Construction Trades Instructor

Position Summary: REMOTE

The Part Time or Full Time Construction Trades Instructor (Construction Technologies) is responsible for providing instructional support to ensure students meet the established learning objectives and supporting the growth and development of the program to comply with industry standards and the needs of the community.

The instructor will support students in Skilled Trades programs including but not limited to Construction, Plumbing, AutoCAD, Automotive, HVAC, Carpentry, Math for the Trades, and others.

The Instructor provides one-on-one instructional support to include responses to student’s inbound academic inquiries using distance education technologies, including phone, email, SMS text messaging, and portal messaging to ensure student learning and successful completion of the program.

The Instructor will offer daily office hours for tutoring via an appointment scheduling tool and provide substantive feedback on subjective exams (if applicable).

The Instructor will support the creation of student resources including, but not limited to webinars, videos, and learning resource materials.

The Instructor will conduct outreach using distance education technologies to provide academic advising and support to ensure student learning and successful completion of the program.

The Instructor will participate in curriculum design, including development and revision, and in the development of any supplemental learning resources.

This is a remote position.

Essential Job Functions:


* Review, evaluate, and suggest program curricula changes and practices to assure compliance with professional standards, state-mandated guidelines, requirements of business, industry, and higher education


* Provide technically accurate academic support across various crafts to online students via phone, chat, e-mail, discussion board post, text, appointment scheduler, live and recorded webinars, and exam evaluations/feedback


* Review program and course-level outcomes data and surveys to determine students' needs; provide data-driven interventions/outreach as needed


* Provide academic support and advising to students to include but not limited to using distance education technologies, appointment scheduler, live and recorded webinars, and feedback and evaluations on exams, assignments and skills


* Participate in and support accreditation, including but not limited to DEAC


* Perform other duties commensurate with the functions and level of the position

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

Must have a minimum Bachelors level degree in a trades discipline or a closely related field and/or 3-5 years of field experience within skilled trades.

Prior teaching and/or tutoring experience in skilled trades recommended.

Other Requirements:

Must have compassion for students learning at a distance who have many competing priorities.

Must have excellent computer skills, ability to think quickly, communicate effectively and efficiently...