Graphic Design and Media Production Teacher (CTAE)- ATC Instructor

Summary

Provides instruction in selected areas of CTAE offered at the Promise Institute to ensure that students gain appropriate knowledge and skills about the industry and are prepared for a career and post-secondary opportunities
Important Note: All ATC Instructor Teacher Contracts will be end-dated annually.

Essential Duties

•    Provides content-related and appropriate instruction based on state and local curriculum through a combination of classroom, laboratory, and co-curricular experiences
•    Provides community-based instruction and projects based on program guidelines and requirements 
•    Provides leadership opportunities for students by establishing a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO), as a co-curricular instructional tool within the classroom 
•    Manages and maintains program facilities and equipment
•    Adheres to all state guidelines required for the implementation of a successful program
•    Provides classroom environment which promotes active learning in subject area
•    Communicates responsibly with students, parents, colleagues, school & county leadership
•    Accounts for student attendance and punctuality
•    Follows all county, state, and federal policies and procedures
•    Follows professional ethics in all work-related activities

Additional Responsibilities

•    Attends school and District-level professional learning activities as directed 
•    Prepares adequately for responsibilities to be assumed when absent
•    Seeks and maintains professional learning opportunities through State endorsed professional organizations. i.e., ACTE, GACTE
•    Facilitates home-school communication by such means as holding conferences, telephoning, and sending written communications
•    Integrates appropriate technology into classroom instruction
•    Avoids behaviors which detract from staff morale
•    Performs other duties as assigned by the appropriate administrator
 ***Note that a Master of Education without the 18 credits in Early Childhood Education will not work. A teaching certificate also will not work. 

 

 

Required Education

Varies with specific role (see below)

Certification/Licensure

Varies with specific role (see below).

Experience Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications are by content area and based on Atlanta Technical College (ATC) Criteria. Content areas: Welding, Computer Networking, Cybersecurity, Logistics, Design & Media, Early Childhood Care and Education.
Welding
Minimum: AWS or NCCER certification
Preferred: Diploma in Welding with AWS or NCCER certification.  
Computer Networking
Minimum: 18 graduate credit hours in computer networking (with no masters) OR master’s in computer related field with at least 18 graduate credit hours in computer networking
Preferred: Master’s Degree in Computer Networking or Closely Related Field (i.e. it’s computer networking, but the name is slightly different)
Cybersecurity
Minimum: 18 graduate credit hours in cybersecurity (with no masters) OR master’s in computer related field with at least 18 graduate credit hours in cybersecurity
Preferred: Master’s degree in Cybersecurity or Closely Related Field (i.e. it’s cybersecurity, but the name is slightly different)
Logistics
Minimum: Master of Business Administration with at least 18 graduate credit hours in Supply Chain and Logistics OR a Master of Business Administration (general) with 5 years’ experience in Supply Chain and Logistics
Preferred: Master of Business Administration with a specialization in Supply Chain and Logistics (or same with a slightly different name)
Design and Media
Minimum: 18 graduate credit hours in Graphic Design (with no masters) OR Master’s in a Design related field (such as Marketing) with at least 18 graduate credit hours in Graphic Design
Preferred: Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Graphic Design or closely related field (i.e. it’s graphic design but the name is slightly different)
Early Childhood Care and Education
Minimum: 18 graduate credit hours in Early Childhood Care and Education (without a masters) or a Master’s in Education or closely related field with at least 18 graduate credit hours in Early Childhood Care and Education.
Preferred: Master’s Degree and in Early Childhood Care and Education or closely related field (i.e. it’s ECCE, but the name is slightly different).

 

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Classroom management skills
• Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing
• Excellent organizational skills
• Proven communication and instructional strateg