Design, Visual, and Media Arts Instructor (POOL)

This recruitment fills a potential opening and need for a Design, Visual & Media Arts Instructor at the high school level. The successful candidate will have their file on hold until the position opens, and once it does, they will go through the pre-employment process, and an offer will be made. This job could be for the 2024-2025 school year.

POSITION: INSTRUCTOR, CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION

REPORTS TO: An assigned Administrator, Instructional Programs

Schedule: Monday to Friday

SALARY: $5,782.30 - $7,212.70 per month (full-time range shown); 10 month positions with 12 month benefit coverage.

JOB LOCATION: N/A

DEFINITION & SCOPE OF PRACTICE:

Under the direction of an Instructional Administrator, a Regional Occupational Program (ROP) instructor provides instruction to secondary school or adult students in competency‐based, career technical education courses to prepare them for college and career. ROP classes are taught by instructors who have trained and worked in the industry they are teaching. Once hired, instructors must enter a teacher credential program, and ROP provides additional training and coaching support. Many ROP classes provide real‐world experience by placing students in work‐based learning. Please refer to the instructor job description for specific responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities, and requirements

TYPICAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The following typical duties and responsibilities have been provided as examples of the types of work performed by employees assigned to this position. It is not intended to be a complete statement of essential functions, responsibilities, or requirements. Typical duties and responsibilities are representative of the minimum level of knowledge, skills, and/or abilities. Management retains the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the typical duties and responsibilities of this position at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

1. Articulate and consistently implement an approved classroom management plan with clear policies and procedures

2. Assist with recruiting and maintaining positive relationships with work‐based training sites and advisory board members

3. Check instructor email and voice messages at least once each duty day and respond appropriately (usually within 48 hours)

4. Collaborate with fellow educators and industry partners in planning and modifying curriculum, instruction, and assessment through Professional Learning Community (PLC) and advisory boards

5. Communicate and work effectively as part of a team with all student stakeholders, including administrators, counselors, parents, support staff, and other teachers

6. Create a rigorous yet supportive learning environment with high expectations for student achievement combined with appropriate support for student success in mastering course competencies

7. Demonstrate a thorough, accurate, and current knowledge of the subject matter competencies taught

8. Design, monitor, evaluate, and keep records of individual student training plans

9. Develop and organize curriculum to facilitate student mastery of content and skills by connecting subject matter to meaningful, real‐life contexts including, but not limited to, service learning

10. Develop and utilize a variety of measures through the PLC process to assess student learning and provide formative and summative feedback to both students and parents so that students can succeed

11. Differentiate individual and group instruction and learning modalities to keep students engaged as well as accommodate students with diverse and special needs

12. Embed college and career readiness skills within learning tasks

13. Establish and maintain a safe, neat, orderly, and engaging classroom environment conducive to learning

14. Implement and monitor goals established through accreditation, board/superintendent priorities, campus initiatives, and/or external grants

15. Implement research and project‐based instructional strategies which promote critical thinking through inquiry, problem‐solving, and reflection

16. Integrate curriculum framework with state content and skill standards

17. Integrate the use of digital technologies and web‐based programs within instruction and student learning tasks

18. Keep abreast of current, evidence‐based industry practices, technology, and training methods

19. Maintain accurate course budget, inventory, student attendance, grades, and other records as required, then report these in a timely manner using assigned software or management system

20. Offer students multiple opportunities and necessary support to demonstrate mastery of course competencies

21. Participate in campus, community, student employment and recruitment, and organization meetings and events

22. Perform other duties as required including, but not limited to serving as an advisor to a Career Technical Student Organization (CTSO)

23. Secure and nurture positive relationships with training sites to place and supervise students in work‐based learning

24. Submit requested or required documentation, information, and/or feedback in an accurate and punctual manner

25. Supervise students for safety both inside and outside of the learning environment

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY

ABILITY TO:

1. Commit to and honor NOCROP's Mission, Vision, strategic goals, and student learning outcomes

2. Communicate and work effectively as a team member

3. Demonstrate respect, sensitivity, and understanding of diversity among staff, students, and communities served

4. Follow oral and written instructions

5. Follow ROP and school district policies and procedures as well as state and federal regulations, including, but not limited to maintaining confidential student and other required records

6. Integrate reading, writing, vocabulary, mathematics, science, social science, and information technology/media literacy skills with the career technical education curriculum

7. Interact positively with coworkers, students, administrators, parents, and/or the community

8. Interpret, apply, and adhere to NOCROP's Professional Standards and regional partner policies and procedures as well as state and federal regulations, including, but not limited to maintaining confidential student records in compliance with Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

9. Maintain punctuality and minimal absences

10. Motivate students in planning careers in the industry, and career pathway taught

11. Organize and prioritize work, problem‐solve, think critically, and meet deadlines

12. Organize classroom environment and instruction to facilitate and engage students in learning

13. Perform in an independent, self‐directed manner with minimum supervision, intellectual awareness, and a high level of initiative

14. Present positive first impressions and maintain a lasting professional representation of NOCROP

15. Use diverse teaching strategies to meet students' learning styles, abilities, interests, and cultural backgrounds

16. Work effectively with educational partners, including industry representatives, academic instructors, administrators, counselors, and work‐based learning sites

