Construction Trades, Instructor/Coordinator

Laramie County Community College•Cheyenne, WY

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Instructor/Coordinator, Construction Workforce at Laramie County Community College is a full-time, benefited position responsible for leading the development, delivery, and continuous growth of construction trades workforce education within the Career & Technical Workforce (CTW) Department. This position serves as the instructional and programmatic lead for CTW's accelerated workforce training initiatives, including the Essential Systems Technician (EST) Program, construction trades programs, and future skilled trades workforce pathways. Working collaboratively with employers, industry associations, instructors, and community partners, the Instructor/Coordinator develops and delivers workforce education that responds to local labor market needs while strengthening the regional skilled trades talent pipeline. This position oversees day-to-day logistics, including course scheduling, space and equipment coordination, instructional materials preparation, and communication with adjunct instructors and support staff. The coordinator also manages essential program data functions such as enrollment tracking, attendance, credential attainment, instructor hours, and evaluation outcomes to support reporting, compliance, and continuous improvement efforts. The Instructor/Coordinator combines classroom instruction, program development, employer engagement, and workforce pathway development to prepare students for immediate employment while creating stackable educational opportunities that support long-term career advancement throughout Wyoming's construction industry.

Requirements

Associate degree in Skilled Trades or related field; or equivalent combination of education and industry experience.
Five years of progressively responsible experience within the trades industry.
Demonstrated experience in one or more construction disciplines such as carpentry, drywall, concrete, residential construction, commercial construction, or building maintenance.
Demonstrated experience delivering training and instruction.
Proficient in computer-based training software, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Outlook, and other relevant software applications to effectively complete job tasks.
Ability to organize tasks, resources, and workflows efficiently.
Proficient in organizing, updating, and maintaining accurate records in both physical and digital formats.
Skilled in using records management software and tools to ensure easy access and security of information.
Ability to work effectively as part of a team, contributing to group goals and fostering a collaborative environment.
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
The ability to observe, analyze, and comprehend even the most minute aspects of a task or situation.
The ability to effectively express your thoughts, ideas, and messages to diverse people in oral and written form.
Public speaking skills and ability to write/edit emails, letters, and technical reports.
Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Ability to manage both your own emotions and understand the emotions of people around you.
Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Capable of representing the organization in a professional manner, adapting to various situations with maturity, and maintaining confidentiality and discretion at all times.
Accurately prepare and maintain records, files, and reports, including records of materials, supplies, time, and work performed.
The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures).
The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information.
Ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.
Remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods.
Handling objects using arms, legs, or body with exertion by carrying, lifting, pushing and pulling.
Navigating varied surfaces and positions using legs, arms, and spine, to accomplish tasks in various environments including climbing, kneeling, crawling, crouching, and stooping.
Ability to repeatedly or continuously exert muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Journeyman-level experience in a construction trade.
NCCER Certified Instructor credentials or ability to obtain.
Experience teaching adults or workforce education.
Experience developing curriculum.
Experience coordinating workforce or apprenticeship programs.
Grant-funded program experience.

Responsibilities

Teaching and Learning - Employs student-centered instruction coupled with the development and use of appropriate and current educational materials.
Consistently and promptly responds to student inquiries and shares timely, appropriate, and instructive feedback and evaluation of student work.
Maximizes student engagement and success by employing methods that develop student understanding of the values, practice, and procedures within the designated discipline, and by engaging students in interdisciplinary practices to develop 21st century learners.
Prepares and delivers assigned courses by employing high-impact teaching practices in a learning environment that promotes respect and rapport.
Facilitates student achievement by maintaining clear expectations and defined learning outcomes.
Promotes learning through the innovative implementation of effective classroom technologies.
Competency-Based Design - Applies competency-based design to the development of curriculum, engaging with colleagues at the course, program, and institutional level with the aim of continuous improvement.
Evaluates student engagement and success through formative and summative assessment.
Develops curriculum by articulating measurable, student-centered learning outcomes, and using competency-based design strategy to maintain curriculum that is current, effective, and relevant to the designated discipline.
Contributes to curricula by assisting in design, implementation, and review aligned with current or emerging community, state, or national needs.
Participates in continuous improvement of student learning and success by gathering data, analyzing data, engaging with peers and internal and external stakeholders, and implementing change as a result.
Professionalism - Collaborates and actively reflects on responsibilities to positively contribute to one’s discipline, Pathway, the College, and the greater community.
Maintains professionalism by embodying the values, ethics, and behavior codes of LCCC and one’s discipline.
Demonstrates social competence and effective communication in professional and academic venues.
Actively contributes to the college and one’s Pathway, department, or designated discipline by engaging in expanding institutional connections and professional development, and by displaying commitment to the profession.
Other responsibilities may be assigned based on contemporary institutional needs.