Construction Instructor Training Center
Eskenazi Health

Division:Eskenazi Health

Sub-Division:FQHC

Req ID:21719

Schedule:Full Time

Shift:Days

Eskenazi Health serves as the public hospital division of the Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County. Physicians provide a comprehensive range of primary and specialty care services at the 333-bed hospital and outpatient facilities both on and off of the Eskenazi Health downtown campus including at a network of Eskenazi Health Center sites located throughout Indianapolis.

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt

Job Role Summary

The mission of Fathers and Families Center (FFC) is "To build a noble legacy of fatherhood - assisting fathers in achieving self-sufficiency and in strengthening families to improve the life chances of children." We accomplish this by working with fathers and their families to help them to be better partners, providers and parents.

Reporting to the Manager, Training Center Development the Construction Instructor is responsible for teaching hands-on construction and union readiness skills to prepare clients for careers in the building trades utilizing the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) curriculum and certification program. The goal of the program is to take men who have little to no construction background to apprenticeship and/or workplace readiness in three weeks. New classes start each month, Monday through Friday.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Coordinate and teach 12 cohorts per year (with approximately 20-25 students per cohort) hands-on construction and union readiness skills for the building trades, ensuring NCCER Curriculum for certification requirements is met or exceeded.
• Ensure OSHA 10 curriculm for certification requirements is met or exceeded.
• Administers written and practical exams; write performance reports to evaluate individual trainees' performance as required by certifying agencies.
• Collaborates with Manager, Training Center Development, to develop class and testing schedules.
• Advises students in career and program matters.
• Provides timely, quality access to students through electronic communication, or other appropriate methods.
• Assists students with advising, class, and job placement.
• Assists with maintaining the learning workshop and Construction Training Center; maintaining all tools and equipment and ensuring tool and equipment safety and security.
• Responsible for proper and secure storage of equipment, including computers.
  

Job Requirements

• Associate degree and three years of experience in construction industry including blueprint reading or ten years of experience, preferably union, in construction industry including blueprint reading.
• Instructor must currently have or be able to obtain within three months any instructor certifications as required (i.e. NCCER, OSHA 10).
• 2-5 years of adult education or instructional experience in construction preferred.
• Valid Indiana driver's license
• Must have own transportation.
  

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Hands on construction building experience and a working knowledge and expertise of basic tools.
• Strong interpersonal skills and aptitude to work with people at many different levels.
• Ability to perform required computerized tasks to include any combination of word processing, e-mail, internet, and web-based applications.
• Excellent and effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
• Passion for working one-on-one with adults who require support to be successful in their careers.
• Is highly skilled at classroom/workshop management.
  

Accredited by The Joint Commission and named as one of Indiana's best employers by Forbes magazine for two consecutive years and the top hospital in the state for community benefit by the Lown Institute, Eskenazi Health's programs have received national recognition while also offering new health care opportunities to the local community. As the sponsoring hospital for Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services, the city's primary EMS provider, Eskenazi Health is also home to the first adult Level I trauma center in Indiana, the only verified adult burn center in Indiana and Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center, the first community mental health center in Indiana, just to name a few.

Nearest Major Market: Indianapolis

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