Vocational Instructor - Masonry
NICHOLLS, GAJob$19.92/hrSeen 3mo agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
CoreCivic seeks a Vocational Instructor to teach vocational or occupational subjects in a secure institutional setting. The instructor helps students learn subject matter and acquire vocational skills, plans instruction around individual needs, and evaluates student performance. The role requires a high school diploma or equivalent, relevant trade or teaching experience, and the ability to give clear instructions. A related bachelor's degree may substitute for experience for instructors teaching Computers or Horticulture.
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Full job description
$19.92 / per hour
At CoreCivic, our employees are driven by a deep sense of service, high standards of professionalism and a responsibility to better the public good. We are currently seeking a Vocational Instructor who has a passion for providing the highest quality care in an institutional, secure setting. Come join a team that is dedicated to making an impact for the people and communities we serve.
The Vocational Instructor performs instructional services of vocational and/or occupational subjects, such as business, computers/technology, carpentry, plumbing and trades which are designed to help inmates/students learn specified subject matter and acquire vocational skills.
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Prepare course objectives following curriculum standards and applicable requirements by contract.
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Plan and document a program of study that meets the individual needs and abilities of students.
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Provide instruction using handouts, texts, audiovisual aids and other materials. Evaluate students' performance and issue progress reports as required. Assist students with additional instruction as needed.
Qualifications:
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High School diploma, GED certification or equivalent is required.
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Four years of full-time, wage-earning experience in the subject vocational trade or in career readiness skills to include technical trade experience; or three years of experience as a certified instructor teaching in the specific trade or subject area is required.
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Must possess or be eligible for certification and/or license, or other credentials required by contract and/or state of employment.
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Continued employment in this position will be contingent upon obtaining and/or maintaining required agency credentials.
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Must have the ability to give clear instructions in the trade and/or vocational area.
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Experience in Microsoft Office applications is required.
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A valid driver's license is required.
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Instructors teaching Computers or Horticulture may substitute a Bachelor's degree in the field of study related to the work assignment for the experience requirement.
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Minimum age requirement: Must be at least 18 years of age.
CoreCivic is a Drug-Free Workplace and EOE – including Disability/Veteran.
How this job compares
Set against the 4,102 open Instructor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$19.92/hr
- Georgia median$25/hr47 hourly ranges
- US median$25–30/hr959 hourly ranges
This rate, $19.92/hr, is 20% below the Georgia median midpoint ($25/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Instructor hourly ranges in Georgia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 264 open Instructor jobs in Georgia and 4,102 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Georgia
- State of Georgia143 open
- Choisys Technology13 open
- Savannah Technical College12 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Instructor postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (1,490 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,428 of the 4,102 open Instructor jobs (59%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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