Summer Semester) @ Northwood Tech Superior Campus

Northwood Technical College•Superior, WI

7h•$44 - $49•Onsite

About The Position

Northwood College is seeking a passionate part-time Cosmetology Instructor to help train the next generation of professionals. The instructor will provide both classroom and hands-on instruction, preparing students for success in the field. This position teaches during the 8-week summer semester, tentatively scheduled from June 7 through July 30 in 2027, pending final calendar approval. Classes run Monday–Wednesday from 7:30 AM to 4:50 PM and Thursday from 7:30 AM to 4:20 PM, with a shortened final week. The ideal candidate will communicate regularly with co-instructors to support student success. Even though the position starts summer of 2027, the successful candidate will attend New Faculty Orientation on July 14–16 and July 28–30, 2026, as well as program-specific training on August 11–12, 2026. Northwood Tech Instructors teach in a discipline area in which they have specific training and competence. Instructors are expected to foster learner success, assess learner achievement, and continually improve learning opportunities. Instructors teach in a variety of learning environments including face-to-face, online, web-conferencing, and hybrid classrooms. Instructors are expected to continually improve the overall quality and delivery of learning, including the support of program and collegewide initiatives.

Requirements

Valid State of Wisconsin Cosmetology License or ability to successfully obtain license prior to start of employment contract
Bachelor’s degree in the field or closely related field and 2 years (4,000 hours) of occupational experience, of which at least 1 year (2,000 hours) shall be within 5 years prior to the date of appointment.
OR 1-year technical diploma in the field or closely related field and 5 years (10,000 hours) of occupational experience, of which at least 1 year (2,000 hours) shall be within 5 years prior to the date of appointment.
Ability to obtain driver’s license and insurance coverage in accordance with College policy

Nice To Haves

Teaching or industry-related training experience (post-secondary desired)
Curriculum development experience
Experience using alternative instructional modes (e.g., online, web-conferencing, and hybrid)
Holds or willing to obtain Cosmetology Instructor License

Responsibilities

Actively embody and promote Northwood Tech’s Values: Collaboration, Innovation, Excellence, Community, Support, Integrity, Respect.
Develop and continually revise curriculum that includes Employability Essentials and technical content to meet industry and/or regulatory standards.
Plan for instruction, including syllabi development, learning plans, and assessment strategies.
Deliver, assess, and adapt effective instruction that meets the needs of all students.
Apply a variety of instructional strategies, create learning plans, facilitate learning, and revise teaching practice.
Promote a culture of continuing student success, implement strategies to promote learner persistence and meet the needs of all learners, demonstrate learner-centered communication, and utilize available student support services.
Create performance-based assessment plans, employ a variety of formative and summative assessment strategies, communicate assessment results in a timely fashion to promote student learning, and use assessment results to improve instruction.
Demonstrate professional behaviors to support teaching and learning and use varied strategies for managing the learning environment.
Identify exit learning outcomes and external standards, develop competencies that describe intended learning outcomes, create performance-based plans and assessment tasks for each course, develop learning objectives and plans, prepare syllabi, and utilize a quality review process to validate curriculum.
Use a variety of data analysis tools, analyze data from teaching and learning experiences, and use data to inform decision making about the teaching and learning process.
Create and maintain an inclusive, effective learning environment that addresses barriers and provides reasonable accommodations.
May be assigned to mentor high school teachers who offer Northwood Tech-articulated courses.
Model the Employability Essentials expected of Northwood Tech students, which are to communicate clearly, demonstrate professionalism, think critically, and consider varying perspectives.
Designated as a Campus Security Authority (CSA) to receive and report criminal incidents to the Northwood Tech Safety Office by virtue of this role’s responsibilities at the College (only applies to instructor positions with club advising duties).
Perform other duties as assigned.