HVACR Instructor

State of Louisiana; Bossier City (LA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Bossier Parish Community College is seeking a full-time HVACR Instructor at the Bossier campus to provide high-quality classroom, laboratory, and hands-on instruction aligned with NCCER HVACR Levels 1 and 2.

The instructor will prepare students for entry into the HVACR workforce by developing technical knowledge, practical skills, safety practices, and professional habits required to install, maintain, diagnose, and service residential and light commercial HVACR systems.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree, technical diploma, apprenticeship credential, or industry certification in HVACR or related field preferred.
• Demonstrated professional experience installing, maintaining, servicing, and troubleshooting residential and/or light commercial HVACR systems required.
• Working knowledge of HVACR principles and practices, including electricity, heating and cooling systems, refrigeration, heat pumps, air distribution, piping, brazing, system controls, preventive maintenance, and diagnostics.
• Knowledge of OSHA requirements, workplace safety practices, hazard recognition, electrical safety, refrigerant handling, and safe jobsite procedures required.
• EPA Section 608 certification required, or ability to obtain certification within a timeframe established by the College.
• Experience with NCCER Core and NCCER HVACR Levels 1 and 2 curricula strongly preferred.
• Ability to obtain and maintain NCCER Craft Instructor certification and other credentials required by the College or credentialing organization.
• Experience teaching, training, coaching, supervising, or mentoring individuals or groups preferred.
• Ability to clearly teach technical concepts, demonstrate hands-on skills, assess student performance, and provide effective coaching and feedback.
• Strong commitment to safety, quality workmanship, professionalism, and student success.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to use varied instructional methods and basic instructional technology to support student learning and engagement.
• Ability to maintain accurate instructional and program records and complete required documentation and reporting.
• Ability to work effectively with students, faculty, staff, College leadership, and industry partners from diverse backgrounds.
• Flexibility, dependability, and willingness to teach courses scheduled during the day, evening, weekend, or at partner locations, as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality classroom, laboratory, and hands-on instruction in HVACR coursework at the Bossier campus.
• Deliver instruction aligned with NCCER Core and NCCER HVACR Levels 1 and 2, as assigned.
• Prepare students to safely install, maintain, diagnose, troubleshoot, and service residential and light commercial HVACR systems.
• Teach HVACR principles and applications, including trade mathematics, electricity, heating and cooling systems, refrigeration, heat pumps, air distribution, piping practices, soldering and brazing, system controls, and preventive maintenance.
• Provide instruction in the proper use, care, and storage of HVACR tools, equipment, diagnostic instruments, and service materials.
• Incorporate applicable safety requirements, environmental regulations, codes, manufacturer specifications, and industry standards throughout instruction.
• Maintain safety as the highest priority and consistently model proper PPE use, hazard recognition, electrical and refrigerant safety, and professional jobsite practices.
• Develop lesson plans, laboratory activities, demonstrations, assessments, and other instructional materials that support course and credential requirements.
• Assess student learning through written examinations, practical demonstrations, skills checklists, and performance-based evaluations, and provide timely feedback.
• Promote a positive, professional, and student-centered learning environment that supports persistence, completion, credential attainment, and workforce readiness.
• Incorporate employability skills, including communication, teamwork, problem-solving, customer service, professionalism, and workplace accountability.
• Maintain instructional tools, equipment, materials, laboratories, and training areas in a safe, clean, organized, and functional condition.
• Maintain accurate records related to attendance, grades, student progress, skills attainment, credential completion, and required program data.
• Participate in curriculum review, program assessment, professional development, required trainings, College meetings, and continuous improvement activities.
• Work collaboratively with College leadership, faculty, staff, student support personnel, and employer partners to support student success and ensure the program remains responsive to workforce needs.
• Support student recruitment, retention, employer engagement, work-based learning, career placement, and other workforce development activities related to HVACR programming.
• Teach day, evening, weekend, accelerated, or customized courses at College or partner locations as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director, Dean, or other College leadership.

Skills

Safety

Communication

Leadership

Adaptability

Organization

Education

Associate degree or technical certification preferred

EPA Section 608 certification required or achievable

NCCER Core & HVACR Levels 1/2 preferred

NCCER Craft Instructor certification preferred

High school diploma or equivalent required

Job description

This posting is for a full-time, 12-month, unclassified, in-person faculty position based on-site at our Bossier Campus.

