Instructional Delivery
• Provide high-quality, standards-aligned instruction.
• Teach hands-on lab skills supporting industry certification and workplace readiness.
• Begin and end class on time per DOC, facility, and Ivy Tech schedules.
• Use instructional strategies that build technical and employability skills.
• Present material clearly and accurately.
• Encourage active participation and collaborative work.
• Differentiate instruction for learners with diverse readiness levels.
• Support students requiring documented accommodations.
• Use of different modalities to increase learning opportunities.
Career & Employability Skill Development
• Integrate employability and soft skills into instruction.
• Collaborate with HIRE and HIRE Academy coordinators.
• Engage trade professionals and employers for presentations and demonstrations.
Student Progress & Assessment
• Monitor and document student progress toward learning outcomes.
• Assess skills using performance, project-based, and written assessments.
• Provide timely and unbiased feedback.
• Administer TABE and other exams as needed.
• Track completions, credentials, and exit status.
• Review student progress at least monthly.
Documentation, Reporting & CQI
• Maintain records as required by Ivy Tech, IDOC, and facility.
• Submit weekly attendance and student progress updates.
• Complete CQI CTE report each month.
• Maintain student files per compliance guidelines.
• Submit enrollment/removal forms to central office.
• Develop monthly lesson plans.
• Track capacity, start/end dates, and projected program outcomes.
Safety, Inventory & Equipment Management
• Maintain safe classroom and lab spaces.
• Complete and maintain tool, chemical, and equipment inventories.
• Ensure secure storage and compliance with IDOC security.
• Identify supply/equipment needs and submit purchase requests.
• Maintain equipment in working order; report issues promptly.
Program Operations & Communication
• Collaborate with site and program leadership.
• Participate in meetings and professional development.
• Coordinate testing and certification scheduling.
• Communicate student status changes, removals, and completions.
• Support program marketing and student recruitment.
• Communicate with HIRE Coordinators on dates for Academies needed.
Classroom Culture & Student Support
• Create a positive learning environment.
• Encourage professionalism, safety, and work ethic.
• Advise students on academic and workplace readiness.
• Build professional rapport with students.