Job Opening High School/Jr High CTE Construction: Carpentry and Woods Teacher

Employer: American Leadership Academy

Location:  898 West 1100 South, Spanish Fork, Utah 84660

Position: High School/Jr High CTE Construction: Carpentry and Woods Teacher

Starting Date: 1 Part-time position for Fall 2024

Evaluated by:  Principal/Assistant Principal

Application Deadline:  Open Until Filled

Job Description: 

The High School CTE Construction: Carpentry and Woods Teacher instructs the student in academic and technical content to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to enter an occupation. The CTE Construction: Carpentry and Woods teacher is responsible for the following items to further the educational mission of the school and in accordance with state law and Utah Board of Education policies and regulations.

Academic Credential Qualifications:

Academic Credential Qualifications: Holds or qualifies for a Utah Professional or Associate teaching license. Possess a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in education or a related field.

One of these Endorsements:
CAD Architectural Design
Carpentry
Construction Management

Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The CTE Construction: Carpentry and Woods Teacher shall have the following responsibilities and duties:

Knowledge and Abilities:

• Classroom management principles
• Educational theory and teaching practices;
• Principles and methods for curriculum and training design;
• Teaching and instruction principles for individuals and groups;
• Education code, board rules, district policies, and operating procedures.

Ability to

• Provide instruction in a (middle school, high school) classroom.
• Work cooperatively with students, parents, peers, administration, and community members;
• Establish and communicate clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects;
• Guide the learning process toward achievement of curriculum goals;
• Employ a variety of instructional techniques and strategies aligned with instructional objectives, in order to meet the needs of all students;
• Participate as an active member with other faculty and staff;
• Maintain accurate and complete records as required by law and LEA policy;
• Maintain and improve professional competence;
• Communicate effectively both written and orally;
• Establish & maintain a safe and respectful learning environment for all students
• Think and act quickly and calmly in emergencies;
• Prepare course materials, homework assignments, and handouts.

SPECIFIC COURSE ASSIGNMENTS would be a combination of the following:

Carpentry 1

Woods 1

Construction Trades Foundation

CTSO’s, i.e. Skills USA

Interpersonal Skills and/or Abilities Required):
Must possess the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, parents, & the public.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements: Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, to enter data into a computer; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors and on the telephone; physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds; to bend, stoop, climb stairs, and reach overhead.

Work Environment: 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. Duties are normally performed in a school/classroom environment. Duties may be occasionally performed on field trips away from school. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The Teacher will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the principal or appropriate administrat

Interested candidates should send resume to Kimber Tidwell, Human Resources Ktidwell@americanleadership.net