Trades Lead Instructor, Workforce Solutions

Title: Trades Lead Instructor, Workforce Solutions

Agency: Tidewater Community College

Location: Portsmouth - 740

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: $60,000 - $70,000, commensurate w/ qualifications

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

Tidewater Community College has served South Hampton Roads – both students and employers – for 50 years. It has grown from 1 campus into a regional educational and economic force. TCC is the largest provider of higher education and workforce services in Hampton Roads, enrolling nearly 28,000 students in 2019-20. Founded in 1968 as a part of the Virginia Community College System, Tidewater Community College (TCC) services South Hampton Roads with 4 campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, 7 regional centers and 2 important cultural institutions.

The college had 3,203 graduates in , 40 percent of whom pursued degrees that would let them transfer to 4-year institutions. Of South Hampton Roads residents enrolled in higher education 36% enrolled ’s institutional accreditation is affirmed through 2027 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

The Lead Trades Instructor serves as both educator and program leader, responsible for providing high-quality instruction, maintaining curriculum integrity, enforcing safety standards, and fostering employer and credential partner engagement. This position ensures students gain the technical skills, certifications, and industry connections necessary to thrive in the building and construction trades workforce, while supporting the overall growth and sustainability of the training program.

Support and assist Workforce Solutions instructors and staff in providing a quality teaching /learning environment by setting up labs, maintaining and ordering lab equipment and supplies, directing and supporting trades instructors and delivering lab and lecture instruction as assigned. This is a grant funded position.

• Knowledge of industry-related safety topics.
• Knowledge of industry-related tools and equipment.
• Knowledge of industry-related practices, processes, and performance tasks
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, flexibility, and customer service orientation.
• Good computer skills.
• Ability to teach and facilitate skill development.
• Ability to assess learner performance and progress and to provide appropriate feedback.
• Ability to measure, assess and align learner outcomes within courses.
• Ability to serve the needs of traditional and non-traditional students.
• Ability to plan and organize instruction in ways that maximize documented student learning.
• Ability to manage a class of 12, which includes live work, lectures and labs on site and off site.
• Ability to promote higher-order thinking and problem solving among educational participants.
• Ability to adhere to established standards for educational quality.
• Ability to maintain complete, accurate educational records.
• Ability to adapt to state requirements, local needs, and national trends.
• Ability to use Email (Outlook), Microsoft Word, and Excel.
• Prior teaching or training experience in a workplace or community/technical college setting.
• Professional Certification/Certificate (if applicable)
• Occupational experience