Emergency Medical Services Faculty

Posting Details

Posting Summary

Working Title Emergency Medical Services Faculty Role Title 9 month-Instructor Role Code 01013-SW FLSA Exempt Pay Band 00 Position Number 297R0056 Agency Germanna Community College Agency/Division Germanna Community College (Div) Work Location Orange

• 137 Hiring Range $55,473-$79,428 Annually, Plus Full Stata Benefits Emergency/Essential Personnel No EEO Category I-Faculty Full Time or Part Time Full Time Does this position have telework options? -Telework options are subject to change based on business needs- Does this position have a bilingual or multilingual skill requirement or preference? Work Schedule

8:00am

• 10:00pm as needed

Sensitive Position No Job Description

Germanna Community College is a public, open access institution of higher education in the Virginia Community College System. The College is a dynamic learning organization that serves as a regional leader and preferred partner where quality learning experiences enable students to participate effectively in the social, economic and political, intellectual, and cultural life of their communities. Germanna Community College is centrally located in Fredericksburg, VA between Washington D.C. and Richmond and between the Blue Ridge mountains and the Chesapeake Bay. Full of history, the area offers a community rich with diversity, the arts, technology, vineyards, hiking, canoeing/kayaking, and many other activities.

Full-time faculty at Germanna Community College support the College mission, vision, and values, and are an important part of a community and culture designed to meet the community's diverse and changing educational needs. Faculty are dedicated to student success through teaching, mentoring, and encouraging a diverse student population to think critically and independently with the goal of self-discovery and problem-solving.

Full-time faculty will:

• Normally teach 15 credit hours per semester (dependent upon discipline) during the academic year

• Be accessible to students outside the classroom and hold a minimum of ten on-campus or virtual office hours per week; if offering online office hours, they are required to provide online synchronous office hours suitable for the needs of all students

• Use multiple teaching modalities to engage diverse student populations

• If instructing in distance learning modalities, be expected to implement the components of regular and substantive interaction (rsi) and keep documentation of their efforts, either through the learning management system or another method, to ensure that federal guidelines are met after appropriate training is provided by the college.

• Provide students with timely feedback on assignments and documented formative and summative evaluations of progress

• Provide academic advising to students and disseminate current information pertaining to services available to students at the college

• Use a learning management system for course information delivery to students

• Be involved in curriculum development, academic assessment, and re-accreditation

• Participate in commencement; convocation; college-wide, division, department, faculty meetings; assigned committees, task forces, projects; search committees; recruitment/community events; professional development activities; and other tasks as assigned that promote the college's overall mission, in-person or virtually as required

• Create and maintain learning environments that support and engage students in cooperative, collaborative, meaningful and relevant learning experiences

• Encourage students to think critically and independently in ways that lead to self-discovery and problem-solving, as individuals and as members of a learning community encourage students' competencies and talents in ways that are consistent with course and program outcomes and lead to careers and transfer opportunities.

• Work collaboratively with others (including full- and part-time instructors) across the college to ensure consistency of student outcomes and continuity of material through department, division, or cross-disciplinary activities and to advance Germanna's culture of caring for the whole student

• Participate in scholarly and creative engagement as well as service to the college and to the community

• Be knowledgeable of and adhere to all applicable college, local, state, and federal guidelines, regulations, and policies pertaining to employment at a state institution

• Adhere to all administration and college deadlines

• Professionally develop and continuously improve teaching and learning

• Incorporate equitable teaching practices in all instruction

• Complete other tasks as assigned by the dean or program head

• Adhere to the faculty handbook

Employees must be able to work strategically with diverse colleagues, students, and community members with a commitment to diversity as a learning outcome to be culturally respectful, professionally competent, and civically responsible.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values of Germanna Community College. We recognize our responsibility to create, maintain, and nurture an academic and social environment that respects the diversity of people and ideas. We are committed to being an inclusive community that respects all cultures, experiences, and abilities and that prepares individuals to thrive in a global society. An EEO/AA Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or on the basis of disability. Germanna is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

Germanna is a federal contractor requesting priority referrals of protected veterans for our job opportunities.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting Catra Godwin by phone at 540-423-9056 or by email cgodwin@germanna.edu.

If you would like to see a copy of our Affirmative Action Plan please contact Barbara Hall by phone at 540-834-1067 or by email bhall@germanna.edu.

Special Assignments

May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

KSA's/Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from a regionally accredited institution in Emergency Medical Services or a closely related field of study, or required credentials specified in the VCCS-29: Normal Criteria for Each Faculty Rank

• Current Virginia State and nationally certified Paramedic

• At least two (2) years of academic or clinical experience in the practice of emergency medicine or prehospital care in the last five (5) years

• Virginia State EMS Education Coordinator certification

• Certifications to include ACLS, BLS, and PALS

• College level teaching experience in EMS

• Demonstration of strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills

• Demonstration of ability to facilitate student success in higher education

• Willingness to assume relevant technological skills required for effective teaching

• Willingness to assume duties to support the strategic goals of Germanna Community College Demonstration commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity

• Indication of teaching and service furthering the goal of building a culturally diverse educational environment

• Experience with or willingness to learn artificial intelligence tools.

Additional Considerations

• Master's degree

• Community college teaching experience

• Experience in instruction, curriculum development and design, program planning, accreditation, service learning, and in academic/clinical coordination.

• Experience reviewing assessment data to improve student success

• Experience teaching in an online environment (synchronous/asynchronous) and use of a learning management system such as Canvas.

• Track record of leadership

Operation of a State Vehicle No Supervises Employees No Required Travel

May require travel to all campus locations

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number FAC_1291P Recruitment Type General Public

• G Number of Vacancies 1 Position End Date (if temporary) Job Open Date 04/16/2024 Job Close Date 05/17/2024 Open Until Filled Agency Website www.germanna.edu Contact Name Catra Godwin Email cgodwin@germmanna.edu Phone Number 540-423-9056 Special Instructions to Applicants

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth's Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155

Additional Information Background Check Statement Disclaimer

The selected candidate's offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth's Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link: http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/

EEO Statement

The Virginia Community College System, an EEO employer, welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and recognizes the benefits of a diverse workforce. Therefore, the VCCS is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. We prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, mental or physical disabilities, political affiliation, veteran status, gender identity, or other non-merit factors.

ADA Statement

The VCCS is an EOE and Affirmative Action Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), VCCS will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing and selection processes.

E-Verify Statement

VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.

Quicklink for Posting https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/72602

Supplemental Questions

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Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume

• Cover Letter/Letter of Application

• Unofficial Transcripts

Optional Documents

• Teaching Philosophy

• Writing Sample

• Other Document

• Curriculum Vitae

• Unofficial Transcript 2

• Unofficial Transcript 3

• AHP Letter