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Teach the Trade. Change a Life.

Lake Area Technical College is hiring a Precision Machining Instructor to work at Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield, South Dakota.

This isn’t your average teaching job. It’s a chance to do the kind of work that sticks with you. You’ll take the skills you’ve earned on the shop floor and pass them on to men working toward a second shot. The payoff? A real-world impact that goes way beyond a paycheck.

What’s in it for you?

  • State Retirement Pension
    Plan for your future while helping shape someone else’s.
  • Health & Vision Benefits
    Solid coverage, because doing good shouldn’t mean giving anything up.
  • Purpose-Driven Work
    Give people the tools to rebuild their lives with real-world, transferable skills.
  • Real Workforce Impact
    Help grow the next generation of South Dakota machinists.
  • Support and Growth
    Be part of a mission-driven team that has your back.

Who we’re looking for:

  • You’ve got 3+ years of manual and CNC precision machining experience
  • You know the value of hard work and second chances
  • You’re ready to teach a skill and change a story

Sound like your kind of challenge?

Apply now and help shape South Dakota’s workforce, one future at a time.