Adjunct CDL Truck Driving Instructor

Salt Lake Community College (UT); Murray (UT); On-site; USD 25,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Salt Lake Community College invites applications for an adjunct instructor to teach truck driving skills in an open-entry/open-exit competency-based classroom toward Class A and/or Class B CDL licenses. Responsibilities include pre-trip inspections, backing, shifting, and log book practices.

The position is pooled and semester-to-semester with no guarantee of employment. Candidates must meet SLCC requirements including transcripts within 30 days of hire and compliance with college policies.

Qualifications

• Three to five years experience driving trucks pulling singles and doubles, both long haul and locally.
• Experience teaching adults in truck driving or related field.
• Current and valid CDL Class A license for the State of Utah.
• Current DOT physical.
• Excellent driving record.
• Must participate in the SLCC random drug testing program. Experience with heavy duty construction equipment.
• Bilingual Spanish/English

Responsibilities

• Follows the course curriculum outline, prepares and delivers lectures and other classroom activities.
• Prepares students for the Class A and/or Class B CDL License using classroom and lab activities.
• Trains students behind the wheel and over the road using a variety of trucks and transmissions.
• Becomes familiar with, and abides by, all college policies with immediate priority given to those policies that govern interactions with colleagues, staff, administrators, and departments throughout the organization.
• Maintains professional etiquette in communications with students, staff, faculty, and administrators.
• Provides appropriate and timely feedback for all assignments.
• Returns graded assignments in a timely fashion per department standards.
• Maintains student attendance records (for Financial Aid purposes) and grades.
• Conducts a variety of appropriate evaluations of student performance.
• Informs students of progress-to-date periodically and assigns and submits grades by published deadlines.
• Assists in maintaining a safe and mutually respectful instructional environment.
• Prepares and submits incident reports to Dean of Student Services for inappropriate student behavior as defined by the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy.
• Maintains professional and collegial behavior.
• Handles/responds to student concerns/complaints, and responds to student communications and inquiries promptly (generally within 1-2 days).
• Maintains professional appearance as defined by the discipline and/or College procedure.
• Completes all required employee trainings.
• Knows and enforces FERPA guidelines.
• Provides ADA accommodations as requested
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, culture, ethnic background, and abilities, to maintain good working relationships across the College
• Ability to work with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic background of community college students, faculty and staff, including those with disabilities

Skills

Truck driving experience

Teaching adults

CDL Class A

DOT physical

Bilingual Spanish/English

Excellent driving record

Job description

Salt Lake Community College invites applications for an adjunct instructor to teach truck driving skills in an open-entry/open-exit competency-based classroom toward Class A and/or Class B CDL licenses. Responsibilities include pre-trip inspections, backing, shifting, and log book practices.

The position is pooled and semester-to-semester with no guarantee of employment. Candidates must meet SLCC requirements including transcripts within 30 days of hire and compliance with college policies.