Preceptor, Lead CDL Instructor, Transportation Innovation Center

Preceptor, Lead CDL Instructor, Transportation Innovation Center

Department: Transportation and Logistics Training Academy

Location: Transportation Center

Reports To: Exec Dir, Transport & Logis TA

Recruitment Type: External/Internal

Requisition : req
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Employment Type: Full-Time Support Staff

Union Position: Non-Union

Work Schedule: Flexible 7:am - 6:00pm with a day off during the week as program requirement dictate.

Number of Openings: 1

Responsible for a full range of program support for both the CDL Training Programs, and the State CDL Testing Center. Provides hands on CDL Training as a State Licensed CDL Instructor and supports the State CDL Testing Center as a State Certified CDL Examiner. Provides a full range of support for the Transportation Innovation Center.

• Responsible for supporting the CDL Training Specialist in the training of CDL students, in any area of instruction, daily.
• Supports the State CDL Testing Center as a State Certified CDL Examiner when required.
• Provides advice, guidance, and feedback to CDL students in the CDL Training program and CDL Test candidates.
• Reinforces instruction to both CDL students and CDL Testing candidates by utilizing a variety of learning modalities to help improve the student, and testing candidate’s outcomes.
• Assists with the maintenance records of the CDL Testing Center outcomes.
• Provides a full range of program support for all programs within the Transportation and Logistics Training Center.
• Provides formal daily CDL training instruction supporting the CDL Training Specialists, or the State CDL Examiners when required.
• Participates in program and division committees, as needed.
• Responsible for the maintenance of accurate student records, and CDL Test candidate test scores, when acting as a CDL Examiner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience/Training

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
  • Significant related experience may substitute for education.
• Minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated verifiable professional CDL Class “A” driving experience in all weather conditions.
• Must have current CDL Class "A" license with all endorsements except Hazardous Materials.
• Must have a licensed CDL Instructor by the Ohio Driver Training Office (with Training Manager Endorsement).
• Must be certified by the State of Ohio as a CDL Examiner or obtain certification within a reasonable period of time as agreed upon by hiring manager.
• Verifiable clean driving record with no more than two (2) points and/or one (1) moving violation in the previous three years from application date.
• No record of Operating Vehicle While Intoxicated (OVI), Driving Under the Influence (DUI) or Reckless Operation convictions.
• Must meet the College’s insurability requirements.
• Must pass a Department of Transportation (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and drug screening examination.
• Must not have any felony convictions within the previous ten years from application date; must be capable of passing Ohio BCI and FBI background checks.
• Demonstrated experience effectively making decisions that have major implications on the strategy, management and operations within a department.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in a role requiring dynamic and abstract problem‑solving methods in adaptive situations.

• Possess comprehensive knowledge of CDL training theories, concepts and practices with the ability to apply in complex, difficult and/or unprecedented situations as it pertains to the departmental focus.
• Demonstrated ability to identify mechanical and maintenance problems and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Possess strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Possess excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to promote student success.
• Ability to effectively complete work assignments independently.
• Demonstrated intermediate project management skills.
• Demonstrated intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to confidentially and discreetly handle subject matters requiring privacy and sensitivity.
• Ability to collaborate, persuade, gain cooperation, and accept ideas on significant…