Worforce Development Skilled Trades Instructor, Community College Workforce Cooperative

Title: Worforce Development Skilled Trades Instructor, Community College Workforce Cooperative

Agency: Virginia Peninsula Community College

Location: Hampton - 650

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: 0

Full Time or Part Time: Part Time

Additional Detail

Job Description:

The Community College Workforce Cooperative (CCWC), a collaboration among three community colleges in Hampton Roads - Paul D. Camp Community College, Tidewater Community, and Virginia Peninsula Community College is hiring part-time Skilled Trades Instructors for the following trades:

• Carpentry
• Coatings
• Crane Operator
• Electrical
• Facilities Maintenance
• Forklift Operator
• Heavy Equipment Operator
• HVAC
• Marine Electrical
• Machining
• Masonry
• Outside Machinist
• Pipefitting
• Plumbing
• Rigging
• Road Construction
• Roofing
• Sheet Metal
• Structural Fitting
• Welding

The CCWC represents a single point of contact for regional partners to access workforce training resources and coordination for the partner colleges which together serve 14 localities through 10 locations. Through CCWC coordination, the partner colleges leverage their expansive facilities, labs, and collective expertise to address the sizeable training needs in industries like shipbuilding / ship repair, infrastructure, and the emerging offshore wind industry. Instructors hired by the CCWC are eligible to teach at any of the partner schools based on their availability and course needs.
Skilled Trades Instructors provide instruction, support, assessment, and mentorship to Community College non-credit learners. Instructors are required to fully participate in the mission and community of the college. The major emphasis shall be on teaching, by working with non-credit program participants in classrooms, laboratories, clinical sites, field sites, distance learning, individual conferences, and related contexts to help learners develop their interest and abilities to the fullest.

This Skilled Trades Instructor position will be contracted on a course-by-course basis based on Instructor availability and will not exceed 1500 contracted hours per year. Workforce development programs prioritize industry credential attainment and skill enhancement. Teaching experience is helpful, but not required. Professional experience and appropriate certification are critical. Our students expect to learn from seasoned professionals who can share their knowledge and relevant experience in the field. Students can be a mixture of novices, partially trained, or experienced technicians seeking a credential. Teaching positions are primarily in-person, but occasionally instruction may be hybrid.

Minimum Qualifications:

KSAs vary based on trade.

Preferred Qualifications: