Adjunct Instructor - HVAC (Credit)

COLLEGE OF MAINLAND; Texas City (TX); Presencial; USD 27.552 - 48.216; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

College of the Mainland is seeking an adjunct HVAC instructor to teach residential and commercial HVAC courses. The role requires preparing and delivering curriculum, assessing student progress, and maintaining timely documentation.

Courses may cover installation, service, and safety practices in a licensed training environment. The position is part-time, with regular funding, and emphasizes classroom instruction, student advisement, and upholding campus policies.

Formación

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Five years of HVAC experience in residential, commercial or construction fields.
• Preferred HVAC license, EPA certification, and an associate degree in HVAC.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare, develop, and revise HVAC course curriculum.
• Teach classes as scheduled.
• Complete instruction-related paperwork on time.
• Define and communicate policy with students.
• Participate in student advisement.
• Maintain office hours for student consultations.
• Adhere to academic calendar and grading timelines.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Conocimientos

Teaching

Curriculum development

Student advisement

Communication

Technical HVAC knowledge

Educación

High School Diploma or GED

HVAC license

EPA certification

Associate’s Degree in HVAC

Descripción del empleo

Provide heating, ventilation, and air conditioning instruction to train the next generation of residential and commercial trade workers.

Position Type: Adjunct

Employment Status: Part Time

Position Funding: Regular

Education and Experience

• High School Diploma or GED, or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.
• Five (5) years’ experience in residential, commercial and/or construction field as a Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanic and Installer (HVAC).

Preferred Education/Training/Experience

• Minimum of HVAC license, certificate, or degree.
• EPA certification.
• Associate’s Degree in HVAC from a regionally accredited institution.

Preferred Knowledge & Skills

• Knowledge and understanding of skilled technical work installing, repairing, servicing, and performing maintenance.
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair and maintenance.
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools, principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints and drawings.
• Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, materials, and atmospheric dynamics, mechanical, electrical structures and processes.
• Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry and their applications.
• Knowledge of installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
• Knowledge of performing system checks, tune‑ups, and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Knowledge of troubleshooting and operation monitoring to ensure that a machine is working properly.
• Knowledge and understanding of energy efficiency.
• Knowledge and understanding of safety and housekeeping for a safe training environment.

Job Duties

1. Prepare, develop, and revise course curriculum and coursework.
2. Teach classes as scheduled.
3. Complete all instruction‑related paperwork and duties (textbook requests, incomplete grade contracts, tests, and assignment grading) in a timely fashion or by a deadline assigned by the supervisor and/or established by the College.
4. Define and practice a clear communication policy with students.
5. Participate in student advisement.
6. Maintain office hours for student consultation and returning student emails and phone calls.
7. Adhere to the College academic calendar with regards to submission of grades, attendance at mandatory events, and required contact hours in courses taught.
8. Perform miscellaneous job‑related duties as assigned.

Licensing/Certification Requirements

Current HVAC license.

Physical Requirements

Positions in this class typically require stooping, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, fingering, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions. Sedentary work may involve exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

College of the Mainland is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, disability or veteran status.

College of the Mainland does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the recruitment and admission of students, the recruitment and employment of faculty and staff, and the operation of its programs and activities, as specified by federal laws and regulations within Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and 1992.