Information Technology Instructors (Part-Time)

Title: Information Technology Instructors (Part-Time)

Agency: Virginia Western Community College

Location: Roanoke (City) - 770

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: Commensurate based on qualifications

Full Time or Part Time: Part Time

Additional Detail

Job Description:

Virginia Western Community College is a two-year public institution of higher education operating under the Virginia Community College System, a statewide system of community colleges. The College operates under the policies established by the State Board for Community Colleges and the Virginia Western Community College Local Advisory Board.

Virginia Western is located on a 70-acre campus in southwest Roanoke, VA. The service region of the College includes Roanoke, Salem, Roanoke County, Craig County, Franklin County, and southern Botetourt County. The College was established in 1966 and has grown from an initial enrollment of 1,352 to its current annual enrollment of over 9,000 students in credit courses and more than 1,400 enrollments in fast-track workforce and continuing education courses

Virginia Western Community College, located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Roanoke Valley, is accepting applications for part-time Information Technology Instructors to teach CompTIA courses: A+, Network +, and/or Security + in the Workforce Solutions department.

These classes will be held in Roanoke on Virginia Western's main campus. Responsibilities include delivery of course material, classroom set-up, student monitoring, transfer of knowledge in support of certification preparation courses, troubleshooting classroom technical issues, and tracking training equipment usage. Instructor may also assist with content development of training curriculum for open enrollment and customized training. Instructor is expected to maintain credentials in the teaching disciplines and in trends in community college and career/vocational education.

Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis. Review of applications will occur when a need arises and will continue until needed positions are filled.

Minimum Qualifications:

The successful candidate will possess expert skills, knowledge, experience, credentials and education in the IT field. Credentials must include at least one CompTIA certification in A+, Security+, and/or Network+ or the ability to obtain certification prior to teaching. Bachelor's degree in related field or unrelated field with two years of related occupational experience.

All Adjunct Faculty positions require excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills; ability to write syllabi and exams; ability to develop learning strategies, curriculum and assessments; as well as the ability to work with adult learners of varying abilities from diverse backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications:

Classroom IT instruction experience instructing A+, Security+, and/or Network+. Experience teaching in a college setting and providing IT instruction in accelerated formats geared towards certification exam preparation. Demonstrated track record of high level of student credential and institutional outcomes with the ability to deliver instruction in classroom, online, and hybrid modes.