Instructional Support Specialist

Instructional Support

Department: Visual Arts

Pay Grade: 104/ $17.36-$21.05

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Remote Work Eligible: No

JOB SUMMARY

Serves as the Ceramics/3-D design shop supervisor. Duties include instructing shop users, equipment operator, property custodian, ordering, receiving, expenditure tracking and ensuring all environmental health and safety standards are followed.

This position provides tutoring and coaching services to students in a variety of academic areas including teaching supplemental classes.

Shop Supervisor and Instructor

Assists and instructs students in safe use and proper operation of shop equipment, including kilns, kiln firing (electric, gas, soda,) potters' wheels, clay mixing and pugging equipment, hand tools, etc..

Supports classroom instruction of kiln firing processes.

Teaches, instructs, and assists students in use of clay and glaze raw materials.

Organize shop's equipment and space for safe, effective use and provide instruction and signage to assist safe and organized use of shop.

Maintains shop areas of Ceramics facilities in a clean and orderly fashion. This includes instructing students in proper clean-up and studio maintenance. Hires, trains and supervises work-study student assistants.

Shop Equipment Operation:

Maintenance and Property Custodian.

Responsible for safe operation and maintenance of studio equipment and tools: including electric kilns, gas kilns, clay mixers and pugmills, power tools, small hand tools, wood shop equipment, potters' wheels, etc..

Troubleshoots equipment malfunctions.

Responsible for ordering and acquisition of parts for equipment repair.

Repairs equipment where possible.

Provides an annual inventory of shop properties.

Provides for safe storage and check-out of shop property.

Ordering, Receiving and Accounting:

Fiduciary responsibility for multiple budget streams including management of lab fees, equipment, and material budgets for Ceramics and Visual Arts Programs.

Orders shop supplies and equipment.

Maintains inventory and orders ceramic raw materials.

Checks all related supplies and equipment are received in good and working condition and that orders are complete.

Academic:

May assist in hiring process for student employees including checking references, onboarding, training, and oversight. Prepares schedules and weekly assignments for student workers.

Provides student support services which includes: scheduling sessions; administering tests; compiling instructional materials to be used in the tutoring process; and performing related duties.

Explains course materials and encourages students through coaching in individual and group settings; engages student in completing assignments; and coordinates with faculty.

Creates and delivers workshops.

Maintains learning spaces.

Maintains student records, evaluations, and reports as needed for lab usage and feedback communications.

Participates in related College and community events.

May assist in office support such as copying, ordering supplies, and filing.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Master's degree; two (2) years of related work experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of:

Teaching and student assessments.

Tutoring.

Adult learning.

Special education depending on assigned area.

Record keeping principles; and

Computers and related software applications.

Skills in:

Providing customer service.

Organizing.

Using Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Acrobat, and OneDrive.

Utilizing Zoom.

Maintaining an appropriate learning environment in class and in coaching sessions.

Maintaining student records, both manually and electronically; and

Communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with assigned workers, coworkers, supervisors, faculty members, the public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work direction.

Ability to:

Work with students of diverse abilities and backgrounds in group settings.

CERTIFICATION, LICENSE AND SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

N/A.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This work typically requires the following physical activities to be performed. A complete description of the activities below is available upon request from Human Resources.

(X = Required to perform essential job functions)

Physical Activities

Physical Activities

Balancing - maintain equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching.

X

Pushing - use upper extremities to press against objects with force, or thrust forward,

downward, outward.

X

Climbing - ascending, descending ladders,

stairs, ramps, requires body agility.

X

Reaching - extending hands or arms in any

direction.

X

Crawling - moving about on hands, knees, or

hands, feet.

X

Repetitive Motion - substantial movements of

wrists, hands, fingers.

X

Crouching - bending body forward by bending leg, spine.

X

Speaking - expressing ideas with spoken word, convey detailed, important instructions

accurately, concisely.

X

Feeling - perceiving attributes of objects by

touch with skin, fingertips.

X

Standing - for sustained periods of time.

X

Fingering - picking, pinching, typing, working with fingers rather than hand.

X

Stooping - bending body downward, forward

at waist, with full motion of lower extremities and back.

X

Grasping - applying pressure to object with

fingers, palm.

X

Talking 1 - expressing ideas by spoken word.

X

Handling - picking, holding, or working with

whole hand.

X

Talking 2 - shouting to be heard above ambient

noise.

X

Hearing 1 - perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, receive information.

X

Visual Acuity 1 - prepare, analyze data, transcribing, computer terminal, extensive

reading.

X

Hearing 2 - receive detailed information,

make discrimination in sound.

X

Visual Acuity 2 - color, depth perception, field

of vision.

X

Kneeling - bending legs at knee to come to

rest at knees.

Visual Acuity 3 - determine accuracy, neatness,

observe facilities/structures.

X

Lifting - raising objects from lower to higher

position, moving objects side to side, using upper extremities, back.

X

Visual Acuity 4 - operate motor vehicles/heavy equipment.

X

Mental Acuity - ability to make rational decisions through sound logic, deductive

reasoning.

X

Visual Acuity 5 - close acuity for inspection of small defects, machines, use measurement

devices, or fabricate parts.

X

Pulling - use upper extremities to exert force,

haul or tug.

X

Walking - on foot to accomplish tasks, long

distances, or site to site.

X

TYPE OF WORK

Work performed is primarily:

Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects.

Medium work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Heavy work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Very heavy work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects

WORK ENVIRONMENT

May be required to work hours other than the regular schedule including nights and weekends.

Work is performed in a safe and secure work environment that may periodically have unpredicted requirements or demands.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions described herein. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in a job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in a job description.

St. Petersburg College has the right to revise a classification or job description at any time. This description does not represent in any way a contract of employment.