Funeral Service Education Technical Instructor

Overview

Columbus Technical College is seeking an individual to serve as a Technical Instructor for the Funeral Services Education Program. This position involves classroom, laboratory and clinical instruction, and preparation of lesson plans for classroom, lab, and clinical settings. This position will also require evaluation of student progress in attaining goals and objectives; attend staff development training, workshops, seminars, and conferences, and ensure all safety and security requirements are met in trainings.

This position is full-time/exempt.

• May be required to teach high school students
• May require teaching on or off campus throughout our service delivery area (Muscogee County, Stewart County, Quitman County, Chattahoochee County, Harris County, and Talbot County)
• May require travel

• Prepares and plans for instruction and delivers instruction to students in the Funeral Service Education program
• Develops program syllabi, goals and objectives
• Evaluates students progress in attaining goals and objectives
• Requests and maintain supplies and equipment and help prepare budget requests
• Prepares and maintains all required documentation and administrative reports required by the program director
• Ensures safety and security requirements are met in the training area
• Meets with students, staff members and other educators to discuss students instructional program and other issues
• Assists with recruitment, retention and job placement efforts
• Sustain American Board of Funeral Service Education ABFSE accreditation
• Prepares appropriate curricula, including non-traditional content and methods to achieve objectives and goals of students
• Prepares lesson plans, prepares lectures, writes course overviews and outlines
• Ensures adherence to technical college and safety requirements in classrooms and labs by following established procedures

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university
• Must be willing to earn a Master's degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university within 5 years of hire
• Must be a graduate of a funeral service education institution accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education ABFSE
• Must hold a valid Georgia Funeral Director’s license
• Must hold a valid Georgia Embalmer’s license
• Two 2 years paid work experience in-field within the past seven years
• Excellent human-relations, interpersonal skills, and strong verbal and written communication skills required

• Previous postsecondary teaching experience

Salary is commensurate with education and experience. Benefits include state holidays, annual leave, and sick leave, State of Georgia Retirement, Health and Flexible Benefits Program.

Position is available until filled. Applicants must submit a Columbus Technical College employment application online and upload a cover letter, resume and copy of transcript(s) at time of application. Incomplete submissions will not be considered. All references will be checked prior to employment offer. Post offer requirements will include a criminal background check and motor vehicle records check.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the Technical College System of Georgia. The TCSG State Board prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status. No individual shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to unlawful discrimination, harassment, or retaliation under any TCSG program or activity because of protected status;

nor shall any individual be given preferential treatment because of protected status, except the potential for veteran status when appropriate under federal or state law. Columbus Technical College is an equal opportunity employer. All employment processes and decisions shall be free of ideological tests, affirmations and oaths, including diversity statements. The basis and determining factor for such decisions should be that the individual possesses the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities and can perform the essential functions of the position.

For nondiscrimination information, please contact the coordinators listed below:
Dr. Felicia Harris, Title IX Coordinator for Students , fharris;
Jennifer Thompson, Title IX Coordinator for Employees , jthompson;
Olive Vidal-Kendall, Section 504 Coordinator (ADA/Section  ovidal-kendall. All coordinators can also be reached at Columbus Technical College, 928 Manchester Expressway, Columbus, Georgia .