Instructor in Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, Heating

About This Role

Instructors are needed to provide comprehensive classroom instruction to students in Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, and Heating disciplines, helping them achieve academic or vocational objectives.

Responsibilities

• Provide academic instruction to students through lecture, lab, or performance courses.
• Assess and develop cognitive abilities, communication skills, and higher-order thinking skills among students.
• Advise and instruct students regarding programs of study, higher education, lifelong learning resources, and effective study skills.
• Refer students to support services, programs, resources, and other professionals as appropriate.
• Observe and evaluate student performance in meeting course objectives and student learning outcomes.
• Provide timely feedback to student inquiries in class, online, or during established consultation office hours.
• Plan and organize instruction according to approved course outlines and student learning outcomes.
• Maintain current, accurate records of course enrollment, attendance, student academic progress, course curriculum, and student learning outcomes.
• Evaluate and select instructional materials such as textbooks, manuals, software, and tools in collaboration with discipline faculty.
• Revise and update course content and materials of instruction in accordance with new theory, application, and industry developments.

Requirements

• Minimum qualifications for the discipline as approved by the California Community Colleges Board of Governors and defined in the Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators in California Community Colleges handbook
• Professional experience directly related to the faculty member's teaching assignment

Qualifications

• Any bachelor's degree or higher, OR any associate degree and six years of professional experience, OR possession of a valid California Community College Teaching Credential appropriate to the discipline.
• 2 years of professional experience with a bachelor's degree, or 6 years with an associate degree, directly related to the teaching assignment.