Skilled Trades - Workforce Development Non-Credit Instructor (Ccwc)

Title: Skilled Trades

• Workforce Development Non-Credit Instructor (CCWC)

Agency: Tidewater Community College

Location: Portsmouth

• 740

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.

The Community College Workforce Cooperative (CCWC), a collaboration among three community colleges in Hampton Roads

• Paul D. Camp Community College, Tidewater Community, and Virginia Peninsula Community College is hiring part-time Skilled Trades Instructors for the following trades:

• Carpentry

• Coatings

• Crane Operator

• Electrical

• Facilities Maintenance

• Forklift Operator

• Heavy Equipment Operator

• HVAC

• Marine Electrical

• Machining

• Masonry

• Outside Machinist

• Pipefitting

• Plumbing

• Rigging

• Road Construction

• Roofing

• Sheet Metal

• Structural Fitting

• Welding

The CCWC represents a single point of contact for regional partners to access workforce training resources and coordination for the partner colleges which together serve 14 localities through 10 locations. Through CCWC coordination, the partner colleges leverage their expansive facilities, labs, and collective expertise to address the sizeable training needs in industries like shipbuilding / ship repair, infrastructure, and the emerging offshore wind industry. Instructors hired by the CCWC are eligible to teach at any of the partner schools based on their availability and course needs.

Skilled Trades Instructors provide instruction, support, assessment, and mentorship to Community College non-credit learners. Instructors are required to fully participate in the mission and community of the college. The major emphasis shall be on teaching, by working with non-credit program participants in classrooms, laboratories, clinical sites, field sites, distance learning, individual conferences, and related contexts to help learners develop their interest and abilities to the fullest.

Part-time Instructors are contracted on a course-by-course basis based on their individual availability and will not exceed 1500 contracted hours per year. Workforce development programs prioritize industry credential attainment and skill enhancement. Teaching experience is helpful, but not required. Professional experience and appropriate certification are critical. Our students expect to learn from seasoned professionals who can share their knowledge and relevant experience in the field. Students can be a mixture of novices, partially trained, or experienced technicians seeking a credential. Teaching positions are primarily in-person, but occasionally instruction may be hybrid.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Knowledge of industry-related safety topics.

• Knowledge of industry-related tools and equipment.

• Knowledge of industry-related practices, processes, and performance tasks

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills, flexibility, and customer service orientation.

• Good computer skills.

• Ability to teach and facilitate skill development.

• Ability to assess learner performance and progress and to provide appropriate feedback.

• Ability to measure, assess and align learner outcomes within courses.

• Ability to serve the needs of traditional and non-traditional students.

• Ability to plan and organize instruction in ways that maximize documented student learning.

• Ability to manage a class of 12, which includes live work, lectures and labs on site and off site.

• Ability to promote higher-order thinking and problem solving among educational participants.

• Ability to adhere to established standards for educational quality.

• Ability to maintain complete, accurate educational records.

• Ability to adapt to state requirements, local needs, and national trends.

• Ability to use Email (Outlook), Microsoft Word, and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior teaching or training experience in a workplace or community/technical college setting.

• Professional Certification/Certificate (if applicable)