INDIANA JOINT FORCES HEADQUARTERS OPENINGS CADRE TEAM LEADERS

PROGRAM: HOOSIER YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY
POSITION: CADRE TEAM LEADERS (10060647, 10060640; Job ID # 570073)
LOCATION: Knightstown
SALARY: $1,011.00 bi‐weekly; $26,686.00 annually
Purpose of Position/Summary:
The mission of the Hoosier Youth ChalleNGe Academy (HYCA) is to intervene in and reclaim the lives of at‐risk youth to produce program graduates with the values, skills, education and self‐discipline necessary to succeed as adults. This program provides military based training, including supervised work experience in community service and conservation programs, to civilian youth who cease to attend secondary school before graduating so as to improve their life skills and employment potential.
Team Leaders are assigned to a Team of Cadets, whom they work with the majority of their shifts. The Team Leader is the direct supervisor of the Cadets and is primarily responsible for Cadet accountability, discipline and safety; enforcement of Academy rules and policies; instruction of drill and ceremony; physical‐fitness training; movement of Cadets according to the training schedule; completing administrative reports; and, providing assistance in tutoring of academics.
Acting as a positive role model Team Leaders also play an important role in ensuring cadet completion of the 8‐core objectives, (Academic Excellence, Physical Fitness, Job Skills, Leadership/Followership, Responsible Citizenship, Service to Community, Health & Hygiene, and Life Coping Skills). Teaching the Cadets life‐skills through: positive mentoring; leading by example; providing counseling; teaching basic social skills; enforcing standards; helping to build self‐confidence and problem solving abilities; developing leadership and teamwork skills; and, providing instruction/facilitation of Challenge tasks.

CLOSING DATE: OCTOBER 17, 2010
APPLY ON-LINE AT: http://www.in.gov/spd/2334.htm