17. Write lesson plans for individual and group instruction

KNOWLEDGE OF:

1. Correct English usage, including grammar, punctuation, spelling, and writing conventions

2. Current teaching strategies, project‐based learning, and learning modalities

3. Google Classroom applications

4. Methods and techniques of effective presentations

5. NOCROP CTE programs and services, Professional Standards, policies, and procedures

6. Principles and practices of high‐quality customer service

7. Sensitivity to socioeconomic and diversity inside the workplace and within the communities served by the program

SKILLED IN:

1. Analyzing situations and adopting an effective course of action

2. Applying common sense and understanding to carry out simple instructions

3. Attention to detail

4. Dealing effectively with a wide variety of personalities and situations requiring diplomacy, poise, and firmness

5. Skilled in verbal and written communications

6. Time management

7. Understanding of the California Model Career Technical Education Standards, as well as the California Common Core State Standards in order to integrate these within instructional units

8. Utilization of technology including, but not limited to learning management systems (LMS) such as Google Classrooms; Microsoft Office Suite (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word); course‐specific equipment/software; web‐based programs; and interactive student learning systems

REQUIREMENTS:

NOTE: The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires that applicants must be a U.S. citizen or an alien lawfully authorized to work in the United States to be eligible for hire. All new hires will be required to provide documentation to verify this status.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

All applicants must demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of North Orange County ROP students, instructors, and staff relates to successfully achieving the goals of the position. All applicants must demonstrate how their experience with these factors relates to successfully completing the purposes of the position.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND TRAINING:

• Three (3) years of industry work experience directly related to the Design, Visual, and Media Arts pathway (for Credential eligibility).
• Applicant with High School diploma.

- Applicant must be skilled at effective use and ability to teach Adobe Creative Cloud® design and photography products, including Illustrator CC, InDesign CC, Muse CC, Photoshop CC, and Photoshop Lightroom.
- Applicant must be skilled at the effective use and ability to teach Adobe Creative Cloud® video products, including After Effects CC, Media Encoder CC, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, and Story CC Plus.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Applicant must be able to lift at least 50 pounds. Except as where indicated by the specific pathway, the required physical requirements for the position include: walking, talking, sitting, standing, bending, stooping, hearing, reaching above the shoulders, the ability to lift at least twenty‐five pounds, and visual acuity (including color, depth perception, and field of vision).

TEACHING CREDENTIAL:

• Teaching Credential: The successful candidate must qualify for or possess a California Career Technical Education (CTE) or Designated Subjects Teaching Credential: Arts, Media, & Entertainment. NOCROP will assist you in starting the credentialing process. Detailed information for obtaining a Designated Subjects Career Technical Education credential may be found at https://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/designated-subjects-(cl-888).

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE THREE‐YEAR PRELIMINARY CREDENTIAL

Individuals must satisfy all of the following requirements:

1. Three years of work experience directly related to each industry sector to be named on the credential. One year equals a minimum of 1000 clock hours, and the experience may be full‐ time or part‐time, paid or unpaid.

2. High school diploma requirement by one of the following methods:

• Possess a high school diploma
• Possess a diploma based on the passage of the GED Test
• Possess the foreign equivalent of a high school diploma

CREDENTIAL WORK EXPERIENCE

1. At least one year of the required work experience must be within the last five (5) years, or two (2) years within the last ten (10) years, immediately preceding the issuance of the preliminary credential. Any of the following or a combination will meet the recency requirement and the accumulated total of 1000 clock hours:

• Work experience
• College‐level related coursework
• Non‐college related coursework
• Occupational internship
• Vocational teaching experience

2. Completion of forty‐eight (48) semester units of postsecondary vocational training related to the industry sector(s) named on the credential may be substituted for a maximum of two of the three years of required work experience. The course work must be verified by an official transcript and may be made on a pro‐rata basis up to the two‐year maximum.

Additionally, one of the following may be used as one year of work experience toward meeting the three years of required experience:

• Possession of an advanced industry certificate related to the industry sector to be named on the preliminary credential, as determined by a Commission‐approved CTE program sponsor
• One year of full‐time general education teaching experience providing instructional services in preschool or grades K‐12 earned in a public or private school of equivalent status 5 Revised 12/10/2021

NONDISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT (Board Policy 4030):

The Governing Board is determined to provide ROP employees, volunteers, and job applicants a safe, positive environment where they are assured of full and equal employment access and opportunities, protection from harassment or intimidation, and freedom from any fear of reprisal or retribution for asserting their employment rights in accordance with the law. This policy shall apply to all ROP employees and, to the extent required by law, to volunteers and job applicants.

No ROP employee shall be discriminated against or harassed by any coworker, supervisor, manager, or other person with whom the employee comes in contact in the course of employment, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, religious creed, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, or sexual orientation or his/her association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, at any ROP site and/or activity.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Temporary

Pay: $5,782.30 - $7,212.70 per month

Expected hours: 6 – 30 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• After school
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Adobe (Required)

Work Location: In person