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Lead Electrical Instructor
Job Description
Lead Electrical Instructor Part-time leadership role
• Monthly retainer + performance bonuses
Compensation:
$2,500-$3,000/month base retainer, plus bonuses for every student who completes the program and every employer-sponsored candidate who gets certified. Expect about 20-25 hours per month: two workshop days plus prep and student support.
About TRDZ:
TRDZ is a state-licensed hybrid trades academy in Tempe, Arizona. Students learn online and train hands-on in our shop. We focus on day-one apprentice skills that make our grads useful on site, and we partner with staffing agencies and contractors who hire them. Electrical is our flagship program, and we're looking for the person who will own it. This is not just a weekend gig. You'll be the face of our electrical program. Students will know your name, come to you with questions, and plan their lives around your class dates. Many of them take unpaid time off work to be in the room. We need someone who takes that as seriously as we do.
What You Own Teaching:
Lead two 6-hour hands-on workshop days per month at our Tempe shop. You'll cover conduit bending, rough-in, panels and breakers, switches, and NEC basics. Dates are set months in advance.
Student Communication:
Be the main point of contact for electrical students. You'll answer questions in Discord and notice when someone is falling behind.
Coverage:
If you can't make a scheduled day, you let students know directly and line up a sub from our approved instructor roster. Classes don't get canceled. They get covered. Building the
Bench:
Help us grow our instructor roster by recommending electricians you trust and bringing them in for shadow days.
Quality:
Sign off on student skill checks, build standard lesson plans for each workshop day, and tell us what needs to improve.
Employer Programs:
Deliver certification training for our staffing agency and employer partners, paid separately per training day. Who You Are An electrician with 5+ years of field experience. Journeyman, foreman, or superintendent experience is strongly preferred. You've trained apprentices or run a crew, and you know how to explain things to someone on their first day. You show up. People can count on you, and your references will say so.
Bonus:
you have a network of electricians you trust. Your First 90
Days:
Zero canceled classes, a full cohort through its workshops, students graduated and headed into the field, and standard lesson plans for each workshop day. What We Offer A guaranteed monthly retainer, not hourly gig pay Bonuses that grow as the program grows A clear path to Electrical Program Director within 6 months for the right person Best-in-class tools and a shop built for teaching A direct line to the owner and a real say in how the program is built Our Hiring Process Apply by email (see below) Phone call with the owner Paid trial workshop day Offer. Before signing, you'll confirm the next three months of workshop dates in writing.
Pay:
$2,500.00 - $3,000.00 per month
Benefits:
Employee discount Referral program Application Question(s): In 2-3 sentences, why are you excited about leading an electrical training program?
Work Location:
In person
Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Bonuses/Stipends
- Dental Insurance
- Discounts/Reimbursements
