Instructor in Automotive Technology
South Plains College
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Job summary
South Plains College in Levelland, Texas, seeks an Instructor in Automotive Technology to educate credit and continuing education courses. Duties include preparing lectures, labs, syllabi, grading, advising students, and recruiting new enrollees.
The position is primarily on the Levelland campus, with collaboration across the Technical Education Division, and requires a 35-hour on-site work week. Applicants should hold an AAS in Automotive Tech (or related field) with five years of industry
Qualifications
- Associate degree in Automotive Technology or related with five years industry experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in automotive discipline with five years industry experience preferred.
- ASE Certification and EPA refrigerant certification required.
Responsibilities
- Instruct Automotive Technology credit and/or Workforce Development/Continuing Education courses.
- Prepare lectures, lesson plans, and syllabi; manage class and lab sessions.
- Maintain grade rolls, proctor tests, and report grades to registrar.
- Recruit new students by presenting at high schools and alternative programs.
- Participate in college functions and serve as program advisor; on-site week schedule.
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Job description
Job Title Instructor in Automotive Technology
Employment Status FT Full-Time
Full Time/Part Time Full Time
Months per Year 9 months
Position conducts college courses for undergraduate students by performing duties listed below. Position duties are primarily located on Levelland Campus, but could require potential assigned duties at other South Plains College campuses.
Position duties primarily consist of credit courses, but could require potential assigned duties of Workforce Development/Continuing Education courses.
include the following. Other duties may be assigned and/or included in the Faculty Handbook.
- Instruct Automotive Technology credit and/or Workforce Development/Continuing Education Unit courses as outlined in prescribed curriculum including academic lecture and hands-on lab skills.
- Remain concerned with any/all matters involving teaching.
- Demonstrate and practice proficient knowledge and skills concerning professional tactics, strategies, and techniques.
- Prepare lecture, lesson plans and syllabi for assigned classes, meet and conduct assigned instruction in classes and labs as specified in the class schedule, maintain official class, grade rolls and grade reports, report drops to registrar, and personally prepare and proctor tests that adequately measure student learning outcomes.
- Prepare and deliver effective lecture presentations to students in Automotive Technology academic exercises.
- Prepare and deliver effective lab presentations in Automotive Technology exercises.
- Stimulate and motivate class discussions encouraging positive student goal achievement.
- Counsel and advise students requiring assistance outside scheduled classes, communicate to students at beginning of semester grading procedures and overall coursework expectations, grade performance consistently and equitably for all students.
- Keep students informed of academic performance, progress and potential academic issues effecting student’s success, tutor students who require special attention, work with student services when needed concerning student welfare.
- Serve on faculty committees, sponsor college clubs, organizations, and activities as assigned.
- Be familiar with administrative policies, philosophies, objectives, and goals involving program and institution.
- Recruit new students by presenting at high schools and/or alternative programs.
- Participate in college functions, activities, and committees.
- Function as a program advisor and represent a positive role model by participating in student activities.
- Post and observe a minimum 35-hour work week, on-site work schedule.
- Maintain updated professional teaching methods in assigned disciplines.
- Recruit qualified advisory committee members from industry and business organizations.
- Remain a professional representative of South Plains College Technical Education Division and Industrial Technology department internally and externally of classroom.
- Additional duties as assigned by college president and/or administration.
Provide input and assistance to Departmental Chairperson/Program Coordinator during budget process.
Commitment to and positive actions for fostering good relationships and esprit de corps among students, coworkers, departments, other units in the college, and those faculty associates with outside the college.
No supervisor duties are required of this position unless program requires lab assistant or non-work study to assist with lab activities.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Applicant will be teaching advanced automotive courses; therefore, applicant must have sufficient knowledge and skills in the following courses:
An Associate of Applied Science degree in Automotive Technology or related discipline with five years industry experience in automotive service and repair is required.
A Bachelor’s degree in automotive related discipline with five years industry experience in automotive service and repair is preferred.
Due to NATEF program accreditation, ASE Certification is required.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Position requires efficient writing, business correspondence, procedure manuals, and effective presentation of information and response to questions from students, industry representatives, and general public.
Position requires applicant to have Microsoft software, and appropriate automotive industry computer skills.
Position requires ability to calculate figures and amounts consistent with program budget, classroom lecture preparation and instruction.
Position requires ability to solve practical problems consisting of multiple variables and interpret various instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Universal EPA Refrigerant certification is required.
Texas Air Conditioning Contractor License is preferred.
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 regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision.
The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this position, employee is routinely exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is relative to a working lab environment.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Applicant will be teaching advanced automotive courses; therefore, applicant must have sufficient knowledge and skills in the following courses:
An Associate of Applied Science degree in Automotive Technology or related discipline with five years industry experience in automotive service and repair is required.
A Bachelor’s degree in automotive related discipline with five years industry experience in automotive service and repair is preferred.
Due to NATEF program accreditation, ASE Certification is required.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Position requires efficient writing, business correspondence, procedure manuals, and effective presentation of information and response to questions from students, industry representatives, and general public.
Position requires applicant to have Microsoft software, and appropriate automotive industry computer skills.
Position requires ability to calculate figures and amounts consistent with program budget, classroom lecture preparation and instruction.
Position requires ability to solve practical problems consisting of multiple variables and interpret various instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Universal EPA Refrigerant certification is required.
Texas Air Conditioning Contractor License is preferred.
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 regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must regular ly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and peripheral vision.
The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this position, employee is routinely exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is relative to a working lab environment.
Posting Number F2652019-P
Number of Vacancies 1
Desired Start Date 08/03/2026
Application Review Date 05/01/2026
Open Until Filled Yes
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