Location: Indianapolis,IN, USA
TITLE: Senior Army Instructor (SAI)
WHO WE ARE:
Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) is a student-focused, innovative educational organization
committed to academic excellence. Our mission is to empower and educate all students to think
critically, creatively, and responsibly, to embrace diversity, and to pursue their dreams with a
purpose. We are a family of excellent public schools in which every student has the opportunity to
succeed and the power to create their own future.
Led by forward-thinking leadership and our commitment to prioritizing students, racial equity, and
authentic engagement with our families, team members, and communities, our staff have diverse
opportunities to develop their careers in a challenging but rewarding environment. We are an
organization for people who are passionate about education and who are committed to the
Indianapolis community.
SUMMARY OF OPPORTUNITY:
The Senior Army Instructor (SAI) is the department chairperson and chief instructor of the JROTC
unit at applicable IPS high schools. They are responsible for the overall management of the JROTC
program at the school and are tasked to maintain good relations with school authorities.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
The following outlines what your core duties and responsibilities will be for this position and
provides a sample overview of what your day-to-day may look like.
Core Duties and Responsibilities
? Establish procedures relating to the administration, control, and training of JROTC cadets
to include appointment, promotion, and demotion of cadet officers and noncommissioned
officers.
? Manage and conduct the JROTC unit according to school rules, regulations and customs.
The SAI will advise school authorities of laws and Army regulations affecting the JROTC
unit.
? Maintain good relations with school authorities, faculty, and the student body.
? Prepare weekly training schedules.
? Ensure continuous evaluation of the JROTC unit.
? Conduct a public affairs program in the local area among school and community officials,
civic groups, parent-teacher groups, and other individuals or groups, designed to further
the understanding of the JROTC unit, the school, and the Army.
? Support school officials and programs enrolling students in the JROTC Program.
? Maintain contact with parents of cadets experiencing academic and/or behavioral
problems.
? Ensure the JROTC areas are neat and orderly; current chain of command photos, cadet
creed, core abilities and mission statement are present and posted; and all sensitive items
are secured.
? Maintain current copies of DA Form 3126 and/or DA Form 3126-1, a completed service
learning checklist and evaluation rubric, and required JUMS reports.
? Ensure assigned instructors equally share teaching responsibilities.
? Maintain accountability of all equipment in accordance with applicable Army regulations
to include items that require formal accountability (e.g., pellet rifles), informal
accountability (e.g., clothing) and durable items that cost $5,000 or less (e.g., automation,
computers, audiovisual).
? Serve as Cadre member during the Indiana State JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge
(JCLC), (JROTC Summer Camp) when conducted.
? Maintain certification by attending required refresher training in accordance with current
guidance from Cadet Command to include annual Ethics, Marksmanship, and Government
Purchase Card related training. Attend basic and advanced JROTC School of Cadet
Command (JSOCC) as required.
? Attain and maintain license to drive an IPS mini bus, if needed, to transport JROTC cadets
to support Color Guard, Drill Team, Honor Guard, Raider Team missions, events etc.
Recommend SAIs attain and maintain a CDL to drive an IPS full size bus to support JROTC
missions such as JCLC if needed as a back up to the AI.
? Other duties as assigned
Day In the Life Overview
On a regular day, as the Senior Army Instructor, you might:
? Manage classroom course curriculum and conduct presentations in a classroom
environment Instruct.
? Conduct integrated curricular activities in a field setting, in a gymnasium, on a rifle range,
or on a drill floor or drill area.
? Prepare all required program documents to include Field Trip Requests, program supply
needs, budgetary needs, inventories, and more.
? Meet with the school officials that are involved with the JROTC Program such as
Counselors, Future Center, etc.
? Attend periodic SAI meetings with the Director of Army Instruction (DAI) and Personnel
Development Programs as dictated by IPS.
? Respond to questions and concerns from teachers, administrators and students
? Train and Oversee the Cadet Battalion Staff in its operations.
WHAT YOU'll BRING: SKILLS AND MINDSETS
As an ideal candidate for this role, you will be able to achieve the following:
? Growth Mindset. Continuously seeks to improve your individual work, your instructional
team's work, and the overall quality of your program. Proactively seeks and acts on
feedback.
? Effective Influencer. Inspires others to work towards common goals to meet the needs of
urban school students. Work with community organizations to create learning experiences
for your students.
? Strong Collaboration & Cross-Functional Skills. Builds rapport and cooperative
relationships with others. Establishes and maintains strong relationships with relevant
stakeholders. Places high priority on team and program goals.
? Interpersonal Skills. Demonstrate professional ability to lead, motivate and influence
young men and women to learn and develop leadership, self-reliance and discipline,
responsiveness to constituted authority and attributes of good citizenship and patriotism.
? Communication Skills. Possesses effective verbal and written communication and should
be able to adapt communication style to suit different audiences.
? Project Management. Manages multiple projects from end to end, identifying and
monitoring project milestones, and maintaining program accountability for results.
? Good moral character and have the mental ability, positive attitude, physical appearance
and condition, and neatness required for favorable representation of the program and the
Army in the school and civilian community.
? General knowledge of course subject matter and demonstrated instructional ability.
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS
? Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
? Retired for three years or less from the U.S. Army in grades 03 thru 06, and receiving
retired pay and discharged under honorable conditions
? Have a military and civil record that reflects a high degree of efficiency and effectiveness
and conduct that is above reproach and have no record of convictions by court martial and
no record of civil convictions except for minor traffic offenses.
? Certification to perform SAI duties from the U.S. Army Cadet Command
? Meet retention medical fitness standards as prescribed in Appendix P, CCR 145-2
? Undergo a five-year background investigation, and submit to subsequent investigations
every five years to retain position of trust. Current U.S. Army Cadet Command Instructor
Certification to include a favorable Child Care National Agency Investigation (CNACI)
background check.
? Be a citizen of the United States
? Master's degree (preferred)
FLSA CLASSIFICATION:
Exempt
ELIGIBILITY FOR REMOTE WORK:
Not eligible
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations
may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The individual in
this role must possess sufficient medical, physical and mental fitness, and be willing to perform,
participate in and supervise activities consistent with the conduct of the JROTC program (e.g.,
color guard, drill team, academic competition teams, field skills, rifle team, JROTC summer camp,
etc.).
EOC STATEMENT:
Indianapolis Public Schools, in accordance with its nondiscrimination policies, will not discriminate
in its programs, facilities, or employment or educational opportunities on the basis of race, color,
religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy,
veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
marital status, familial status, domestic violence victim status, homelessness or any other legally
recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations, or ordinances.
Indianapolis Public Schools does not tolerate any form of retaliation or bias-based intimidation,
threat, or harassment that demeans individuals' dignity or interferes with their ability to learn or
work.
DISCLAIMER:
Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the
above representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This job description is illustrative only, and is
not a comprehensive list of all essential functions and duties performed by the occupant of this
position. Factors such as regular and punctual attendance are not routinely listed in job
descriptions, but are an essential function.
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