Temp Faculty (NonCredit): Welding Instr (2026-2027)

Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City is seeking temporary faculty to teach welding. You will deliver high‑quality instruction in a virtual technology setting and in a hands‑on lab, covering Gas Metal Arc Welding and oxy‑fuel cutting.

Candidates should have significant welding industry experience, licenses, and an associate or higher degree. MCCKC supports faculty credentials and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Five (5) years welding experience in industry.
• Relevant licenses and certifications.
• Associate's degree or higher.

Responsibilities

• Teach welding in a virtual technology setting and in a real lab environment.
• Deliver instruction for GMAW and oxy-fuel cutting technologies.

Skills

Diversity awareness

Effective communication

Working with MCC students

Team collaboration

Oral and written communication

Education

Associate's degree or higher

Relevant licenses and certifications

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

About MCC

Metropolitan Community College is the oldest public institution of higher learning in Kansas City, Missouri, founded in 1915 as the Kansas City Polytechnic Institute. The Junior College of Kansas City, as it was known starting in 1919, was one of the first schools in the country to award an associate degree. Today, MCC offers 125 associate degree and certificate programs.

Metropolitan Community College comprises five campuses on the Missouri side of the Greater Kansas City area 47 major buildings and about 550 acres in all: MCC-Blue River, located in Independence, Missouri; MCC-Longview located in Lee's Summit, Missouri, MCC-Maple Woods located in the Northland of Kansas City, Missouri; MCC-Online and MCC-Penn Valley, located in Midtown Kansas City, Missouri.

MCC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In addition, several programs have specific accreditations as well.

MCC does not provide employer-paid sponsorships.

Job Summary

POOL POSITION

Application materials for this position is accepted on an on-going basis due to increasing demand. Assignments may be scheduled but not granted based on enrollment and/or operational decisions.

The Workforce and Economic Development Division (W.E.D.) of Metropolitan Community College is the leader in innovative workforce solutions and community enrichment. We partner to first develop our community in order to develop it economically for the growth of the Kansas City metro's citizens; families, businesses, industry, organizations, and associations.

Temporary faculty serve the college and students by providing high quality instruction and engaging in instruction related activities. Temporary faculty are expected to perform all duties associated with teaching an assigned course to include all course preparation, meeting with students, entering grades, and other duties related to course delivery. Upon employment temporary faculty must maintain updated credentials as required by the college’s accrediting agencies.

Employment Restrictions

• An annuitant of the Missouri Retirement System must adhere to the applicable regulations.
• Employees, who possess a valid Missouri Teaching Certificate, may be required to participate in the Public School Retirement System of Missouri (PSRS).
• Temporary faculty may be assigned up to ten (10) work units per semester for fall and spring. An additional two (2) work units per term may be assigned with approval from the dean and notification to human resources but no more than twenty-four (24) work units in an academic year. For summer, work units may not exceed 3.5 work units in June, and 3.5 work units in July.
• Noncredit courses taught during the normal academic year are included in these limitations.
• Combination Load Maximum: If a temporary faculty member’s load includes work unit and clock hour assignments, the combined weekly clock hour total will be monitored to adhere to temporary faculty assignment limitations.

Employees assigned responsibilities through Workforce and Economic Development may be compensated based on assigned work units or clock-hours, in accordance with MCCKC guidelines for temporary employment.

Essential Functions

As in instructor you will teach students in a virtual technology setting and real lab environment.:

• Introduction to Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) and Oxy Fuel Thermal Cutting technologies.

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Physical Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• Five (5) years welding experience in industry.
• Relevant licenses and certifications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate's degree or higher

To learn more about the Workforce and Economic Development Division (WED's) Technical Skills and Manufacturing, please click here.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Have an interest in working in an academic setting and with MCC students
• Demonstrated knowledge and competence in the desired tutoring subject matter
• Demonstrated ability to work and communicate effectively with all constituencies of a diverse community
• Ability to work well with others
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Physical Requirements

Positions in this class typically requires feeling, grasping, hearing, keyboarding, reaching, repetitive motion, standing, talking, visual acuity, and walking. The work is sedentary work which requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly.

Supplemental Information

Metropolitan Community College is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, birth ancestry, national origin, or disability. EOE/ M/ F/ Vets/ Disabled

Accommodations

MCC is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, MCC will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations in all aspects of employment, including the application process. To request an accommodation and/or a copy of the Americans with Disabilities Act applicant procedures, please contact the Office of Human Resources.