Heavy Equipment Operations & Diesel Technology Instructor, Career & Tech

TITLE:  Teacher, Natural Resources- Career & Tech

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:  10 Month

REPORTS TO:  Career & Tech Building Principal

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:  Provide juniors and seniors with classroom instruction, project-based learning and hands-on skills that would prepare students to be college and career ready in the Welding industry.  Prepare students for NOCTI Welding National Assessment

• Communicate with parents, teachers, home school counselors and others involved in the education of the student
• Maintain discipline in the classroom and work sites
• Monitor students’ academic progress including, but not limited to progress/marking period grades, attendance, hands-on performance skills
• Implement 504 plans and IEPs for students with diverse learning needs
• Keep current with changes and developments in the welding industries
• Other responsibilities as determined by the CTE Principal

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Teaching and work experience in heavy equipment operation, diesel technology maintenance and repair, landscape design and installation, and horticulture are preferred. Excellent interpersonal skills and work ethic.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Must have or be eligible for: NYS Heavy Equipment/Diesel 7-12 Certification

Sullivan County BOCES serves eight school districts in the southern Catskill region of New York.  100 miles from New York City, Sullivan County is known for its natural beauty, outdoor recreation, open spaces and close proximity to the New York Metropolitan Area, all of which makes Sullivan County an ideal location for cultural and economic growth.  The county is home of the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival, the legendary fly fishing of the Beaverkill and Willowemoc Rivers, the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts & Museum, bald eagles, challenging golf courses, and the new Resorts World Catskills.  Sullivan County BOCES provides cost-effective, shared programs of excellence in special education, alternative education, career & technical education, instructional support services and adult and continuing education. Our mission is to increase student performance in all component districts and communities. For more information visit www.scboces.org.  EOE