Education Specialist at KCTCS Louisville, KY

Comunidade Metodista; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Tuition reimbursement

403(b) retirement plan

Paid holidays

Work-Life Balance

Closing pay

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Jefferson Community & Technical College is seeking an Education Specialist to support the eLearning Office, primarily at the Southwest Campus. The role drives faculty development, online course design, and LMS support to enable successful online learning.

The position emphasizes collaboration with college divisions, timely reporting, and ensuring excellent Customer Service while maintaining online calendar and course schedules. Hybrid work arrangement available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and one year of related experience, or equivalent.
• Master’s degree preferred; teaching in higher education is a plus.
• Strong written and oral communication; detail oriented; collaborative.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement professional development for online course delivery and pedagogy.
• Manage administrative processes for Academic Calendar and online classes.
• Monitor eLearning pages and support faculty online via LMS certification.
• Assist faculty with technical issues in online classes and respond to inquiries.
• Support Kentucky Essential Standards for online courses.
• Collaborate with divisions to design online courses across subjects.
• Prepare reports, timelines, and schedule online classes each semester.
• Supervise student workers and provide excellent internal/external service.

Skills

Professional development

Communication skills

Customer service

Collaborative / team-oriented

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Master’s degree

Tools

Blackboard

Job description

Title: Education Specialist Salary Range: $41,880 to $45,000 Contract Term Length: 12 Months Standard Hours: 37.50 Work Location: Hybrid FLSA Status: Non-Exempt College: Jefferson Community & Technical College Campus Location: Jefferson Southwest C.C. Department: E Learning

Total Rewards Benefits Jefferson Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary The eLearning Office of Jefferson Community and Technical College has an opening for an Education Specialist. This position facilitates the eLearning Department of JCTC and is primarily located at the Southwest Campus.

Job Duties

• Develop and implement Professional development opportunities for faculty on online course development, implementation, and pedagogy.
• Facilitates administrative processes associated with the Academic Calendar and online classes.
• Monitors eLearning website pages and make suggestions to facilitate faculty success.
• Helps with faculty experiencing technical difficulties with online classes, including the Jefferson LMS Certification, and responds to faculty emails and phone calls.
• Kentucky Essential Standards (KES) for online classes support.
• Work with college division and department on instructional design of online courses for various subject areas in both General and Technical education.
• Requests and prepares reports, develops, and implements project timelines.
• Work with college divisions and departments to develop online schedule of classes each semester.
• Supervises student workers if needed.
• Provides excellent customer service to internal and external constituents.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree (related field) and one-year related experience, or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications Master’s degree. Teaching experience in Higher Education. High level of skill in Blackboard knowledge-based software. Experience in analyzing Academic Program Plans and advising. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Detail oriented. Driven performer that is collaborative and team-oriented.

Additional Skills Requested Physical Requirements: Minimal: Occasional and /or light lifting - limited exposure to disagreeable environmental elements (heat, cold, dirt, chemicals, etc.) Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.