Fire Fighter Academy adjunct instructor

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Effectively prepare and teach classes to facilitate student learning.
• Develop, distribute, and adhere to current course outlines and/or syllabi.
• Demonstrate a depth of understanding in the field of fire fighting and emergency services.
• Attend required training and department meetings, as invited.
• Maintain a supportive attitude toward work, students, colleagues, and administration.
• Support College policies.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Becomes familiar with, and abides by, all college policies with immediate priority given to those policies that govern interactions with colleagues, staff, administrators, and departments throughout the organization.
• Provides appropriate and timely feedback for all assignments.
• Returns graded assignments in a timely fashion per department standards.
• Maintains student attendance records (for Financial Aid purposes) and grades.
• Informs students of progress-to-date periodically and assigns and submits grades by published deadlines.
• Assists in maintaining a safe and mutually respectful instructional environment.
• Counsels students regarding academic and personal issues.
• Prepares and submits incident reports to Dean of Student Services for inappropriate student behavior as defined by the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy.
• Maintains professional and collegial behavior.
• Handles/responds to student concerns/complaints, and responds to student communications and inquiries promptly (generally within 1-2 days).
• Maintains professional appearance as defined by the discipline and/or College procedure.
• Completes all required employee trainings.
• Knows and enforces FERPA guidelines.
• Provides ADA accommodations as requested.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently certified by the Utah Fire Rescue Academy (UFRA).
• Two (2) years non-teaching full-time (or full-time equivalent) work experience in with a fire department.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Advanced Emergency Medical Technician.