Job Description

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Wayne County Schools

Position: JROTC Army Instructor (AI)
Evaluated by: Principal/Assistant Principal
The High School Army Instructor is assigned to deliver a Comprehensive
program in accordance with state law and West Virginia Board of Education and
County policies and regulations
The mission of JROTC is "to motivate young people to become better citizens". JROTC is devoted to
students' growth as a student and as a person. This program gives students an opportunity for total
development and to improve themselves in many ways. JROTC teaches self-discipline, self-confidence,
and pride in a job well done, and it offers challenges and opportunities to:
1. Sharpen communication skills
2. Promote and encourage citizenship through participation in community service projects
3. Develop leadership potential
4. Strengthen self-esteem
5. Improve physical fitness
6. Provide incentives to live drug-free
7. Promote graduation from high school and develop a solid foundation for career development
Qualifications
Each JROTC Army Instructor applicant must:
a. Be retired from the Army in the grades of E-6 thru E-9. Personnel retired under Title 10,
United States Code (USC), section 1223 (Reserve Service), are eligible for employment in JROTC.
(1) Active Duty.
(2) Active Guard Reserve (AGR).
(3) National Guard (NG).
(4) Army Reserve (AR).
(5) Wounded Warrior (Soldiers who have sustained injuries from combat and are registered by
the Department of Defense in the Wounded Warrior Program).
b. Not be retired for more than three years (for initial employment) and must receive
retirement pay
c. Have been discharged under honorable conditions from all previous enlistments and prior
service, if any, before employment. Active Army personnel with retirement orders are eligible
but cannot be cost-shared with the school until officially retired from military service.
d. Have a military and civil record reflecting, through evaluation reports and public records, a
high degree of efficiency and effectiveness, and conduct above reproach. Records must reflect
an overall manner of performance that compares favorably with contemporaries on active duty.
e. Have no record of conviction by court-martial, or given the option to retire in lieu of a courtmartial,
no record of time lost-to-be-made-good under Title 10, USC, Section 972 and no record
of civil convictions except for minor traffic offenses. Exceptions may be granted by CG, USACC,
using AR 601-210 as a guide.
f. Be a citizen of the United States of America, without ties that would reasonably influence the
instructor to act in favor of a foreign country or a person bound to a country having basic or
critical interests opposed to those of the United States.
g. Meet retention medical fitness standards as prescribed in Appendix P. Personnel not meeting
these standards, such as those retired for medical reasons (Title 10, USC, Section 1201) are not
eligible.
h. Possess a minimum of ’1’ in the ’S’ factor of the physical profile and have no record of or
demonstrate emotional instability as determined by observation, official report, or screening of
health records.
i. Be of good moral character and have the mental ability, positive attitude, physical appearance
and condition, and neatness required for favorable representation of JROTC and the Army in the
school and civilian community.
j. Have general knowledge of course subject matter and demonstrated instructional ability.
Award of an instructor MOS designator is not sufficient to automatically qualify.
k. Demonstrate the 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.
l. Have no personal habits or character traits that are questionable from a security, stability, or
social standpoint such as, but not limited to, financial irresponsibility, excessive drinking or
gambling, drug use, or emotional instability.
m. Have writing and verbal skills appropriate for the academic environment.
Length of Employment: 220 Days
Responsibilities.
(1) Manage and conduct the JROTC unit according to school rules, regulations, and policies.
(2) The AI will advise school authorities on policy and regulation changes within
CCR 145-2.
(3) Maintain good relations with school authorities, faculty, and the student body.
(4) Conduct a public affairs effort in the local area middle and elementary schools,
among school and community officials, civic groups, parent-teacher groups and other individuals or
groups, designed to further the understanding of JROTC, the school and the Army.
(5) Enroll students in JROTC and support school officials while executing the curriculum and the
integrated extra-curricular activities.
(6) Prepare weekly training schedules.
(7) Maintain contact with parents of all Cadets experiencing academic or behavioral problems.
(8) Ensure JROTC unit areas are neat and orderly; current chain of command photos, Cadet creed, core
abilities and mission statement are present; and all sensitive items are secured.
(9) Ensure instructors share teaching responsibilities. No instructor is exempt from teaching a fair-share
of the LET POI. Instructors should teach by expertise and preference in subject areas, rather than strictly
by LET levels. All instructors (SAI/AIs) are responsible for teaching the JROTC curriculum.
(10) Maintain a current copy of DA Form 3126 and/or DA Form 3126-1, a completed service-learning
checklist/rubric, a current copy of a bond/insurance certificate, and required JUMS reports.
(11) Maintain accountability of all equipment, IAW AR 710-2, including items requiring formal
accountability (i.e., air rifles), informal accountability (i.e., clothing) and durable items costing $5,000 or
less (i.e., automation, computers, audiovisual), but still requiring property accountability. Failure to
properly account for government property could result in pecuniary liability or adverse action. If
negligence is probable, the instructor must initiate a DD Form 200, Financial Liability Investigation of
Property Loss (FLIPL). Refer to AR 735-5 for instructions.
(12) Meet and adhere to the standards defined in Cadet Command Regulation 145-2, JROTC Program
Working Conditions:
Possess sufficient medical, physical, and mental fitness; be willing to perform, participate in, and
supervise activities of JROTC. Activities include, but are not limited to:
(1) Platform and student-centered instruction.
(2) JROTC Cadet Safety and Civilian Marksmanship Program.
(3) Conduct of drill and ceremonies.
(4) Leadership training.
(5) Water activities.
(6) Climbing (stairs and ladder).
(7) Ability to lift and move materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
(8) Physical training.
(9) JCLC up to two weeks.
(10) Training and events after normal classroom hours and over weekends.
Application Procedure:
Apply online
Selection Procedure:
Applicants will be interviewed by local school district.
Request to Hire will be submitted to Cadet Command
Cadet Command and Wayne County School Board Officials must approve hiring.
Cadet Command and Wayne County will share the cost of this position.
Successful applicant will be required to adhere to the school district's on-boarding process