Indianapolis Public Schools

WELCOME TO INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS!

At IPS, we believe in the transformative power of education. We work collectively every day to prepare our students for success in the classroom and in life by providing equitable, high-quality educational experiences across our family of schools. IPS is a place to make an impact, grow your career, and ensure every student has access to a high quality education, all while earning a good living in a district on the move. While the work is challenging, it is deeply meaningful and impactful. We seek innovators and trailblazers who bring varying experiences and expertise and share our belief that every child deserves access to an exceptional education. As part of TeamIPS, you’ll create lasting connections, find a sense of belonging, and feel supported to make a meaningful difference in students’ lives.

In return, no matter your role here, we expect a commitment to excellence and accountability. You’ll be held to high standards. Resilience and passion are key—you must be adaptable, handling adversity with flexibility while putting students at the heart of everything you do. Ethical conduct, clear communication, and mutual respect are fundamental. Being a dependable, collaborative team player who builds meaningful relationships is essential.

Together, we are Proving What’s Possible by building a community where everyone belongs and each student has the opportunity to fulfill their potential.

A Career in IPS Offers…

Purpose and Impact:

• Essential Contributions: In every non-teaching and non-leadership role, your work directly supports the success of IPS students and schools. Whether you’re maintaining facilities, providing student services, or managing administrative operations, you play a key part in ensuring an equitable and high-quality educational environment.
• Belonging and Community: IPS is a place where every employee is valued. You’ll join a supportive community that promotes respect, teamwork, and a shared commitment to serving students and families.

Professional and Personal Growth:

• Training and Development Opportunities: IPS offers a variety of training programs to help staff build new skills and grow professionally. This includes access to development opportunities for administrative, technical, and operational roles, as well as pathways to becoming a certified teacher.
• Skill Enhancement: Whether you’re new to your role or seeking to deepen your expertise, IPS provides resources and support for continuous improvement.

Comprehensive Compensation and Benefits:

• Fair Compensation: IPS ensures competitive wages and regularly reviews pay structures to maintain equity.
• Extensive Benefits Package: Employees enjoy comprehensive health coverage, dental and vision plans, life insurance, disability insurance, and retirement plans. Additional financial benefits include flexible spending accounts and eligibility for federal loan forgiveness programs.

Work-Life Balance and Well-being:

• Generous Leave Policies: IPS offers vacation, personal, and sick leave, along with paid holidays. Twelve-month employees benefit from floating holidays, and unused personal leave rolls into the sick leave balance.
• Wellness Programs: IPS prioritizes staff well-being with access to wellness initiatives, including health screenings and an employee assistance program for confidential support and counseling.

What We Expect:

• Professionalism and Reliability: Every role at IPS is vital to the district’s success. We expect staff to demonstrate professionalism, dependability, and a commitment to providing excellent service to students, educators, and families.
• Collaboration and Communication: IPS values teamwork. Working collaboratively with your colleagues ensures a supportive environment for all. Clear communication and mutual respect are key to maintaining this culture.
• Flexibility and Problem-Solving: As a large, dynamic district, IPS needs staff who are adaptable and proactive in solving problems to meet the ever-changing needs of students and schools.

JOIN US!

Indianapolis Public Schools is more than a workplace; it’s a community where purpose, impact, and belonging come together to help Prove What’s Possible – in your career and in your school. If you’re ready to embrace challenges, strive for excellence, and make a meaningful impact, IPS is the place for you.

SUMMARY OF OPPORTUNITY: 

The Army Instructor (AI) presents JROTC instruction at applicable IPS high schools. They assist

the Senior Army Instructor (SAI) in the overall management of the JROTC program at the school

and in maintaining 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

• Assist the Senior Army Instructor (SAI) in establishing procedures relating to the

administration, control, and training of JROTC cadets to include appointment, promotion,

and demotion of cadet officers and noncommissioned officers.

• Assist the SAI manage and conduct the JROTC unit according to school rules, regulations

and customs. The AI will advise school authorities of laws and Army regulations affecting

the JROTC unit.

• Maintain good relations with school authorities, faculty, and the student body.
• Assist the SAI prepare weekly training schedules.
• Assist the SAI ensures continuous evaluation of the JROTC unit.
• Assist the SAI in conducting 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.

• Equally share teaching responsibilities.
• Assist the SAI in maintaining 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 AIs attain and maintain a CDL to drive an IPS full size bus to support JROTC

missions such as JCLC if needed.

• 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.

• 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 class requirements such as exams, handouts, and instructional material.

Possibly assist the SAI in the completion of program documents such as 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 Personnel Development Programs as dictated by IPS.
• Respond to questions and concerns from teachers, administrators and students.

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

• Associate’s degree from an accredited institution
• Retired for three years or less from the U.S. Army in grades E-6 thru E-9 or W0-1 thru

CW5, 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. Have no record of convictions by court martial and no

record of civil convictions except for minor traffic offenses.

• Meet all instructor eligibility requirements contained in Cadet Command Regulation (CCR)

145-2; and must have been certified to perform duties as AI by the U.S. Army Cadet

Command (USACC).

• Certification to perform AI 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.
• Bachelor’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. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 

EEOC 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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