Welding Instructor Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• At least 3 years of field or related practical work experience in welding, including pipe welding and/or structural welding.
• Experience with GMAW (MIG), GTAW (TIG), SMAW (Stick), FCAW (flux-cored arc), and plasma cutting.
• High school diploma or GED.
• Required academic credentials, certifications, licenses, and work-related experience as mandated by applicable government, accreditation, and regulatory agencies.
• Completion of the same training and certification programs required by the College for full-time instructors.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule.
• Strong computer skills.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to foster learning.
• Effective presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in the specified teaching program.
• Ability to consistently demonstrate personal, lab, and shop safety.

Nice To Haves

• Instructor and/or mentoring experience.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate a student-centered learning process.
• Organize and deliver course objectives clearly and concisely.
• Maintain an orderly, controlled, engaging, and safe environment in classrooms, labs, and shops, and at assigned clinical or externship/internship sites and through the learning management system.
• Use approved course materials and teaching methods.
• Follow regular instructors’ lesson plans to ensure consistency and optimal learning and encourage student participation.
• Assign classwork and homework as appropriate to lesson plans.
• Adapt teaching style to students’ learning styles.
• Understand and follow compliance-related responsibilities for the position.
• Communicate, support, and enforce school policies and procedures, and advise students accordingly.
• Complete required forms and educational materials, including attendance records, grade reports, mid-term reports, and student advising forms, accurately and on time.
• Maintain accurate daily attendance and grade records and communicate concerns to management.
• Earn and update credentials required for the assigned instructional position, such as certifications, licenses, or continuing education units.
• Substitute for instructors, tutor students, and provide hands-on support.

Benefits

• Professional development and advancement opportunities.
• Part-time bargaining benefits.