Instructor, Commercial and Residential Electrician

Texas Southmost College; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Southmost College in Brownsville offers an Instructor, Commercial and Residential Electrician role to teach and oversee electrical programs. The 12-month position emphasizes safety, curriculum development, and student success within the college's mission.

Applicants should hold an Associate degree or higher in Electrical fields, Texas Journeyman Electrician license, and OSHA 10 certification; teaching experience preferred. The role requires onsite work and collaboration with colleagues.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or higher in Electrical or Electronics field.
• Texas Journeyman Electrician license or the ability to obtain one within a year of hire.
• OSHA Safety Certification: OSHA 10.

Responsibilities

• Plan optimal learning environments, provide high quality instruction, and assess students.
• Develop syllabi, maintain attendance, submit grades, and provide feedback.
• Deliver instruction with rigorous curriculum and diverse learning activities.
• Incorporate real-life applications to foster critical thinking and teamwork.
• Collaborate to design measurable learning outcomes and assess student progress.

Skills

Electrical theory knowledge

Teaching ability

Curriculum development

Student learning outcomes

Effective communication

Education

Associate’s degree or higher in Electrical or Electronics field

Texas Journeyman Electrician license

OSHA Safety Certification: OSHA 10

Job description

Instructor, Commercial and Residential Electrician

Position Information

Classification Title

Job Title

Job Title Instructor, Commercial and Residential Electrician

FLSA

FLSA Exempt

Location

Position Length 12-Month

Position Summary Information

Job Summary

Faculty are professional educators who have the primary responsibility of fulfilling the Texas Southmost College’s ( TSC ) mission, vision, values and goals of providing a quality education for all students enrolled at the College. The relationship of the faculty member to the student is one of leader, teacher, advisor, and facilitator of learning. Faculty members are responsible to the College President through a chain of command and accountable to the College’s policies and procedures

