Trainer Adjunct -Facilities Maintenance Workforce Training and Continuing Education

Texas Southmost College•Austin, TX

9d•Hybrid

About The Position

Responsible for the advancement of customized education and training programs for the corporate environment, specifically designing and delivering facilities maintenance training courses for continuing education and the construction/trades workforce industry. The adjunct trainer is a project-based role responsible for delivering customized, short-term workforce training for business, industrial, and industry partners. This position is industry-facing and flexible by design, with instructional assignments driven by employer demand, contract timelines, and workforce initiatives. Adjunct trainers serve as subject matter experts who translate industry knowledge into practical, skills-based learning experiences for adult learners in a classroom or laboratory environment. Assignments may vary by duration, schedule, modality, and location, and do not carry an expectation of ongoing or semester-based employment.

Requirements

Subject matter expertise in facilities maintenance.
Ability to translate industry knowledge into practical, skills-based learning experiences for adult learners.
Ability to adapt teaching strategies to adult learners with diverse experience levels and learning styles.
Ability to maintain classroom and facilities maintenance laboratory spaces, including the upkeep of assigned equipment, electrical trainers, HVAC units, plumbing mock-ups, hand/power tools, and maintenance management software.
Ability to provide for the security of facilities and maintain safe, clean working conditions.
Ability to attend the workplace regularly, report to work punctually, and follow a work schedule.
Ability to promote positive morale and teamwork, provide exceptional customer service, and model key employability skills such as adaptability, communication, and responsibility.
Ability to complete duties and responsibilities in compliance with college standards, policies, guidelines, and applicable state and federal rules.
Ability to support the values and institutional goals as defined in the College’s Strategic Plan and mission.
Ability to complete all required training and professional development sessions sponsored by Texas Southmost College (TSC).
Must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move between 20 to 50 pounds.
Ability to hear and see.
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Criminal history check with acceptable results.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing and delivering facilities maintenance training courses for continuing education and the construction/trades workforce industry.
Experience in corporate, classroom, laboratory, virtual, or hybrid environments.
Experience collaborating with employers and college workforce staff to customize curriculum, materials, and instructional approaches.
Experience developing new courses.
Experience with maintenance management software.
Canvas Certification (if teaching online or hybrid).

Responsibilities

Serve as a project-based adjunct trainer delivering noncredit workforce training aligned to employer needs and contractual requirements.
Prepare and teach departmental courses, developing learner-centered lesson plans and employing teaching strategies for different learning styles.
Deliver engaging instruction in corporate, classroom, laboratory, virtual, or hybrid environments based on program scope.
Collaborate with employers and college workforce staff to customize curriculum, materials, and instructional approaches for specific training engagements.
Update and revise curriculum to maintain currency and develop new courses as needed to support the instructional mission.
Prepare, distribute, and utilize instructional support materials, including course syllabi and supplementary materials.
Administer assessments, evaluations, and feedback tools after each training.
Develop, conduct, and document appropriate assessments of student learning outcomes.
Document attendance, completion, student records (e.g., grades), and data outcomes accurately and within established deadlines.
Maintain classroom and facilities maintenance laboratory spaces, including the upkeep of assigned equipment, electrical trainers, HVAC units, plumbing mock-ups, hand/power tools, and maintenance management software, providing for the security of facilities, and maintaining safe, clean working conditions.
Attends the workplace regularly, reports to work punctually, and follows a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite.
Adapts teaching strategies to adult learners with diverse experience levels and learning styles.
Promotes positive morale and teamwork, provides exceptional customer service, and models key employability skills such as adaptability, communication, and responsibility.
Completes duties and responsibilities in compliance with college standards, policies, guidelines, and applicable state and federal rules.
Supports the values and institutional goals as defined in the College’s Strategic Plan and mission.
Completes all required training and professional development sessions sponsored by Texas Southmost College (TSC).