Texas Teacher Certification Instructor

Austin Community College • Austin, TX

7d

About The Position

Implements and teaches educational programs, courses, experiences, and services that will directly aid teacher candidates in achieving educational objectives; maintain regular office hours and assists in curriculum development and planning aligned to educator certification requirements.

Requirements

• Knowledge Accepted principles, practices, and trends of the program served.
• Applicable sections of the State Education Code.
• Curricula.
• Knowledge of policies, regulations, educational master plan.
• Labor market conditions and demographic composition of the community's population.
• Principles and techniques of teaching adult learners and pre-service teacher candidates.
• Requirements for academic subjects and certification testing frameworks (e.g., TExES).
• Communicate both orally and in writing.
• Establish effective relationships with teacher candidates, faculty, staff, and the business community.
• Familiarity with internalization of managed curriculum.
• Interpret, apply, and explain regulations, policies, and procedures related to educator preparation and certification.
• Plan and organize the programs and activities assigned.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
• Effectively using interpersonal and written communications skills.
• Ability to provide actionable feedback aligned to instructional best practices (e.g., T-TESS, HLPs).
• Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software (e.g., Google Workspace, Blackboard, learning management systems).
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Valid Texas Teaching Certificate
• Valid Texas Driver's License and reliable transportation for local Austin area travel.

Nice To Haves

• Experience teaching or supporting adult learners or teacher candidates preferred.
• Master’s degree preferred in education or related field

Responsibilities

• Teaches courses as assigned which correlate with the catalog descriptions and course outlines and in a manner designed to assist the teacher candidate to achieve the specific objectives of the course and Texas educator certification standards (TAC/TEA requirements).
• Advises teacher candidates of requirements established by the instructor for meeting course objectives and certification benchmarks (e.g., testing, FBE hours).
• Periodically examines and informs each teacher candidate of their progress toward achieving course objectives and certification readiness milestones.
• Prepares and administers examinations and/or performance-based assessments established for the subject area of assignment.
• Participates in evaluations of curriculum and instruction to ensure alignment with TEA standards and program outcomes.
• Participates in the evaluation of instructional materials including high-quality instructional materials and certification-aligned resources.
• Supports integration of Field-Based Experience (FBE) expectations within coursework, as applicable.

Benefits

• Full-time faculty and staff employees who work in full-time and/or part-time positions at the college are eligible for ACC medical benefits effective the first of the month after their first 60 days of employment. Benefits include medical, dental, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, retirement plans, and AD&D.
• ACC does not participate in Social Security.
• ACC participates in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) and the Optional Retirement Program (ORP-Faculty and Administrators Only).
• Hourly employees participate in the ACC Money Purchase Plan (ACCMPP) as a retirement program required by federal law.

What This Job Offers

• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees