Cybersecurity Instructor

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The Canyons Technical Education Center will have a Cybersecurity teaching position opening
for the 2023-24 school year.
CTEC seeks an experienced and enthusiastic cybersecurity teacher to join our high school's
faculty. Our ideal candidate will have a deep knowledge of the field and the ability to explain
complex concepts easily, and age-appropriately. The teacher should also be able to provide
students with hands-on training exercises to help them develop their skills.
The successful candidate should have experience teaching at a high school level, preferably
with courses related to information security and computer safety. They should also be
well-versed in the latest technological developments and capable of breaking down and sharing
recent security events in the news with students.
Students will be introduced to a wide breadth of cyber security fundamentals, including the
following: cyber security frameworks, ethical hacking, digital forensics, encryption, cryptography
security incident response, security governance, and laws, along with cyber ethics.
This position requires excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as strong
organizational abilities and creative problem-solving capabilities. The successful applicant will
be expected to create engaging lesson plans, and provide appropriate assessments from the
curriculum materials

To qualify for this opening, candidates must also meet Utah State Board of Education “Associate Educator Licensing” requirements for CTE as well as CTE specific Associate Level Endorsement qualifications in:
Cybersecurity
or
Information Technology Systems

Additional Skills and Abilities preferred

• Deliver performance-based objectives and outlines for course of study following USBE curriculum guidelines and requirements.
• Organize practical and technical instruction, including demonstrations of skills required in the IT/cybersecurity professions, lectures in theory, techniques, and terminology.
• Willingness to seek approval to teach concurrent enrollment/college-level coursework.
• Instructs students in the subject area, considering ethical approaches to cybersecurity.
• Reinforces a high level of integrity with students as they acquire IT-specific skills in cybersecurity.
• Presents subject matter to students, utilizing a variety of methods and techniques, such as lectures, discussions, and/or demonstrations.
• Willingness to invite industry professionals to guest lecture and support the program.
• Assists students, individually or in groups, with lesson assignments to present or reinforce learning objectives.
• Enforces classroom protocols, rules,, and expectations; maintains classroom discipline; utilizes effective classroom management techniques.
• Attends meetings and trainings per requirements of school Principal.
• Demonstrated excellent oral communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team including participation in professional learning communities, locally and regionally.
• Ability to work effectively with students, peers, and the community.
• Familiarity with the CANVAS LMS system (preferred)
• Ensuring that all students have authentic work-based-learning experiences as well as Cyber competitions and CTFs
• Joining an advisory committee and maintaining solid relationships with educational and industry partners.
• Involvement in Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO).
• A passion for teaching and helping others learn cybersecurity best practices.
• Experience working cooperatively with other faculty members in a professional learning environment (PLC), while taking the initiative and ownership of their work projects.