Instructor – Funeral Services Education and Program Development Coordinator Job Gresham area,Oregon USA,Education / Teaching

Job Summary

Provides high quality instruction in funeral services so that each student may meet learning outcomes, and provides coordination for program development and implementation. Works with the dean and colleagues to improve student learning experiences. Performs other instructional responsibilities as assigned and determined by the dean.

Essential Duties

Helps advance the role and goals of a comprehensive community college.

Teaches a range of community college courses, which may include developmental, transfer, or career-technical courses. Prepares clear learning outcomes for each course, and informs students of learning outcomes in a course syllabus.

Creates a learning environment for students inclusive of diverse cultural, social, economic, and educational backgrounds. Develops instructional approaches and materials that equip students to serve families from a wide range of backgrounds with skill, sensitivity, and respect.

Collaborates with faculty and staff from other departments and divisions to promote communication, coordinate programs, and support student success.

Participates in college service and activities outside direct instruction, such as registration, curriculum development, advising, strategic planning, and educational assessment.

Supports student recruitment, placement, and retention with a focus on students from underrepresented, multilingual, and multicultural communities.

Posts and keeps office hours to be available to students for assistance outside the classroom.

Keeps professionally current by participating in professional development and other activities; maintains current credentials or licensures as required by program or accreditation.

Maintains active liaison with high schools, universities, business and industry, or external agencies, and assists the dean with program advisory committees as appropriate.

Completes instructional duties, reports, and paper work assigned by the dean in a timely manner.

Attends division, department, and committee meetings and in-service programs.

Maintains and emphasizes safe working conditions and practices, including proper handling of human remains and compliance with OSHA standards applicable to funeral service environments. Ensures the security of facilities, instructional materials, and mortuary supplies in compliance with applicable safety and regulatory standards.

Leads the design, development, and implementation of curriculum and/or credential programs in Natural Organic Reduction (NOR), positioning Mt. Hood Community College as a leader in this emerging field. Conducts landscape analyses of NOR practices, scientific literature, and evolving regulatory frameworks at state and national levels; engages with NOR facility operators, industry practitioners, environmental scientists, and relevant state agencies to ground curriculum in current and emerging best practice.

Explores and develops articulation pathways between NOR credentials and existing funeral service programs, four-year institutions, and professional certifications.

Builds and maintains partnerships with providers, environmental and conservation organizations, and state regulatory agencies to ensure curriculum relevance and to secure practicum and field experience opportunities for students across a range of cultural, linguistic, and religious traditions.

Leads the design, development, and launch of an online Funeral Director Program that centers intercultural competency, social and emotional intelligence, and high-quality, person-centered service. Ensures the online program meets all ABFSE accreditation standards and Oregon Mortuary and Cemetery Board requirements; coordinates with relevant accreditation and regulatory bodies throughout development and launch. Develops engaging course content and mentors adjunct faculty to deliver the program.

Leads multi-stakeholder planning processes for strategic initiatives, engaging faculty, industry partners, community organizations, students, and college leadership to build shared vision and sustained momentum.

Represents the Funeral Services program and its strategic initiatives at professional associations, state and national…