Nursing Assistant Instructor - Mobile Lab (full-time/LTE/1330 hours/year) @ Any Northwood Tech Campus Location

About the role

Northwood Technical College is seeking a full-time Nursing Assistant Instructor to teach at any of our four campus locations (Ashland, New Richmond, Rice Lake, or Superior). This is a grant-funded, limited-term employment (LTE) position with funding currently secured through September 30, 2027; opportunities for continuation will be evaluated based on program needs, funding availability, and performance. The position is scheduled over three academic terms each year, with work hours determined to best meet program and student needs. The instructor will be located collegewide with expectation of travel throughout the district, delivering instruction at multiple locations using the College’s mobile nursing assistant laboratory — including campuses, workforce accelerators, high schools, community locations, and other sites as assigned. A flexible schedule is required to accommodate instructional needs, mobile lab travel, and varying course locations.

Instructors at Northwood Tech are expected to foster learner success, assess learner achievement, and continually improve learning opportunities across face-to-face, online, web-conferencing, and hybrid classrooms. They actively embody and promote the College’s values: Collaboration, Innovation, Excellence, Community, Support, Integrity, and Respect. This role is designated as a Campus Security Authority (CSA) for receiving and reporting criminal incidents to the Northwood Tech Safety Office (applies to instructor positions with club advising duties).

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality classroom, laboratory, and clinical instruction for students enrolled in the Nursing Assistant program.
• Develop and continually revise curriculum that includes Employability Essentials and technical content to meet industry and/or regulatory standards.
• Plan for instruction, including syllabi development, learning plans, and assessment strategies.
• Deliver, assess, and adapt effective instruction that meets the needs of all students.
• Apply a variety of instructional strategies, create learning plans, facilitate learning, and revise teaching practice.
• Promote a culture of continuing student success; implement strategies to promote learner persistence and meet the needs of all learners; demonstrate learner-centered communication; and utilize available student support services.
• Create performance-based assessment plans; employ a variety of formative and summative assessment strategies; communicate assessment results in a timely fashion to promote student learning; and use assessment results to improve instruction.
• Demonstrate professional behaviors to support teaching and learning and use varied strategies for managing the learning environment.
• Identify exit learning outcomes and external standards; develop competencies that describe intended learning outcomes; create performance-based plans and assessment tasks for each course; develop learning objectives and plans; prepare syllabi; and utilize a quality review process to validate curriculum.
• Use a variety of data analysis tools; analyze data from teaching and learning experiences; and use data to inform decision making about the teaching and learning process.
• Create and maintain an inclusive, effective learning environment that addresses barriers and provides reasonable accommodations.
• May be assigned to mentor high school teachers who offer Northwood Tech-articulated courses.
• Model the Employability Essentials expected of Northwood Tech students: communicate clearly, demonstrate professionalism, think critically, and consider varying perspectives.
• Travel with and/or work within a mobile Nursing Assistant laboratory at designated Northwood Tech locations, preparing and setting up equipment, supplies, and materials for instruction.
• Ensure the mobile laboratory, equipment, and supplies are properly maintained, secured, inventoried, transported, and ready for student use; follow established setup and teardown procedures; and promptly report equipment, maintenance, or supply needs in accordance with the College Mobile Lab Strategy.
• Support mobile laboratory planning and preparation prior to deployment, including coordinating site logistics, identifying equipment and supply needs, preparing instructional materials, and ensuring the laboratory is ready for safe and effective instruction in collaboration with other college staff.
• Promote the Nursing Assistant program within the community by engaging with prospective students, schools, employers, healthcare organizations, community partners, and other stakeholders to increase awareness of program opportunities and support enrollment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Associate degree in nursing.
• Minimum of two years (4,000 hours) of occupational nursing experience, of which at least one year (2,000 hours) shall be within 5 years of appointment.
• Occupational nursing experience must include one year as a nurse in long-term care.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in Wisconsin.
• Certificate of Completion of a Nursing Assistant Train-the-Trainer course (or complete the training prior to hire).
• College receipt of approval by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) to serve as a nursing assistant instructor prior to hire.

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• Teaching experience.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Ability to obtain a driver’s license and insurance coverage in accordance with College policy.

Compensation

FY27 Salary – Faculty Grade A: $65,790 per year.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account / Flexible Spending Account
• Long Term / Short Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Wisconsin Retirement System
• 403(b) / 457(b) Retirement Savings
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Leave

Employment details

Grant-funded limited-term position through September 30, 2027. Collegewide location with travel throughout the district. Flexible schedule across three academic terms. Posted 11/16/2026.