Bossier Parish Community College is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

• High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree, technical diploma, apprenticeship credential, or industry certification in HVACR or a related field preferred.
• Demonstrated professional experience installing, maintaining, servicing, and troubleshooting residential and/or light commercial HVACR systems required.
• Working knowledge of HVACR principles and practices, including electricity, heating and cooling systems, refrigeration, heat pumps, air distribution, piping, brazing, system controls, preventive maintenance, and diagnostics.
• Knowledge of OSHA requirements, workplace safety practices, hazard recognition, electrical safety, refrigerant handling, and safe jobsite procedures required.
• EPA Section 608 certification required, or ability to obtain certification within a timeframe established by the College.
• Experience with NCCER Core and NCCER HVACR Levels 1 and 2 curricula strongly preferred.
• Ability to obtain and maintain NCCER Craft Instructor certification and other credentials required by the College or credentialing organization.
• Experience teaching, training, coaching, supervising, or mentoring individuals or groups preferred.
• Ability to clearly teach technical concepts, demonstrate hands‑on skills, assess student performance, and provide effective coaching and feedback.
• Strong commitment to safety, quality workmanship, professionalism, and student success.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, leadership, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to use varied instructional methods and basic instructional technology to support student learning and engagement.
• Ability to maintain accurate instructional and program records and complete required documentation and reporting.
• Ability to work effectively with students, faculty, staff, College leadership, and industry partners from diverse backgrounds.
• Flexibility, dependability, and willingness to teach courses scheduled during the day, evening, weekend, or at partner locations, as assigned.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must have use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public through the use of the telephone and personal contact as normally defined by the ability to see, read, talk, hear, and handle or feel objects and controls.
• Must be sufficiently mobile to work in a classroom and/or outdoor environment with vehicles/equipment and students daily.
• Ability to occasionally lift or carry up to 75 pounds.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Bossier Parish Community College is seeking a full-time HVACR Instructor to provide high‑quality classroom, laboratory, and hands‑on instruction aligned with NCCER HVACR Levels 1 and 2 at the Bossier campus. The instructor will prepare students for successful entry into the HVACR workforce by developing the technical knowledge, practical skills, safety practices, and professional habits required to install, maintain, diagnose, and service residential and light commercial heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems.

Instruction will include HVACR safety, trade mathematics, tools and equipment, basic electricity, electrical components and controls, heating and cooling systems, air distribution systems, piping practices, soldering and brazing, refrigerants and oils, leak detection, system evacuation and charging, compressors, metering devices, heat pumps, system installation, preventive maintenance, and troubleshooting. The instructor will integrate applicable codes, manufacturer specifications, emerging technologies, employability skills, and industry‑recognized practices throughout the curriculum. The ideal candidate will possess substantial HVACR industry experience, strong technical and instructional abilities, a commitment to workplace safety, and a demonstrated interest in preparing students for long‑term success in a high‑demand skilled trade.

• Provide high‑quality classroom, laboratory, and hands‑on instruction in HVACR coursework at the Bossier campus.
• Deliver instruction aligned with NCCER Core and NCCER HVACR Levels 1 and 2, as assigned.
• Prepare students to safely install, maintain, diagnose, troubleshoot, and service residential and light commercial HVACR systems.
• Teach HVACR principles and applications, including trade mathematics, electricity, heating and cooling systems, refrigeration, heat pumps, air distribution, piping practices, soldering and brazing, system controls, and preventive maintenance.
• Provide instruction in the proper use, care, and storage of HVACR tools, equipment, diagnostic instruments, and service materials.
• Incorporate applicable safety requirements, environmental regulations, codes, manufacturer specifications, and industry standards throughout instruction.
• Maintain safety as the highest priority and consistently model proper PPE use, hazard recognition, electrical and refrigerant safety, and professional jobsite practices.
• Develop lesson plans, laboratory activities, demonstrations, assessments, and other instructional materials that support course and credential requirements.
• Assess student learning through written examinations, practical demonstrations, skills checklists, and performance‑based evaluations, and provide timely feedback.
• Promote a positive, professional, and student‑centered learning environment that supports persistence, completion, credential attainment, and workforce readiness.
• Incorporate employability skills, including communication, teamwork, problem‑solving, customer service, professionalism, and workplace accountability.
• Maintain instructional tools, equipment, materials, laboratories, and training areas in a safe, clean, organized, and functional condition.
• Maintain accurate records related to attendance, grades, student progress, skills attainment, credential completion, and required program data.
• Participate in curriculum review, program assessment, professional development, required trainings, College meetings, and continuous improvement activities.
• Work collaboratively with College leadership, faculty, staff, student support personnel, and employer partners to support student success and ensure the program remains responsive to workforce needs.
• Support student recruitment, retention, employer engagement, work‑based learning, career placement, and other workforce development activities related to HVACR programming.
• Teach day, evening, weekend, accelerated, or customized courses at College or partner locations as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director, Dean, or other College leadership.