Lead Trainer, WDC - Broadband/ Fiber Optics

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College; Evendale (OH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Part time

Job summary

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College in Evendale, OH is seeking a Lead Trainer for the Workforce Development Center to design, implement and deliver hands-on broadband, fiber optics, and cabling training. The role involves developing curricula aligned with industry standards, coordinating labs and equipment, mentoring new instructors, and collaborating with employers to tailor programs.

This part-time adjunct position offers $40–$50 per hour based on experience, with opportunities to

Qualifications

• Demonstrated mathematics knowledge and ability.
• Experience teaching in skilled trades: electrician, electronics technician, utility worker, security systems, IT Networking, cabling.
• Computer literacy with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Implement and deliver instruction with an experiential learning focus (lectures and labs).
• Prepare and deliver all course materials and lessons.
• Develop new programs to align with industry standards.
• Ensure students achieve defined outcomes in Broadband curriculum.
• Manage labs and set up equipment for the program.
• Develop proposals, curricula, and validate training quality.
• Coordinate lab equipment inventory and maintenance; purchase needs.
• Mentor new instructors and assist in recruitment of trainers.
• Support outreach to recruit students into the program.

Skills

Mathematics knowledge

Skilled trades instruction

MS Office proficiency

Education

Post-secondary degree

Broadband & Fiber Optic certification

Job description

• Project management experience

Lead Trainer, WDC – Broadband/Fiber Optics/Cabling

Overview:

The Workforce Development Center (WDC) serves local businesses and individual students in developing industry-relevant skills for today’s changing workplace. WDC supports the college mission by offering custom, fast-paced programs that help people gain skills quickly and set them up for future professional and academic success. While the WDC is located in Evendale, programs may be delivered at various employer sites or other college campus locations.

In keeping with the College’s mission to provide relevant workforce training, Cincinnati State anticipates continued participation in the Broadband/5G Workforce grant designed to enhance the quality of the broadband workforce in the region, through September 2029.

The Lead Trainer will be responsible for developing, setting up, and delivering hands‑on broadband/fiber optic training programs, will create curricula based on industry needs and certification requirements, and will work with other WDC administrators to standardize course offerings, training methods, and knowledge outcome expectations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Implement and deliver instruction that emphasizes an experiential learning model focused on student involvement and success (lectures and labs)
• Effectively prepare and deliver all course materials and lessons
• Develop new programs and ensure the program is relevant to industry standards and expectations
• Ensure that students achieve course and learning outcomes as defined by the approved Broadband/5G curriculum
• Manage labs and set‑up needs for the program
• Identify and recommend and submit requests for equipment and supply needs for the operation of quality programs
• Develop class syllabi, outlines, lectures, and labs for classes as required
• Meet with corporate customers to define training requirements
  • Prepare training proposals
  • Develop curricula
  • Project manage training, delivery, instructors, and classroom space.
• Standardize curricula, textbook, and classroom/lab training methods for WDC course offerings
• Coordinate industrial training lab equipment inventory, purchase, and maintenance requirements
• Assist in the recruitment of additional trainers, when needed
• Mentor new WDC instructors
• Support outreach efforts to recruit students into the program

Minimum Qualifications:

• Demonstrated mathematics knowledge and ability
• Experience teaching in skilled trades: electrician, electronics technician, utility worker, security systems, IT Networking, cabling
• Computer literacy with working knowledge of Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated adult‑learner teaching experience in an industrial or educational environment
• Project management experience
• Broadband and Fiber Optic certification
• Five (5) years’ experience working as a technician in the broadband industry
• Knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas: UTP cable types, EIA‑TIA 568, Fiber optics, Ethernet, Token ring, FDDI, FTTX, Power over ethernet, cabling structures, coaxial cables, wireless, networks, conduit bending, cable pulling, and testing equipment
• Willingness to obtain FOA certification
• Post‑secondary degree in a relevant discipline

Desired Competencies:

• Attention to detail
• Adaptability
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and to meet frequently occurring deadlines
• Ability to develop a professional rapport with diverse school/campus constituents
• Effective communication in individual or group settings

Details:

Reports To: Senior Director, WDC

Position Level: Adjunct

Compensation: $40 - $50 per hour based upon experience

Job Category: Non‑Bargaining

Contractual Affiliation: N/A

Exempt Classification: Non‑Exempt

Status: Part‑time

Cincinnati State is an E‑Verify employer:

If you’re hired, you must complete a Form I‑9, which verifies your identity and your legal right to work in the U.S.

You’ll need to provide original, acceptable documents—no photocopies—to complete the I‑9 process.

A list of acceptable documents can be seen here: USCIS I‑9 website

Statement of Commitment:

• The institution declares that it will educate students by means of free, open, and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth.
• The institution declares that its duty is to equip students with the opportunity to develop the intellectual skills they need to reach their own, informed conclusions.
• The institution declares its commitment to not requiring, favoring, disfavoring, or prohibiting speech or lawful assembly.
• The institution declares it is committed to create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth, and tolerates the differences in opinion that naturally occur in a public higher education community.
• The institution declares that its duty is to treat all faculty, staff, and students as individuals, to hold them to equal standards, and to provide them equality of opportunity, with regard to those individuals’ race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.