Title: Skilled Trades - Workforce Development Non-Credit Instructor

Agency: Tidewater Community College

Location: Portsmouth - 740

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Full Time or Part Time: Part Time

Additional Detail

Job Description:

Tidewater Community College has served South Hampton Roads - both students and employers - for 50 years. It has grown from 1 campus into a regional educational and economic force. TCC is the largest provider of higher education and workforce services in Hampton Roads, enrolling nearly 28,000 students in 2019-20. Founded in 1968 as a part of the Virginia Community College System, Tidewater Community College (TCC) services South Hampton Roads with 4 campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, 7 regional centers and 2 important cultural institutions. The college had 3,203 graduates in 2019-2020, 40 percent of whom pursued degrees that would let them transfer to 4-year institutions. Of South Hampton Roads residents enrolled in higher education 36% enrolled at TCC. TCC's institutional accreditation is affirmed through 2027 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

This position is for a part-time instructor in the college's non-credit programs under Workforce Solutions. These programs include both continuing education for professional development and industry recognized credential attainment which may be offered at TCC campuses and other convenient locations throughout the community. Instructors are being sought to teach in the following trades: Building and Construction, Carpentry, Drywall, Electrical, Facilities Maintenance, Flooring, Framing, Heavy Equipment Operator, HVAC, Masonry, Pipelayer, Plumbing and Roofing.
Responsibilities will include: Utilizing selected course materials to effectively provide instruction in a classroom and hands-on training lab environment to students with a variety of academic backgrounds and experiences; directing and assessing hands-on training with mockups and related exercises; enforcing safety rules and regulations in training; and documenting and assessing student performance and attendance. Instructors should be skilled in oral and written communication and must be able to work cooperatively with other staff members.

Minimum Qualifications:

Qualified candidates will have a strong sense of commitment to safety and procedure compliance, be a self-starter, have the ability to work independently and possess strong verbal and written communication skills. Candidates must also possess the ability to multi-task with a friendly, approachable, customer service demeanor and a desire to teach.

Additional qualifications will vary by trade but will include experience in the trade they are seeking to teach.

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge of, and experience with, proven teaching strategies that promote student success. Candidates should possess sufficient technology skills to work productively in an organization that utilizes significant information and instructional technology resources.