Workforce Development Plumbing Instructor

About the role

The Workforce Development Department at Virginia Peninsula Community College is seeking an Adjunct Instructor to teach up to 1500 hours per year in Plumbing courses. The position involves teaching NCCER Core and Plumbing Levels 1-2 courses.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver instruction for day, and evening classes.
• Deliver courses covering knowledge of Plumbing Systems.
• Responsible for student assessment and grading.
• Maintain adequate on-campus presence.
• Provide timely communication with students, staff, and administrators of the College.
• Establish and maintain a working relationship with the Plumbing industry to ensure training is relevant and to create a pipeline of jobs for graduating students.
• May be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School graduate or equivalent.
• Significant work experience within the Plumbing field.
• Prior experience delivering or developing training.
• A passion for the discipline and a commitment to a student-centered philosophy in support of academic excellence for diverse groups of learners.
• Excellent interpersonal skills in communication with students, colleagues, staff and administrators as an individual or as a part of a team.
• A willingness to serve the needs of traditional and non-traditional students from a variety of backgrounds and age groups.
• Able to modify instructional methods and strategies to meet diverse student needs.
• Able to plan and organize instruction in ways that maximize documented student learning.
• Able to adopt methods that fairly measure student progress toward student learning outcomes.
• Able to evaluate student performance fairly and consistently and return student work promptly to promote maximum learning.
• Able to maintain accurate records of student progress and submit final grade rosters to division administrator each semester according to established deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience and/or strong interest in teaching and inspiring adult learners to fulfill the College’s mission to change lives and empower students to succeed.
• Must be able to work at all campus locations.

Qualifications

• Community college teaching experience.
• Teaching experience in online or hybrid, and traditional face to face classroom modalities.
• Demonstrated proficiency and experience in using instructional technologies and learning management systems (e.g. Canvas).
• Demonstrated ability to measure, assess and align student outcomes within courses or programs.
• Journeyman or Master Plumber Certification.