2026-27 ROTC Teacher

Air Force JROTC Instructor Job Requirements & Job Description

Job Title: Air Force JROTC Instructor

Job Number: 0000763949

Start Date: Open Date: 02012026 Closing Date: 05302027

Job Summary:

The Air Force JROTC Instructor is a professional educator who teaches aerospace science, leadership education, and other subjects to high school students. The instructor is responsible for planning, teaching, and supervising students, as well as maintaining liaison with Air Force representatives and ensuring the integration of the AFJROTC program into the school environment.

Responsibilities:

### Aerospace Science Instructor (ASI)

• In each unit, a Noncommissioned officer may also be a Commissioned officer in certain cases, employed as an ASI.
• The ASI is supervised by and reports directly to the SASI (Senior Assistant Superintendent of the Air Force JROTC).
• A successful ASI is an effective leader who is action-oriented, outgoing, proactive, and self-reliant.
• Must be of excellent moral character and have an enthusiasm for aerospace science, leadership education, teaching, and the Air Force.

### Specific Duties of the ASI

• Maintain liaison with Air Force representatives in academics, logistics, finance, and academic areas to ensure effective utilization of Air Force resources.
• Ensure the integration of the AFJROTC program into the school environment by cultivating a positive atmosphere of cooperation with school community, veterans, and parental groups.
• Plan, organize, and instruct aerospace science and leadership education academic courses in compliance with this instruction and other applicable directives.
• Develop course syllabi, daily and weekly lesson plans, assignments, demonstrations, training aids, reference materials, and any related data to accomplish course and lesson objectives.

Teaching Responsibilities:

• Instruct students by a variety of means, such as lecture, guided discussion, lecture and discussion combined, student briefing, report, student panel, teaching interviews, guest lectures, team teaching, demonstration-performance, role-playing, and brainstorming or problem-solving using large and small group interaction.
• Develop, maintain, and use a detailed lesson plan for each class presentation.
• Employ models, graphs, slides, maps, periodicals, films, filmstrips, charts, transparencies, chalkboard, handouts, and other aids to facilitate student learning.
• Evaluate student progress, diagnose individual learning problems, and initiate corrective action as appropriate.
• Encourage students through proactive counseling to complete high school and pursue higher education goals.

Supervision and Development:

• Ensure effective development of cadet leaders and supervise cadet operations and activities.
• Plan, organize, and direct corps organization.
• Develop and supervise curriculum-in-action CIA trips, associated student fundraising, and other co-curricular activities.
• Maintain required Title 10 unit viability, cadet enrollment, and unit operation management outlined in this instruction.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Ensure cadets maintain high standards of personal conduct and appearance at all times.
• Ensure each AFJROTC student participates in the AFJROTC curriculum as prescribed by the school, state, and the Air Force.
• Follow AFJROTC financial procedures and maintain financial accountability in accordance with AFJROTC policy.
• Participate in career improvement efforts, such as in-service training workshops and advanced educational courses for professional development as required by AFJROTC school, state, or federal directives or laws.

Certifications and Requirements:

• Current Adult ages 14-18 Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certifications at all times while on employment contract.
• These certifications must be granted from a nationally recognized hands-on style program.
• Instructors may pay for CPR training using unit O&M funds if available.
• Instructors who do not possess a valid CPR certification will not lead or supervise any cadet wellness activities until the certification is properly obtained.

Additional Requirements:

• Each instructor will log into WINGS and their AFJROTC.com email at least weekly to ensure they remain current on all announcements, perform all required system updates, and meet all required deadlines.
• During student summer vacations, SASIs and ASIs may teach aerospace science and leadership education courses, conduct leadership seminars, drill practices, plan and conduct Cadet Leadership Courses (CLC), establish a cadet summer work program with aerospace industry or Air Force installations, update curriculum materials and lesson plans, develop associated media aids, organize regional AFJROTC instructor workshops, attend AFJROTC workshops, solicit assistance from support base personnel, contact government surplus agencies, and brief civic groups, parent-teacher organizations, and military and school officials.

Duty Days:

• 222

Additional Job Information:

• This is a pooled position. It is open year-round, even if no current openings exist. Anyone interested should visit the AFJROTC website to make sure they are qualified and to start their application and certification process.

Pay Grade:

• TeacherLibrarian