HVAC Instructor Job El Paso area,Texas USA,Education / Teaching

POSITION OVERVIEW

The instructor creates, manages, and participates in a variety of learning environments and activities that provide opportunities for students to develop to their fullest potential and achieve their learning objectives. The instructor participates collaboratively and professionally with other faculty and staff to promote the general well‑being of the department and the college and of the collective and individual interests of its staff and student body.

The instructor supports and seeks always to fulfill the guiding concepts for the college embodied in the philosophy, mission, values, and vision adopted by the college.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Provide for the safety of students and co‑workers. Always attend to a safety hazard or potential safety hazard immediately. Assume responsibility for the orderliness of the learning environment and in the appropriate and safe use of instructional facilities and equipment.

Class preparation:
Takes time each day to prepare lesson material. Possess a thorough understanding of course material and follow the lesson plans. Prepare in advance to see that students have sufficient materials and equipment to complete all classes and lab assignments.

Instructional training:
Implements instructional training techniques in the classroom. Is effective in generating classroom participation through question asking, student presentations, and group exercises. Correlate class lessons to shop/lab lessons.

Organize, plan, and prepare students’ lab/shop projects and provide effective “hands‑on training.” Ensure materials and/or equipment are ready and available.

Student retention:
Identifies all “at risk” students (attendance, academics, and conduct related), and takes a proactive role in assisting “at‑risk” students with tutoring, encouragement, and working with the Program Director, Student Services Coordinator, and Student Retention Specialist to keep them in school.

Continuing education:
Actively pursues and completes in‑field, professional certification (s). Seeks to constantly improve teaching skills and techniques through different personal improvement avenues. Keeps pace with industrial changes within his/her field. Maintains competency and currency in the subject matter of courses taught and in teaching skills. Completes 6 CEHs annually.

Student competencies:
Organizes, manages, and ensures the completion of student’s competencies for each phase.

Attendance:
Take roll call twice a schedule, and post attendance on the instructor portal every day before midnight.

Student documentation:
Documented timely and accurately all issues pertaining to the student(s) (i.e. behavior issues, absenteeism, tardiness, unable to perform tasks/skills, lack of participation, or unable to work with others).

Classroom management:
Maintain an orderly classroom always, control student’s behavior always, and not allow students to disrupt the learning environment.

Listen to students and co‑workers to resolve conflicts and establish effective communication.

Understand, follow, and enforce school rules, policies, and procedures.

Keep the curriculum, performance standards, competencies, lesson plans, and tests current with industry needs.

Utilize the competency checking and recording system designed for your program. Maintain and pass on the students’ competency folders to subsequent instructors. Make folders available for review at any time.

Assist in organizing and/or conducting field trips.

Supervise lab/classroom clean‑up by students.

Turnaround/Feedback on Course Content:
Instructors respond within 24 hours, Monday through Friday to student questions such as lecture topics, discussion boards, online assignments, uploaded assignments, and outside work.

Grading needs to be completed within three workdays.

Office/Virtual Office

Hours:

The instructor is available to meet with students during office hours on campus and virtual office hours online. Office hours and Virtual office hours are posted in Canvas and documented in the course syllabus.

Effective online communication
- Instructors need to communicate professionally always and when providing feedback on discussion boards to each student, it must…