EDUCATOR-CAREER AND TECHNICAL

Position Overview:

The Department of Juvenile Justice is seeking a motivated and passionate Educator to join our team! The ideal candidate for this position will have a passion for instructing students in their assigned curriculum area by utilizing developmental teaching methods and techniques that are current with teaching methodologies. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to set student goals, implement behavioral techniques and goals, work with the school principal, fellow teachers, administrators, and counselors while providing supportive supervision. If you meet the requirements and have previous experience preparing and executing diagnostic test instruments, evaluating testing on a follow-up basis, gauging the rate and scope of students’ progress, and maximizing student potential than this opportunity is for you. We encourage all qualified and interested individuals to apply!

Essential Functions:

• Teaches assigned students vocational subjects.
• Observes and evaluates each students learning potential and progress by administering appropriate educational and vocational/career achievement tests.
• Prepares a system of inventory control and supply and equipment maintenance.
• Prepares and keeps detailed records and reports on attendance achievement and individual progress and needs of the students.
• Participates and provides leadership when requested in workshops related training and professional meetings to further acquire skills and knowledge of current and developing concepts related to education in general as well as career/technical concepts and ideas.
• Counsels and guides students regarding meaningful educational career/technical vocational and occupational subject matter.
• Performs other duties as required and/or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Requires possession of a current, valid Educator License with Stipulations issued by Illinois State Board of Education ISBE appropriately endorsed for Career Technical Educator and each grade level, content area and instructional area approved and assigned to work

Preferred Qualifications (In Order of Significance):

• Prefers at least 2 years of experience implementing practices, methods, tools, and materials of one of the trades commonly taught in career and technical education.
• Prefers at least 2 years of experience implementing and creating classroom procedures and techniques for instructing students.
• Prefers at least 2 years of experience communicating with, and teaching, individuals with physical or intellectual disabilities.
• Prefers at least 2 years of experience working with at risk individuals with a wide range of behavior.
• Prefers at least 1 year of previous experience maintaining discipline, safety, and an effective learning environment with at risk youth.
• Prefers at least 1 year of previous experience utilizing tools, materials and equipment associated with the trade.
• Prefers at least 1 year of experience instructing students in the proper, safe, and skillful use of provided tools, materials, and equipment.
• Prefers at least 1 year of previous professional working experience preparing reports.
• Prefers at least 1 year of previous working experience evaluating training progress using suitable performance measures.
• Prefers previous experience maintaining effective relationships between at risk individuals, staff, and families.

Conditions of Employment:

• Requires the ability to pass an IDOC/IDJJ background check.
• Requires the ability to pass a drug screen. The use of unauthorized drugs by an employee regardless of position held is prohibited.
• Requires the ability to use the English language in preparing and delivering instructions.
• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
• Requires ability to attend seminars, conferences, and trainings to stay current on methods, tools, ideologies, or other industry related topics relevant to the job duties.

The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties in the job description.  

About the Agency:

The mission of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) is to build youth skills and strengthen families by promoting community safety and positive youth outcomes. Over 900 staff members from across various departments—security, programming, education, mental health, and more—collaborate with the understanding that youth are physically, emotionally, and cognitively different from adults. The department provides extensive services to young people through a developmental, treatment-focused model of care that builds youth resiliency, engages families, and promotes community safety at the five youth facilities it operates across the state. IDJJ serves and houses approximately 150 youth and is responsible for approximately 500 youth on Aftercare in various Illinois’ communities.