Adjunct Instructor-General Apprenticeship Electrical Construction

Job no: 494342Closes: Work Type: Faculty - Part TimeLocations: Lake Charles, LACategories: Workforce Initiatives

College: SOWELA

Department: Academic Affairs

Sub department: School of Transportation & Applied Technology

Type of Appointment: Unclassified - Adjunct

Duties and Responsibilities: • Participates in local business and industry activities.
• Participates in curriculum establishment, review, and evaluation.
• Teaches courses in accordance with the descriptions in the College Catalog and Student Handbook, the syllabi, and published schedule of classes.
• Utilizes the approved curriculum. Develops clearly stated course objectives and learning outcomes. Ensures the objectives and content of the courses taught are current.
• Organizes instruction in classrooms, shops, and laboratories as evidenced by course outlines, lesson plans, competency tests, and instructional materials such as textbooks, instruction sheets, and audiovisuals. Provides sufficient practice with equipment to develop skill proficiency.
• Utilizes a committee to ensure that desirable, relevant, and current practices of the occupation are being taught. The committee is composed of at least three members external to the College, meets at least twice per year, and keeps minutes to document committee activities.
• Responsible for student completion, placement, and retention rates ensuring that they meet accrediting agencies standards.
• Responsible for providing training in the competencies essential to success in the occupation including attitudes, job knowledge, and skills.
• Maintain a healthful, safe, and secure classroom/lab environment. Post emergency evacuation routes in case of natural or other disasters.
• Request adequate equipment and supplies to support the program. Ensure all instructional equipment and supplies meet safety standards.
• Ensure tests and other means of assessing the achievements of students are sufficiently accurate.
• Provides advisement services to assigned advisees.
• Evaluates follow-up data from completers and employers to obtain information concerning program effectiveness and relevance to improve the quality of the program where needed.
• Attends all commencement ceremonies.
• Attends meetings and prepares reports as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Education: • Technical diploma.
• Applicants must meet credentialing guidelines for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

Required Experience: • Three years of relevant industry experience.

Required Licenses or Certifications: • Journeyman electrician's certification.

Preferred Education: • Bachelor’s degree.

Preferred Experience: • Five years of related industry experience is preferred.
• Online teaching experience preferred.

 

Passing pre-employment criminal background screen is required as a condition of employment.