Adjunct Instructor - Electrician Technology

About the role

The Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology (TCATs) serve as the premier suppliers of workforce development throughout the State of Tennessee. At TCAT - McMinnville, this means we care, we listen, and we encourage. The diverse experience of our employees allows us to grow and inspire one another, to come alongside our students with real-life experience, and to graduate innovative problem solvers back into our communities.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates a commitment to student success.
• Teaches skills appropriate to the occupational area that will prepare students to become an economic asset.
• Guides students in selection, perception, and performance of suitable learning activities.
• Organizes class time effectively and efficiently in order that learning activities can be accomplished.
• Examines, evaluates, and selects textbooks and reference materials commensurate to the course being taught.
• Starts and ends class at designated time.
• Utilizes individual and/or group instructional procedures appropriate to the requirements of the assigned activities and the student’s needs.
• Supervises student conduct to ensure that the potentially hazardous shops/labs/classrooms provide an orderly environment conducive to productivity.
• Maintains a well-organized, safe, and clean shop and/or classroom.
• Advises students of the importance of safety in relation to machinery, tools, and equipment.
• Investigates and makes a full report on every accident on the day the accident occurs, using the “Preliminary Accident Report Form.”
• Maintains an inventory of equipment, controls storage, repair, and usage of materials in order to minimize loss or abuse.
• Stays in close communication with the full-time program instructor and/or other adjunct instructors of the same course.
• Evaluates each student’s progress at specific intervals (end of trimester) and completes permanent records.
• Aids, as directed by administration, in follow-up evaluations of graduates and their programs.
• Helps students, as opportunities become available and known, in job placement for both full-time and part-time employment.
• Requisitions equipment, supplies, materials, and instructional aides as needed, working within the perimeters of school guidelines and available funds.
• Participates as a member of various faculty/staff committees.
• Participates in seminars, workshops, and conferences.

Requirements

• Minimum of three (3) years of approved employment experience in the occupation to be taught beyond the normal learning period.
• Evidence of strong work ethic as it relates to timeliness of reporting, oversight of multiple on-going projects, and the ability to work with others.
• Proficient computer skills.
• Ability to deal tactfully with the students, public, and co-workers; to exercise good judgment in evaluating situations and making decisions.
• Possess valid TN driver’s license.

Qualifications

• Diploma from an accredited technical college.
• Prior teaching experience, especially in a postsecondary setting.
• Associate degree or higher from an accredited institution.

Skills

• Valid TN driver’s license.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$25-35/hour, depending on teaching experience

Schedule

Monday through Friday when school is in session, sometime between 8 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. Initial class will be 2 hours or less per day.