Workforce Skills Instructor, Cybersecurity

Workforce Skills Instructor, Cybersecurity
Lone Star College System in The Woodlands, TX

Type:
Full-Time

Category:
Computer Science;
Adult and Workforce Education Instructors

Job

Location:

LSC-Westway Park Technology

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

This job carries with it the obligation to uphold the Mission of Lone Star College (LSC) in carrying out the duties of the position. A commitment to positive interpersonal behaviors, professional communication, integrity, leadership, stewardship, respect and accountability to LSC students and employees is essential.

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Lone Star College-Westway Park Technology Center

Lone Star College offers high-quality, low-cost academic transfer and career training education to 80,000+ students each semester. LSC has been named a 2023 Great Colleges to Work For® institution by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

LSC consists of eight colleges, seven centers, eight Workforce Centers of Excellence and Lone Star Corporate College.

LSC-Westway Park Technology Center, a satellite center of LSC-CyFair, is located between Clay and Tanner roads off the Sam Houston Tollway. This center will focus on LSC-CyFair's Visual Communication and Information Technology workforce training programs with certificates and degrees in areas such as Cisco and Microsoft Networking, Cyber Security, Computer Forensics, Graphic and Web Design, and 3D animation.

Location address is 5060 Westway Park Boulevard, Houston, TX 77041.

Provides direction, teaching, and support for Cybersecurity and Enterprise Network course objectives and contributes to the educational environment of the Lone Star College and the community. Responsibilities include teaching and advising students. Primary functions are to plan, maintain, access, and teach courses within the curriculum in a manner that facilitates student success and student learning.

• Teaches courses in Cybersecurity, CISCO and other enterprise network technologies at a variety of times and locations in response to institutional needs, making continuous efforts to improve the quality of instruction by reviewing and utilizing innovative methodologies, techniques, and delivery methods
• Creates engaging lessons that promote student involvement and application of the material
• Develops and uses a syllabus for each course or laboratory within college and departmental guidelines
• Evaluates students to measure their progress toward achievement of stated course objectives and informs them in a timely manner of their progress in the course. Identifies and assesses student who are in need of additional instruction to successfully complete the course objectives
• Responsible for recruiting and advising students in their area
• Responsible for managing their classrooms and labs, including assuring lab facilities meet state requirements
• Responsible for assisting with student job placement
• Works directly with certification agencies to ensure alignment and high level of program and student success
• Responsible for other reasonable related duties as assigned

• Background in cybersecurity and network security
• Expertise in enterprise networking technologies
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Mastery of course content
• Excellent computer and organizational skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Applications and Outlook
• Demonstrated leadership skills; style that emphasizes collaboration, teamwork, and facilitation
• Excellent interpersonal skills in order to work effectively with a wide variety of people at various levels
• Commitment to academic excellence, exceptional service and providing a dynamic climate for life-long learning
• Ability to use effective strategies to engage…