CASAS: Plumbing, Residential Technical Studies, Adjunct Faculty

Mission and Values

Adjuncts are essential to Liberty University’s mission of Training Champions for Christ. It is expected that an adjunct member models a personal commitment to the goals and values of Liberty University and engages in an active commitment to, and experience of, personal spiritual formation within a biblically informed Christian worldview. Adjuncts should view their teaching, engagement with students, and scholarship as a means to a significant educational end.

The Technical Studies Adjunct Instructor is a part‑time position. The instructor will engage students with classroom and lab instruction using the NCCER curriculum. Lab activities must be per curriculum requirements, but most importantly, hands‑on activities prepare students for a career in the plumbing field. This position requires in‑person work at an off‑campus instructional site in Altavista, VA. Instructors must maintain communication with students.

• Classroom instruction and management
• Lab instruction and management
• Perform and supervise trade‑related work
• Maintain a safe working environment
• Use classroom‑related technology (Canvas, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, …)
• Strictly adhere to Liberty University policies and represent the University in an exemplary manner
• Work effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU’s Christian model and Mission – Training Champions for Christ

Supervises lab assistants, where applicable.

Education and Experience:

The instructor must have a minimum of four years of field experience, hold a journeyman’s plumbing license, and demonstrate experience in both residential and commercial work. The resume must include industry‑recognized licenses or certifications. It is preferred that the instructor have a college degree.

• Communication and comprehension: effectively communicate verbally and in writing, convey clear information, and correspond professionally.
• Public communication skills that allow professional representation of Liberty University.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Computer skills.
• Problem‑solving: reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment to solve routine and complex problems.

• Travel may be required.
• Must sit to perform desk work or type on a keyboard.
• Regularly required to hear and speak to communicate orally.
• Regularly stand, walk, and climb stairs to move around the campus.
• Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel or stoop to conduct business.
• Regularly lift 10 or fewer pounds; must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Regularly perform work related to the trade.

This position will require the employee to work in a setting similar to fieldwork. This can include working in uncontrolled climates, loud work areas, and hazardous conditions.

Part time

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The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with TitleVII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes.

All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes.

The University is a Christian religious‑affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University’s hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law.