Full Time Pharmacy Technician Instructor

Position Summary

The Pharmacy Technician Instructor is responsible for providing instructional support to ensure students meet the established learning objectives and supporting the growth and development of the program to comply with industry standards and the needs of the community, across all Penn Foster Group brands.

Essential Job Functions

• Provide data-driven interventions and outreach in the development of programming that meets changing industry needs.
• Review program and course-level outcomes data and surveys to determine students' needs; provide data-driven interventions/outreach as needed.
• Review, evaluate, and suggest program curricula changes and practices to assure compliance with professional standards, state-mandated guidelines, externship skills, requirements of business, industry, and higher education technologies.
• Check email daily and respond to students’ inquiries within 24 hours, complete grading of submitted manually graded assignments within 5 business days.
• Provide academic support and advising to students to include but not limited to using distance education technologies, appointment scheduler, live and recorded webinars, and feedback and evaluations on exams, assignments, and externship skills.
• Participate in course design, development, and revision in partnership with the program director and instructional design team, develop videos and online lectures, and incorporate new technology in courses.
• Create ways to improve student retention based on review of persistence and progression data and provide recommendations and strategies for improvements.
• Maintain reporting information as required by the Pharmacy Technician Program Director.
• Participate within and support accreditation as needed.
• Perform other duties commensurate with the functions and level of the position, attend periodic meetings as required by program needs and called by the Pharmacy Technician Program Director.
• Complete faculty orientation, training for Student Community, Learning Management System, and electronic ticketing process, adhere to Faculty Handbook Policies and Procedures.
• Complete 12 hours of Professional Development per year.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Must be a certified pharmacy technician (CPhT) and adhere to state regulations and registration.
• Have a minimum of an Associate Degree.
• A minimum of 3 years of work experience in a practice setting or area of expertise related to the area of Teaching.
• Classroom and/or online teaching experience preferred.

About Us

At Penn Foster Group, we are transforming online learning to help learners by bringing together Penn Foster, CareerStep, Ashworth College, James Madison High School, the New York Institute of Photography, the New York Institute of Art and Design, and other education platforms. Together, we create an accelerated path to greater economic mobility through real-world skills and knowledge that enable learners to achieve long-term success in the workplaces of the future. Our history dates back to 1890 when our founder, Thomas Foster, pioneered distance education by offering training by mail for coal miners to get the necessary skills for safer jobs. Today, with the partners who use our education and training programs, we continue that mission of providing accessible training and education for in-demand skills and are building a workforce that’s prepared for the future job market.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We strive toward Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Penn Foster Group by intentionally building teams that are diverse – in identities, lived experiences, and ideas to create a culture where people feel connected to each other and have a sense of belonging. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion because it is the foundation that enables us to achieve what we set out to do as an organization – from maximizing the number of learners who can reach their goals while giving them the kinds of experiences we want them to have, to becoming the type of company we want to work in.