Instructional Support Tech III for Aviation Maintenance (Temporary - 6 months)

PCC Portland Community College; United States; On-site; USD 43,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Portland Community College is seeking a dedicated full-time Instructional Support Technician III for the Rock Creek campus. This role supports the Aviation Maintenance Technology program by maintaining high-quality lab experiences and mentoring students, contributing to workforce readiness and industry employment goals.

Under faculty direction, you will help design and construct equipment and experiments, while coordinating support staff.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent and two years of post-secondary education in a technical discipline.
• Two years of experience supporting laboratory activities in the technical area.
• Proven communication skills and ability to lead others.

Responsibilities

• Prepare laboratories/classrooms following specified instructions.
• Assist design and fabrication of equipment, modules, experiments.
• Work relatively independently under supervision.
• Coordinate work-study and casual employees when applicable.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

High school diploma or equivalent; 2 years post-secondary education in a technical discipline

Job description

Join our Team at Portland Community College

Please Note: PCC currently limits employment to individuals residing in Oregon and Washington. Employment offers are contingent upon the ability to establish residence in Oregon or Washington. Portland Community College will also ensure that applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for the hiring process are provided for.

Portland Community College is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon and 19th largest in the nation, serving approximately 80,000 full- and part-time students. With four comprehensive campuses, five workforce training and education centers, and 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area, our unique role is to make high-quality education accessible to everyone, creating opportunities for our students and contributing to the economic development of our community.

We are seeking a dedicated full-time Instructional Support Technician III to join our team at the Rock Creek campus. This role is pivotal to the success of our Aviation Maintenance Technology program, where you will provide critical support to our instructional team, mentor the next generation of industry technicians, and foster the development of student talent.

You will play a vital role in our program's mission to advance workforce readiness by maintaining high-quality lab experiences, facilitating hands-on learning, and directly contributing to broader industry employment goals.

What You'll Do and Who We Are Looking For

***This is temporary opportunity***

Under the technical direction of one or more members of the faculty or an instructional administrator, prepares multiple laboratories or classrooms following specified instructions. Assists with the design, construction and/or fabrication of equipment, modules, and experiments that will be used in the laboratories or classrooms to assist the instructor in the delivery of desired instructional outcomes. Work is performed relatively independently subject to supervisory review and direction. Incumbents may provide work direction to work-study, student helpers and casual employees and coordinate their activities, which precludes substantial involvement in the work of the specific laboratory.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent and two years of post-secondary education in a specific technical discipline appropriate to the instructional support.
• Two years of experience supporting laboratory activities in the technical area are required; relevant experience may substitute for the post-secondary education requirement on a year-for-year basis.
• Must have proven communications skills adequate to assist students in understanding the work they are to perform and ability to lead others.

Success Criteria

• Works in consultation with faculty/instructional administrator to design, construct, modify or rebuild equipment, modules, experiments that will be used in the classrooms/laboratories.