Trainer Adjunct -Construction Trades Workforce Training and Continuing Education

Texas Southmost College; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 27,552,000 - 55,104,000; Part time

Job summary

Texas Southmost College is seeking an adjunct trainer to design and deliver carpentry and construction training for continuing education and workforce development. The role is project-based and employer-driven, with assignments varying in duration, schedule, modality, and location.

It emphasizes translating industry knowledge into practical, hands-on learning for adult learners in classroom or lab settings.

Responsibilities

• Instructional Delivery: project-based adjunct trainer delivering noncredit workforce training aligned to employer needs and contractual requirements.
• Curriculum & Materials: customize curriculum and instructional approaches for specific training engagements.
• Assessment & Compliance: administer assessments and document student records.
• Operational & Facility Oversight: maintain classrooms and labs and ensure safe working conditions.
• Professionalism & Morale: maintain regular attendance, adapt teaching for adult learners, and provide excellent customer service.
• Institutional Alignment: comply with college policies and strategic plan; complete required trainings.
• Scheduling: flexible hours including day, evening, or weekend sessions as needed.

Job description

Job Summary

Responsible for the advancement of customized education and training programs for the corporate environment, specifically designing and delivering carpentry and construction training courses for continuing education and the workforce industry. The adjunct trainer is a project-based role responsible for delivering customized, short-term workforce training for business and industry partners. This position is industry-facing and flexible by design, with instructional assignments driven by employer demand, contract timelines, and workforce initiatives. Adjunct trainers serve as subject matter experts who translate industry knowledge into practical, skills-based learning experiences for adult learners in a classroom or laboratory environment. Assignments may vary by duration, schedule, modality, and location, and do not carry an expectation of ongoing or semester-based employment.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Instructional Delivery : Serve as a project-based adjunct trainer delivering noncredit workforce training aligned to employer needs and contractual requirements. Prepare and teach departmental courses, developing learner-centered lesson plans and employing teaching strategies for different learning styles. Deliver engaging instruction in corporate, classroom, laboratory, virtual, or hybrid environments based on program scope.
• Curriculum & Materials: Collaborate with employers and college workforce staff to customize curriculum, materials, and instructional approaches for specific training engagements. Update and revise curriculum to maintain currency and develop new courses as needed to support the instructional mission. Prepare, distribute, and utilize instructional support materials, including course syllabi and supplementary materials.
• Assessment & Compliance : Administer assessments, evaluations, and feedback tools after each training. Develop, conduct, and document appropriate assessments of student learning outcomes. Document attendance, completion, student records (e.g., grades), and data outcomes accurately and within established deadlines.
• Operational & Facility Oversight : Maintain classroom and laboratory spaces, including the upkeep of assigned equipment, providing for the security of facilities, and maintaining safe working conditions.
• Professionalism & Morale : Attends the workplace regularly, reports to work punctually, and follows a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite. Adapts teaching strategies to adult learners with diverse experience levels and learning styles. Promotes positive morale and teamwork, provides exceptional customer service, and models key employability skills such as adaptability, communication, and responsibility.
• Institutional Alignment : Completes duties and responsibilities in compliance with college standards, policies, guidelines, and applicable state and federal rules. Supports the values and institutional goals as defined in the College’s Strategic Plan and mission. Completes all required training and professional development sessions sponsored by Texas Southmost College ( TSC ).
• Scheduling : Working hours are flexible and may include teaching day, evening, holiday, or weekend hours depending on deadline requirements, program scope, and contract timelines and special events.

Physical Demands

Physical Activity : Long periods of standing and extensive walking; frequently required to stand (up to 6 hours). Occasionally required to walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Lifting Requirements: Must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move between 20 to 50 pounds.

Vision & Hearing: Ability to hear and see. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environmen t: Typical instructional setting specific to a construction laboratory space or corporate environment. The noise level is usually moderate. While performing duties in the lab, the employee may occasionally work near moving mechanical parts and experience a 15-30% environmental hazard exposure.

MANDATORY COMPLIANCE & TRAINING

The following compliance sessions are required and must be completed within the first 30 days of hire, with annual refreshers thereafter:

• College-sponsored orientation, standards, and guidelines
• Anti-Discrimination/Harassment & Title IX
• Safety/Active Shooter on Campus
• Personal Information Protection Training ( PIP )
• Ethics and Social Responsibility
• Canvas Certification (if teaching online or hybrid)
• Criminal history check with acceptable results