Welding Instructor - WTCE

Texas Southmost College; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Southmost College is seeking a dedicated Welding Instructor to join their Workforce Training and Continuing Education faculty. This role involves teaching various welding courses, developing curricula, and ensuring a high-quality learning experience for students. The successful candidate will support learners through a collaborative and engaging educational approach while contributing to the college's mission.

Qualifications

• Professional educators with a focus on workforce-related training.
• Experience in teaching and developing curricula preferred.
• Must maintain required professional credentials.

Responsibilities

• Teach Workforce Training and Continuing Education courses.
• Develop curriculum and course syllabi as needed.
• Advise and support students in their learning journey.

Skills

Curriculum Development

Teaching Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Critical Thinking

Education

Relevant bachelor's degree

Job description

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Job Summary

WTCE 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. WTCE faculty are responsible for teaching workforce-related, continuing education classes. Classes are offered daytime, evening, and weekends as well as some college holidays. Classes are offered at various locations.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Teach program specific Workforce Training and Continuing Education courses. Develop curriculum for specific selected classes as needed. Collaborate with the Workforce Training and Continuing Education Director to develop continuing education schedules. Teach courses at a variety of times and locations, including evenings and weekends. Develop and utilize a course syllabus for each course following established instructional guidelines and the colleges learning management system. Advise students in career and program matters. Provide timely, quality feedback to students through electronic communication or other appropriate methods. 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 self; applying 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 departmental, college and instructor requirements; maintaining attendance records; submitting grades; 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; considering individual differences of students in order to design and support a range of appropriate learning activities; using the College’s digital learning solution to meet the objectives of courses; and 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; employing methods that develop student understanding of discipline-specific thinking, practices and procedures, as well as interdisciplinary applications, to create academic literacy; and 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 ) student learning outcomes and additional Texas Southmost College’s objectives. Assess student learning by: designing assessments that measure or demonstrate student growth; sequencing learning opportunities throughout courses and programs to build student understanding and knowledge; and aligning assessment with learning opportunities. Promote continual improvement as part of the cycle of teaching and learning by developing and revising curriculum as needed and using defined student learning outcomes to plan, develop, document and evaluate the effectiveness of teaching activities. Support TSC’s institutional effectiveness program by: completing all mandatory performance evaluation measures within specified time limits; sharing best practices with colleagues in formal and informal settings; and striving toward improved 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 the designated work period. 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 taking graduate courses or internal classes offered by the College or professional development organizations, as appropriate and maintaining required professional credentials, licensing, and continuing education hours as disciplinary standards dictate. Participate collegially in discipline-specific activities developed for faculty, as appropriate. 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). 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 customers. 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.

Job Summary

WTCE 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. WTCE faculty are responsible for teaching workforce-related, continuing education classes. Classes are offered daytime, evening, and weekends as well as some college holidays. Classes are offered at various locations.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Teach program specific Workforce Training and Continuing Education courses. Develop curriculum for specific selected classes as needed. Collaborate with the Workforce Training and Continuing Education Director to develop continuing education schedules. Teach courses at a variety of times and locations, including evenings and weekends. Develop and utilize a course syllabus for each course following established instructional guidelines and the colleges learning management system. Advise students in career and program matters. Provide timely, quality feedback to students through electronic communication or other appropriate methods. 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 self; applying 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 departmental, college and instructor requirements; maintaining attendance records; submitting grades; 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; considering individual differences of students in order to design and support a range of appropriate learning activities; using the College’s digital learning solution to meet the objectives of courses; and 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; employing methods that develop student understanding of discipline-specific thinking, practices and procedures, as well as interdisciplinary applications, to create academic literacy; and 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 ) student learning outcomes and additional Texas Southmost College’s objectives. Assess student learning by: designing assessments that measure or demonstrate student growth; sequencing learning opportunities throughout courses and programs to build student understanding and knowledge; and aligning assessment with learning opportunities. Promote continual improvement as part of the cycle of teaching and learning by developing and revising curriculum as needed and using defined student learning outcomes to plan, develop, document and evaluate the effectiveness of teaching activities. Support TSC’s institutional effectiveness program by: completing all mandatory performance evaluation measures within specified time limits; sharing best practices with colleagues in formal and informal settings; and striving toward improved 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 the designated work period. 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 taking graduate courses or internal classes offered by the College or professional development organizations, as appropriate and maintaining required professional credentials, licensing, and continuing education hours as disciplinary standards dictate. Participate collegially in discipline-specific activities developed for faculty, as appropriate. 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). 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 customers. 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.

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 to finger, handle, or feel 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 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, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

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