INSTITUTIONAL TRADE INSTRUCTOR 2 WELDING
Welding
Career Family: INSTITUTIONAL TRADE INSTRUCTOR
In New Jersey, Institutional Trade Instructor 2 Welding is filled through the competitive process: candidates take a civil service exam and are hired off a ranked list, not picked at will.
Qualifying turns on 3 years of relevant experience. The FY 2027 range lands between $60,207 and $87,764.
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See where to apply for this title →Pay ladder: Institutional Trade Instructor series
- Institutional Trade Instructor 1 Metal — $55,079 – $80,113
- Institutional Trade Instructor 2 Metal — $60,207 – $87,764
Its top salary lands around the 29th percentile of all NJ civil service titles that publish a range.
Rungs are ordered by FY 2027 pay. NJ level numbers are not always sequential, so ordering follows salary rather than the title number.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under the supervision of a supervisory officer in a correctional facility in the Department of Corrections, coordinates, plans, trains; as required assigns tasks to subordinate employees and takes the lead in the work activities in the area of welding; does related work as required.
Examples of work
- Teaches inmate students the fundamentals of arc, acetylene, and inert-gas welding.
- Makes lesson plans and evaluates each student's progress by projects and written examinations.
- Maintains records and files on inmate progress, writes reports, and recommends program changes.
- Aids the student to evaluate his/her curriculum and suggests changes therein.
- Requisitions supplies and maintains an inventory of all necessary welding and related items.
- Teaches inmate students to identify, care for, and use the necessary hand tools and equipment applicable to the welding trade.
- Insures the care, custody, security and safety of inmates in accordance with institution policy.
- Counsels any troubled inmate or refers him/her for further counseling.
- Attends staff meetings and in-service training programs.
- Assigns the work of assistant instructors as required.
- Prepares clear, technically sound, and accurate program, inmate progress, inventory, costs and other reports involved in the welding program.
- Maintains essential records, reports and files.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems by the agency, office or related units.
Experience
Three (3) years of experience in welding.
License
Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of the hand tools, equipment and power tools of welding including welders of all types, drill press, brake, metal bandsaw, grinders, and measuring devices.
- Knowledge of metals and welding rods.
- Knowledge of welding shop layout, operating procedures and standards of quality.
- Ability to take the lead over subordinate staff.
- Ability to teach inmates welding.
- Ability to keep records of inmate attendance, wages and progress.
- Ability to set up and make minor repairs to power equipment as required.
- Ability to counsel inmates and provide for their safety and custody.
- Ability to requisition materials and maintain an inventory of materials used and on hand.
- Ability to prepare clear, technically sound and accurate program, inmate progress, inventory, cost and other reports.
- Ability to maintain essential records, reports and files.
- Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be l isted.