Instructor, HVAC

Texas State Technical College; United States; On-site; USD 68,400 - 78,661; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Sick time

Paid holidays

Extended holiday break

Employee discounts

Job summary

Texas State Technical College is seeking a transformational instructor for HVACR. You will guide students through applied learning and technology integration. Responsibilities include delivering curriculum, facilitating discussions, and maintaining student records.

The role offers competitive compensation ranging from $68,400 to $78,661, along with a retention bonus and comprehensive health benefits. The ideal candidate will have verifiable experience in HVACR and a commitment to core values of excellence and integrity.

Qualifications

• Verifiable work experience as a commercial HVACR technician is preferred.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of the refrigeration cycle and heat transfer.
• Familiarity with digital control systems for HVAC/R equipment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver approved curriculum and assessments in an applied learning environment.
• Facilitate engaging activities and discussions for diverse learning styles.
• Maintain accurate student records and ensure safety.

Skills

Verifiable work experience as an HVACR technician

Ability to explain and demonstrate knowledge of electrical schematics

Service, troubleshoot, repair HVACR equipment

Safe use of tools common to HVACR

Test, adjust, balance HVAC/R systems

Job description

Job Overview

Be a transformational instructor at TSTC, guiding students in HVACR through applied learning and technology integration.

Responsibilities

• Deliver approved curriculum, content, and assessments in an applied learning environment.
• Facilitate activities and discussions that engage diverse learning styles, provide targeted guidance and mentorship.
• Interpret and administer assessments, and offer constructive feedback to support student growth.
• Integrate technology effectively to enrich educational experiences.
• Prepare and deliver high quality instruction, develop course syllabi and instructional plans, organize daily classes with innovative techniques.
• Maintain accurate student records, ensure safety, equipment security, and provide evaluation opportunities.
• Advise students, provide timely accurate information, collaborate with Office of Student Success on retention programs.
• Participate in recruitment events, contribute to program planning.
• Demonstrate willingness to serve, pleasant courteous behavior towards customers, colleagues, public contacts.
• Work flexible hours including evening, weekend, or summer assignments.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skills, Knowledge, & Licenses

• Verifiable work experience as an HVACR technician.
• Ability to explain and demonstrate knowledge of basic and advanced electrical schematics, components, wiring circuits, control strategies.
• Refrigeration cycle, pressure-temperature relationships, refrigerants, heat transfer, temperature conversions.
• Service, troubleshoot, repair and maintain residential, light commercial, and industrial HVACR equipment.
• Reverse cycle, calculate COP, determine thermal balance point, differentiate between ASHP, WSHP, GHP, GSHP.
• Safe use of tools common to the HVACR industry.
• Cut, bend, flare, swage, solder, braze copper tubing.
• Installation of HVACR equipment including metal, flex, duct board duct systems.
• Load calculations, equipment selection, residential duct system design.
• Test, adjust, balance air and hydronic sides of HVAC/R systems.
• Psychrometric concepts affecting human comfort.
• Direct digital control systems and related operation of HVAC/R equipment.
• Troubleshooting tests to verify operation of HVAC controls.

Preferred Skills, Knowledge, & Licenses

• Verifiable work experience as a commercial HVACR technician.
• NATE certifications.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary Range: $68,400 – $78,661 + $6,000 retention bonus.
• Paid vacation, sick time, paid holidays, extended holiday break.
• State of Texas comprehensive health and retirement benefits, competitive wages, employee discounts.

Commitment to Core Values

• Demonstrate TSTC core values of Excellence, Accountability, Service, and Integrity with stakeholders, customers, students, and community members.

E.E.O. Statement

TSTC, as an equal opportunity employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination. TSTC is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.