Instructional Staff, Automotive Technology (Prison Instruction)

Lamar State College-Port Arthur; Port Acres (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Lamar State College-Port Arthur is seeking a part-time automotive instructor for classroom and lab instruction in a correctional facility. Responsibilities include maintaining safety standards, curriculum management, and advising students. Minimum qualifications include an Associate of Applied Science degree and A.S.E. certification, along with 3-5 years of industry and teaching experience. This position requires passing a security clearance. The role emphasizes communication skills and establishing effective relationships with students from diverse backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of industry experience and teaching experience are required.
• Must pass and maintain security clearance to teach for the prison.
• Experience working with little or no supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality instruction.
• Require and implement industry safety standards regarding safety including OSHA.
• Maintain, develop, and implement an automotive curriculum.

Skills

Advanced oral and written communication skills

Management skills

Ability to maintain safety standards

Experience in curriculum development

Education

Associate of Applied Science and A.S.E. certification

Job description

Lamar State College Port Arthur is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including and as it pertains to pregnancy and wages), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, and/or retaliation.

If you have questions, please email the Human Resources department at [e-mail] or call 409-984-6560.

LSCPA’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is provided in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (20 USC § 1092(f), 34 CFR 668.46).

Job Summary

The primary duties of the automotive instructor include classroom teaching and lab instruction in a correctional facility. The instructor is expected to require and implement industry standards regarding safety including OSHA, State, and LSCPA safety and health standards. Other responsibilities include curriculum management, recruiting and advising students, service to the campus, and participating in campus events. Teaching assignments may include day and evening classes. The instructor must pass and maintain their security clearance in order to teach for the prison. Performs other related duties as required. The instructor must communicate with students, faculty and staff in professional manner and demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of students from diverse backgrounds. The automotive instructor reports to the Director of Correctional Education and Chair of Business and Technology Department. This is a part‑time position.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Provide quality instruction.
• Require and implement industry safety standards regarding safety including OSHA, State, and LSCPA safety and health standards.
• Keep automotive labs clean and in good repair.
• Maintain, develop, and implement an automotive curriculum.
• Develop, update, and post course syllabi by deadlines.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of students from diverse backgrounds.
• Utilize effective oral and written communication skills and interpersonal relations.
• Establish effective working relationships with others.
• Serve on departmental and college committees, perform community service, and complete professional development activities.
• Assist with advising and recruiting students.
• Comply with campus policies and procedures.

Minimum/Preferred Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited two-year college or university with an Associate of Applied Science and A.S.E. certification is required.
• Experience that includes typical automotive repair activities.
• Three to five years of industry experience and teaching experience are required. Industry experience may be substituted for education.
• Must pass and maintain security clearance to teach for the prison.
• Experience working with little or no supervision.
• Advanced oral and written communication skills.
• Management skills that require planning, scheduling, and managing projects and assignments.
• History of effective working relationships with others.
• Physical demands: the employee regularly required to stand, walk, and see. Required to sit, lift, push, pull and carry objects up to 40 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Teaching experience.
• Experience in curriculum development is preferred.

Lamar State College Port Arthur is an E-Verify Employer.

This position is security-sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code §51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information. Click here for the Security Sensitive Release Form located at the bottom of the page.