Occupational Therapy Assistant Instructor - Per Diem

Occupational Therapy Assistant Instructor - Per Diem

• Part-time
• Type of Position :
  Campus

Unitek Learning is a leading healthcare education organization focused on preparing the next generation of nurses and healthcare professionals.

Through its family of institutions, including Unitek College of Nursing, Eagle Gate College, Provo College, Brookline College, and Unitek EMT, Unitek delivers career-focused education designed to help students build meaningful careers while addressing critical workforce needs across the healthcare industry.

Through our Workforce Solutions segment, Unitek partners with hospitals and health systems to create sustainable talent pipelines and expand access to healthcare education through employer-based training and workforce development programs nationwide.

Brookline College is looking for an Occupational Therapy Assistant or OT to join our fast-growing Faculty team in Phoenix, AZ

We are currently interviewing for a per diem position in a hybrid program.

Your
knowledge and clinical experience and
our
highly accredited, established curriculum will result in the next generation of eager, inspired, and prepared OTAs entering the field. No teaching experience is required but it is preferred.

This position provides a learning experience for students and evaluates their achievements.

• Maintain a teaching load per semester, as assigned at the time of the offer.
• Maintain and demonstrate subject matter expertise, including distance education [as assigned to online courses].
• Apply established teaching criteria and procedures and curriculum to support student learning.
• Employ various distance education teaching methodologies to drive continuous quality improvement.
• Utilize the Learning Management System (LMS) as a tool to deliver course content and provide formative feedback to learners
• Possess the expertise necessary to ensure appropriate curriculum design; partner with the program director to improve the design of distance education environments and curriculum.

• Monitor/track student retention using course attendance records.
• Implement data-driven student retention improvement strategies to achieve course benchmarks.
• Partner with the program director to improve the design of instruction.

• Remain proficient in all aspects of course or curricula content, learning outcomes, and assessment activities to achieve course goals.
• Teach courses as assigned within the maximum number of contact hours allowed
• Demonstrate skill and knowledge in the teaching discipline
• Make continuous efforts to improve the quality of instruction by reviewing and utilizing different techniques, including distance education in teaching.
• Aid in planning, development, and maintenance of program curriculum
• Evaluate students to measure their progress in achieving course goals; inform students promptly of their progress.
• Submit required program reports and forms to program or course managers promptly
• Maintain continuing education (CE) hours to ensure renewed OT or COTA licensure
• Maintain student records of attendance or skill competency documents as needed.
• Partner with the program director or department chair to resolve student appeals
• Attend faculty meetings at the cadence determined by the program director or department chair
• Engage and document participation in professional development and in-service training for learning management systems, pedagogy, and education teaching methodologies.
• Maintain a professional relationship with colleagues, students, and the community
• Maintain compliance with policies and procedures within the employee handbook, program handbooks (as applicable), and department directives.
• Coordinate and balance the needs of a diverse student population.

• Maintain an inclusive college environment that celebrates and promotes understanding and respect for a diverse student body, academic staff, and community.
• Manage student retention with data-informed strategies to achieve accreditor benchmarks and college budget/metrics
• Participate in local student retention initiatives
• Manage communication processes to identify and respond to…