DOC Senior Vocational Instructor

at State of Vermont in Springfield, Vermont, United States

Job Description

The Senior Vocational Instructor provides high-level instruction and oversight of training pathways, including Comprehensive Construction, Culinary Arts, and Workforce Readiness. As a senior member of the instruction team, this role focuses on advancing technical skills through industry-standard trades training. The Senior Instructor plays a key role in program growth by piloting new vocational curricula and providing essential administrative support to the unit supervisor.

Core Duties:

• Leads hands-on instruction and shop operations, ensuring participants progress toward industry-recognized certifications.
• Pilots and implements new vocational programs to meet evolving workforce demands and adapts established curricula into daily lesson plans.
• Assists supervisor with administrative tasks, reporting, and operational oversight of the instructional unit.
• Proctors certification exams and maintains meticulous records of participant attendance, competency checklists, and vocational progress via the LMS.
• Maintains a secure learning environment through constant supervision and strict, rigorous accountability of all tools and high-hazard shop equipment.
• Collaborates with correctional staff and community partners and models professional work ethics and "soft skills" critical for successful reentry.

Candidates must demonstrate senior-level expertise in the skilled trades, specifically welding. The ability to lead structured educational programs, pilot new initiatives, and manage a complex shop environment is required. Computer application competency is mandatory for managing training records and navigating the Learning Management System.

Work is performed in an institutional setting with constant exposure to and interaction with incarcerated individual’s residents.  Incumbents must be able to operate shop machinery, lift, and carry moderately heavy equipment, and supervise correctional facility inmates. An incumbent should possess a valid motor vehicle operators license.