for individuals from different backgrounds

Building an inclusive culture where every employee can perform to their maximum potential is the center of GEO's employee value proposition. Our success is based on diversity in our workforce and the inclusion of eclectic perspectives, ideas, and backgrounds. Everyone is encouraged to apply. Here's to unlimited ideas, increased productivity, and innovative solutions!

Qualifications

Competencies Required

If you have a natural ability for working in a team with a wide variety of members and you're truly driven by the joy of seeing your students thrive, this is the right job for you.

Minimum Requirements

• NCCER qualifications: Four years of trade experience or three years of experience teaching a specific trade.
• Two (2) years of relevant teaching experience preferred. *
• Valid teaching certificate from the state Department of Education preferred.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university preferred.
• NCCER Certification or the ability to obtain NCCER Certification within 90 days of hire required.
• Certification in one or more trades such as carpentry, electrical, plumbing, HVAC or commercial painting preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Occasionally: lift or carry up to 20 lbs.; push or pull up to 40 lbs.
• Frequently: lift or carry up to 10 lbs.; bend, stoop, reach above shoulder level, walk, sit or stand.