Fire – EMS Lab Instructor - Basic Life Support
About The Position
Virginia Peninsula Community College changes lives, empowers students to succeed, and enhances the social and economic vitality of the region through high-quality education and workforce training, excellent service, and innovative partnerships. The purpose of the Fire and EMS Lab Instructor Basic Life Support position is to instruct and guide fire and emergency medical services Basic Life Support ( BLS ) students and firefighter students through the psychomotor skills introduction, acquisition, reinforcement, mastery, and evaluation stages in fire and emergency medical services education programs; provide simulation activities, tutoring, and remedial assistance to students, provide feedback to program faculty regarding skill acquisition and mastery, as well as to provide instructional resources required to meet state-mandated instructor-to-student ratios for fire and EMS program lab/practical skills and simulation. The Fire and EMS Lab Instructor Basic Life Support is also responsible for maintaining, inventorying, and replacing/resetting assigned equipment and lab/classroom spaces; the Fire and EMS Lab Instructor Basic Life Support, as designated by the department/program head/chair, may serve as a lead lab instructor/mentor to help guide and orient new lab instructors to the College, division and department/programs, policies, procedures, and expectations and perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Fire and emergency medical services education experience
- Ability to instruct and guide students through psychomotor skills
- Ability to provide simulation activities, tutoring, and remedial assistance
- Ability to provide feedback to program faculty
- Ability to maintain, inventory, and replace/reset equipment and lab/classroom spaces
Nice To Haves
- Experience as a lead lab instructor/mentor
Responsibilities
- Instruct and guide fire and emergency medical services Basic Life Support (BLS) students and firefighter students through the psychomotor skills introduction, acquisition, reinforcement, mastery, and evaluation stages in fire and emergency medical services education programs.
- Provide simulation activities, tutoring, and remedial assistance to students.
- Provide feedback to program faculty regarding skill acquisition and mastery.
- Provide instructional resources required to meet state-mandated instructor-to-student ratios for fire and EMS program lab/practical skills and simulation.
- Maintain, inventory, and replace/reset assigned equipment and lab/classroom spaces.
- As designated by the department/program head/chair, may serve as a lead lab instructor/mentor to help guide and orient new lab instructors to the College, division and department/programs, policies, procedures, and expectations.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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