Health Careers - Workforce Development Non-Credit Instructor

Title: Health Careers

• Workforce Development Non-Credit Instructor

Agency: Tidewater Community College

Location: Suffolk

• 800

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Full Time or Part Time: Part Time

Additional Detail

Job Description:

Tidewater Community College has served South Hampton Roads - both students and employers - for 50 years. It has grown from 1 campus into a regional educational and economic force.

TCC is the largest provider of higher education and workforce services in Hampton Roads, enrolling nearly 28,000 students in 2019-20. Founded in 1968 as a part of the Virginia Community College System, Tidewater Community College (TCC) services South Hampton Roads with 4 campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, 7 regional centers and 2 important cultural institutions. The college had 3,203 graduates in 2019-2020, 40 percent of whom pursued degrees that would let them transfer to 4-year institutions.

Of South Hampton Roads residents enrolled in higher education 36% enrolled at TCC. TCC's institutional accreditation is affirmed through 2027 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

This position is for part-time instructor in the college's non-credit programs under Workforce Solutions. These programs include both continuing education for professional development and industry recognized credential attainment, which may be offered at TCC campuses and other convenient locations throughout the community.

Programs include both direct patient care and professional services (ie: billing and coding). The instructor must be responsible for effectively planning and teaching courses in both a classroom or an on-line environment to students with a variety of academic backgrounds and experiences. Instructors must be skilled in oral and written communication and must be able to work cooperatively with other staff members. Classes may meet days, nights or weekends.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Demonstrated competency in a relevant health care or professional services field.

• Sufficient technology skills to work productively in an organization that utilizes significant information and instructional technology resources.

• Certification in at least one of the following: Certified Professional Coder, Registered Nurse, Medical Assistant, Phlebotomy, EKG, or Pharmacy.

• Ability to design and implement lesson plans that aligns learning objectives with student outcomes.

• Ability to develop and adapt teaching and learning strategies to accommodate the diversity of community college students to promote acquisition and application of knowledge.

• Ability to effectively communicate interpersonally (in group and one-on-one settings) orally and in writing.

Preferred Qualifications:

Instructional experience in health care or related field.