Fire Science

Kansas City Kansas Community College.; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Part time

Job summary

Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC) is seeking an adjunct instructor for the Fire Science program. This is a pool position for courses offered, with ongoing applications due to rising demand.

The role reports to the Coordinator of Fire Science and may be assigned to any KCKCC location as needed. The candidate will develop syllabi, monitor student progress, and apply active learning teaching in a diverse urban community college setting, while adhering to NFPA, IFSAC, KFRTI and college

Qualifications

• Associate degree required.
• Five years firefighting experience as a full-time firefighter.
• Current IFSAC certifications: Firefighter 1 & 2, Hazmat Awareness & Operations, Instructor 1.
• Current American Heart Association BLS and ALS certifications.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher preferred.
• Experience as a training or classroom instructor preferred.
• Experience with Blackboard LMS.

Responsibilities

• Prepare course syllabi addressing targeted student abilities, competencies, textbook requirements, grading and scheduling.
• Provide regular reports to students on academic performance, including current grades.
• Convene the assigned class per college policy.
• Use instructional methods emphasizing application, cooperation and collaboration.
• Organize content for varying abilities, preparation levels and cultural experiences.
• Assign and provide feedback for out-of-class work; monitor progress.
• Perform student and course assessment per college requirements.
• Comply with standards of KCKCC, KFRTI, IFSAC and NFPA.
• Follow accreditation and program standards and policies.
• Utilize student-centered and active learning teaching strategies.
• Demonstrate commitment via timely attendance and reporting.
• Other duties as assigned to advance the program and institutional missions.

Skills

Fire science knowledge

Student assessment

Active learning strategies

MS Office

Firefighting equipment

Multitasking

Cross-cultural communication

AV equipment operation

Education

Associate degree

Five years firefighting experience

IFSAC certifications (FF1/FF2, Hazmat, Instructor 1)

BLS and ALS certifications

Tools

Blackboard LMS

Learning Management System experience

Job description

Fire Science

JOB CLASSIFICATION

Pay grade level: N/A
Compensation: $1,070.32 per credit hour
Employee category: Adjunct
Position type: Adjunct Faculty
Department: Fire Science
Reports to: Coordinator of Fire Science
FLSA status: Exempt
Job Code: AA004Adjunct
Positions Supervised: None
Location: Primarily Technical Education Center (TEC), however, assignments may include any KCKCC location or sites as designated by the appropriate administrator.

SUMMARY

Serve as an adjunct instructor for classes offered in the Fire Science program.
This is a POOL position. Application materials for this adjunct position are accepted on an on-going basis due to increasing demand for courses in this subject area.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

• Prepare course syllabi addressing targeted student abilities, specific competencies, textbook requirements, grading/assessment methodology, course scheduling, and/or other items as required.
• Provide regular, timely reports to students of academic performance, including current grades in course(s) taught.
• Convene the assigned class in accordance with college policy.
• Use instructional methods that emphasize application, cooperation, and collaboration and engage students actively in their studies, encouraging them to become independent learners with higher-order thinking skills.
• Organize and explain content using methods appropriate to students with differing abilities, levels of preparation, and cultural experiences.
• Assign and provide feedback for out-of-class work; monitor student progress.
• Perform student and course assessment according to college requirements.
• Comply with standards, policies, and procedures of KCKCC, Kansas Fire and Rescue Training Institute (KFRTI), International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC), and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
• Comply with the Committee on Accreditation for Fire Science standards and policies, training labs standards and policies, and KCKCC and program standards and policies.
• Utilizes student-centered and active learning teaching strategies.
• Demonstrate commitment to the program, division, and total institution by timely attendance and submission of required grade, attendance, or other miscellaneous reports to the administration.
• Other duties as assigned to advance the program and institutional missions.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of best practices in fire science.
• Knowledge of assessment of student learning in a clinical environment.
• Knowledge of active learning instructional strategies.
• Demonstrated skill in the use of the Microsoft Office suite.
• Ability to utilize various equipment and procedures commonly seen in firefighting.
• Ability to multitask to meet multiple demands.
• Ability to effectively communicate with a multi-culturalpopulation.
• Ability to operate various computer and audio-visual equipment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate’s degree.
• Five (5) years (or the equivalent) as a full-time Certified Firefighter with experience in a variety of settings, including Hazmat and EMS.
• Current IFSAC certifications for Firefighter 1 & 2, Hazmat Awareness & Operations, Instructor 1
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or higher.
• Experience as a training or classroom instructor.
• Experience with a Learning Management System such as Blackboard.
• Experience in learner-centered pedagogy.
• Teaching experience in an open-enrollment, urban community college.

WORKING CONDITIONS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and occasionally push or lift items. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK SCHEDULE

Must be able to work a variable schedule/hour to meet operational needs. May require evening and weekend hours. Your appointment is contingent on sufficient enrollments, or on program and scheduling changes.

***This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor. This job description may be revised upon development of other duties and changes in responsibilities.
KCKCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer