Fire Fighter Academy adjunct instructor

Salt Lake Community College; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake City invites applications for an instructional role in the Fire Fighter program. Under general supervision, you will instruct classes and skills to community college students and may be assigned to any SLCC location.

Responsibilities include preparing and teaching, developing syllabi, maintaining FERPA, keeping attendance/grades, providing timely feedback, and participating in required trainings to support the College's mission and values.

Qualifications

• Currently certified by the Utah Fire Rescue Academy (UFRA).
• Two years full-time (or full-time equivalent) work experience in a fire department.

Responsibilities

• Instruct Fire Fighter program classes and skills to community college students.
• Prepare and distribute current course outlines and syllabi.
• Maintain FERPA guidelines and professional etiquette in communications with students and staff.
• Provide timely feedback on assignments and submit grades by published deadlines.
• Attend required trainings and department meetings and align with College policies.

Skills

Teaching

Student engagement

Communication

Education

UFRA certification

Two years fire department experience

Job description

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

All employees are expected to maintain a permanent residence within the State of Utah as a condition of employment. New employees must provide a valid Utah residential address within 30 days of their start date.

Job Summary

Under general supervision, instructs Fire Fighter program classes and skills to community college students. May be assigned to any SLCC location.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities & Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Effectively prepare and teach classes to facilitate student learning.
• Develop, distribute, and adhere to current course outlines and/or syllabi.
• Demonstrate a depth of understanding in the field of fire fighting and emergency services
• Attend required training and department meetings, as invited.
• Demonstrate and support professional commitment to division, School, and College mission and values.
• Maintain a supportive attitude toward work, students, colleagues, and administration.
• Support College policies.
• Other job-related duties as required.
• 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

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently certified by the Utah Fire Rescue Academy (UFRA)
• Two (2) years non-teaching full-time (or full-time equivalent) work experience in with a fire department

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Advanced Emergency Medical Technician

SLCC Information

Salt Lake Community College is Utah’s largest open-access college in the state. We proudly educate 45,000+ students pursuing degrees in 100+ programs across 8 areas of study, and Utah’s fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students’ lives to strengthen its surrounding communities. SLCC employees work at 8 locations across the valley and capital city of Salt Lake with easy access to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world-class outdoor recreation, sporting events, museums, history, and arts and entertainment.

Salt Lake Community College seeks and values contributions from each community member and welcomes new perspectives. A respectful work environment is its top priority; academic excellence and lasting transformation occurs when we can collaborate freely. As an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution, SLCC leads the state with the highest enrollment of students from the Latinx/a/o community. SLCC is committed to serving students and being a model for inclusive and transformative education.

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). In addition to URS, SLCC offers several other retirement account options.

This position is subject to a successful completion of a criminal background check.

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