Job Description

The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Department of Human Services (DHS) merged on July 1, 2022, to form one agency, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). We are seeking a Welding Instructor to join the team at the State Training School (STS) in Eldora.

The STS provides a holistic social, behavioral, psychiatric, academic, and vocational program that utilizes counseling, treatment and consequences paired with praise for young men, ages 12-18 years old, who were adjudicated delinquent. You will be well served by the existing structure which provides you with administrative office staff and security.

Our Vocational Programs teach students vital skills for success in their trade. Students can leave STS will skills that they can use to obtain employment or further their education. Welding is an important piece of our program.

Vocational Education is at the heart of the mission of the STS. It is an irreplaceable piece in the successful development of young men within the facility. The STS provides an environment rich in educational challenges that will allow you to practice your craft in a meaningful manner. You will have an opportunity to fine tune your skills by addressing the educational challenges that come from working with a diverse group of young men.
The qualified candidate must possess a Career and Technical License or be eligible and able to obtain a Career and Technical License through the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners, meeting all endorsement requirements for the teaching assignment: 5-12 Welding (Career and Technical License)

The programs available for residents include:

• 
  General education studies
• Special education programs
• Title I
• High School Equivalency Diploma (formerly GED)
• Competency-based Special Education programs
• Counseling

If you enjoy rewarding yet challenging work, helping young men find stability in their lives and security in their future, this is this the right job for you. Your work at the STS has the potential to help pull these young men together and change their future.
If you are proficient in:

• Handling a diverse caseload of emotionally disordered students with mild to moderate needs
• Teaching in an individualized manner in an effort to reach the students
• Providing both individual and classroom instruction

– you will want to have a career at the STS!
Transitional services are provided by the STS staff as well as contract staff in an effort to maximize each young man’s chances for success upon return back to their community.
We have a great total compensation package for all of our full-time employees, including:

• Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS)
• Retirement Investors Club (RIC) (Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan)
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Vacation Leave
• Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays (9 days/year)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance

For additional information on benefits click here (Download PDF reader).

STS is located in Eldora, Iowa, is a quaint community with a population of 2,800 residents, located in north central Iowa. Eldora is the home of the Pine Lake State Park which offers an array of indoor/outdoor recreational activities. Eldora is an Iowa River Greenbelt Community and the Iowa River Greenbelt Scenic Drive winds through a picturesque landscape of valleys, woods, and streams. Outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy the hiking, kayaking, canoeing, hunting, and fishing, as well as the many educational opportunities, cultural activities, and entertainment events nearby.

Eldora is 45 minutes away from Ames and Cedar Falls, 30 minutes from Marshalltown, and only 20 minutes from Iowa Falls. Des Moines, Iowa’s capital, is just 1 hour and 15 minutes away.

• Ames, Iowa is the home of the Iowa State University, one of the nation’s largest Universities featuring a premier Engineering school and one of the leading Veterinary and Agricultural schools. https://www.iastate.edu/
• Cedar Falls is the home of the University of Northern Iowa, https://uni.edu/
• Iowa Falls is the home of Ellsworth Community College. https://ecc.iavalley.edu
• Des Moines has one of the nation’s finest State Fairs and is home to the Iowa Cubs, Wells Fargo Arena host site of NCAA Basketball, premier concerts, and Lauridsen Skatepark, the nation’s largest skatepark.

To learn more about benefits available to State of Iowa employees visit the benefits web page.

DHS values those with “lived experience” and encourages adults who were fostered as youth, foster parents, and/or parents who were in the DHS system to apply. Minorities, women, persons with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply (Hearing and Speech Impaired – Relay Iowa 1-800-735-2942 TDD).

Our agency uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.

To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Experience equal to two years of full-time work in an occupational/trade area which is offered at a state institutional vocational program* with responsibility for performing work in the trade area or for teaching and/or overseeing others in the trade area;

experience equal to two years of full-time professional experience in education as a teacher or administrator (e.g., educator or principal); experience equal to two years of full-time experience instructing mentally handicapped clients in prevocational skills such as color/shape discrimination, following directions, performing tasks, etc. (e.g., Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant); the equivalent of twenty-four semester hours of post high school coursework at a vocational/technical school, college, or university with a major emphasis in an occupational/trade area which is offered at a state institutional vocational program* or in vocational education; any equivalent combination of the above shall be considered as qualifying with education substituting for the required experience on the basis of one semester hour equals one month of experience.

• Occupational and trade areas offered at state institutional vocational programs are listed below.

Agriculture
Auto Body
Auto Mechanics
Auto Servicing
Air Conditioning (Heating and/or Refrigeration)
Baking
Building Maintenance
Building Trades (Masonry, Carpentry, etc.)
Cooking
Computer Service (Repair)
Dietary (General)
Diesel Mechanic
Electricity
Education or Guidance and Counseling (Career Exploration)
Household Repair
Housekeeping (Commercial)
Home Economics (General or Vocational)
Horticulture
Machine Tools (Lathe, Drill, Milling Machine, etc.)
Painting and Decorating
Printing
Small Engine Repair
Computer Programming
Upholstery
Welding
Woodworking (Staining, Varnishing, Finishing, etc.)

For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description. (Download PDF reader)

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