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Strive for continual improvement of student success by planning an optimal learning environment; providing high quality instruction and advising; participating in the development of learning outcomes and in the assessment of students as well as of self and applied teaching techniques in order to increase effectiveness; and engaging in ongoing professional development.
• Manage learning environments by ensuring that accurate syllabi are developed that incorporate college, departmental, and instructor requirements; maintaining attendance records, submitting grades, and providing constructive feedback as well as other relevant information to students throughout the semester; and conducting classes punctually and in accordance with the prescribed meeting schedule.
• Deliver effective instruction by assuming primary responsibility for curriculum development in conjunction with the College’s policies and procedures, ensuring both rigor and the quality of instruction; by considering individual differences of students in order to design and support a range of appropriate learning activities; by using the College’s digital learning solution to meet the objectives of courses; and by communicating clearly to students the expectations concerning the use of the College’s digital learning solution and other available technologies.
• Enhance the student’s learning experience by integrating concrete, real-life situations into learning experiences to encourage critical thinking, interdisciplinary skills and teamwork; by employing methods that develop student understanding of discipline-specific thinking, practices and procedures, as well as interdisciplinary applications, to create academic literacy; and by working with students and employers in occupational settings as required by or appropriate to the academic discipline.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the College in the construction and continuous improvement of measurable learning outcomes to include the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board ( THECB ) core curriculum objectives and additional Texas Southmost College’s objectives.
• Assess student learning by designing assessments that measure or demonstrate student growth; by sequencing learning opportunities throughout advising, courses and programs to build student understanding and knowledge; and by aligning assessment with learning opportunities.
• Promote continual improvement as part of the cycle of teaching and learning by developing and revising curriculum as needed; using defined student learning outcomes to plan, develop, document and evaluate the effectiveness of teaching activities; participating in TSC’s institutional effectiveness program including the preparation and evaluations of Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Plans (SLOs); completing all mandatory performance evaluation measures within specified time limits; sharing best practices with colleagues in formal and informal settings; and participating in instructional, departmental or institutional research to improve educational effectiveness.
• Support learning through student engagement by creating a positive classroom atmosphere that encourages active and collaborative learning, student effort, academic challenge, student and faculty interaction, and support for learners.
• Maintain a learning-centered environment by being available to students during posted office hours.
• Support student learning by making students aware of and referring them to the appropriate student and academic support services available at the College.
• Pursue professional development by staying current in academic fields, e.g., belonging to professional societies, reading discipline-specific journals, studying pedagogy, attending conferences, or making presentations; maintaining required professional credentials, licensing, and continuing education hours as disciplinary standards dictate; engaging in professional education which enhances both disciplinary and pedagogical knowledge, e.g., by taking graduate courses or internal classes offered by the College or professional development organizations; and contributing to the academic discipline through research of publication or other endeavors as appropriate.
• Participate collegially in department, discipline-specific, college, and community service activities by serving on and playing an active role in department, discipline-specific, or college committees; participating in service through appropriate discipline-specific organizations, educational organizations, statewide boards/committees, and community activities.
• Accept and teach classes based on varied schedules (morning, afternoon, evening and weekends) to accommodate diverse student needs and external stakeholders’ expectations of the College, and accept assignments as necessary at other sites such as for dual credit courses, as specified by designated supervisor.
• Demonstrate sensitivity toward, and respect for, the myriad of diversities represented in the student population, colleagues and service area.
• Attend the workplace regularly, report to work punctually and follow a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite (which may be on campus or at an off-site location).
• Understand that working hours may include evenings or weekends.
• Use interpersonal skills and makes sound judgments to decide how duties and responsibilities are completed between coworkers, the supervisory chain, faculty, staff, students, and the public.
• Complete all required training and professional development sessions sponsored by the College.
• Support the values and institutional goals as defined in the College’s Strategic Plan.
• Complete duties and responsibilities in compliance with college standards, policies and guidelines.
• Working hours may include evenings, holidays or weekends depending on deadline requirements and special events.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Strong, demonstrated commitment to the mission of the community college.
• Strong, demonstrated commitment to quality teaching, student success and student completion.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the academic and instructional functions of the College.
• Demonstrated knowledge of curriculum development, assessment and revision.
• Demonstrated knowledge in developing and monitoring student learning outcomes and student assessment strategies.
• General knowledge of the role of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
• Skill in working effectively in a team environment with a customer service focus.
• Ability to use technology in the teaching and learning process.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships with students, college employees and the public.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; and effectively present information.
• Proficient in the use of technology in the teaching and learning processes and a willingness to continuously enhance the teaching and learning processes through the use of technology.
• Demonstrated excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills and ability to work independently with little direction.
• Ability to grasp concepts and procedures quickly.
• Strong detail orientation and ability to multi-task with little direct supervision.
• Ability to work under pressure with multiple interruptions and meet deadlines.
• Cooperation team player in a diverse working environment.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, customer-service oriented collaborative team environment.
• Ability to handle sensitive and extensive confidential data.
• Problem solving skills and the ability to lead, instruct, handle a large variety of details and to work with all levels of organization.
• Ability to perform and excel in a high-tech all-digital environment.
• Proficient in the use of e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation software and use of the Internet to access data, maintain records, generate reports, and communicate with others.

Required Education and Experience

• Associate’s degree or higher in an Electrical or Electronics related field from an accredited college or university and a minimum of three (3) years of non-teaching work experience in the field OR in lieu of a degree, seven (7) years of relevant work experience in the field may be considered.
• Texas license as a Journeyman Electrician or higher or the ability to obtain one within the year of hire.
• OSHA Safety Certification: OSHA 10.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Teaching experience in a comprehensive community college setting.
• Experience in enhancing the student’s learning experience by integrating a variety of methods and strategies into the teaching process and maintaining a learning-centered environment.
• Experience in collaborating with colleagues across the College in the construction and continuous improvement of measurable learning outcomes.
• Bilingual English/Spanish

Certificates and Licensures

• Texas license as a Journeyman Electrician or higher OR the ability to obtain one within a year of hire.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; use hands and fingers to handle objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Notes: The duties listed are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

Texas Southmost College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, gender, disability, age or military status in its programs and activities and provides equal access to services and other programs at the college.