INSTRUCTOR - HVAC

Dorsey College - Roseville, MI

Part-time - Entry Level

Roseville, MI

Educational Services

About the position

The instructor is entrusted with imparting the knowledge and skills each student needs to be successful by providing quality delivery of assigned courses while ensuring that all students achieve competency in the course objectives. Instructors evaluate and resolve student questions, issues and problems, and ensure appropriate action is taken to the satisfaction of the student, Dorsey Schools, and/or regulatory agencies in compliance with policy, procedures, and legal requirements. Instructors are to be motivating, fair and impartial, creative, dedicated, and professional.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare, and deliver quality classroom instruction in lecture, clinical, and/or laboratory format based on the approved course outline.
• Assess student learning using appropriate methods.
• Demonstrate effectiveness with strong outcomes in Student Success, and Student Attendance.
• Conduct an engaging classroom lecture and/or lab based on the course outline.
• Motivate students by demonstrating sensitivity for concerns and actively involving students in classroom discussions and/or activities.
• Advise students on attendance, grades, and issues in order to ensure successful completion of their course.
• Contact absentee students by text, email, and/or phone as needed to improve retention.
• Manage classroom environment through compliance with campus policies including but not limited to classroom management, attendance, punctuality, and professionalism.
• Ensure instructor preparedness before class by listing the required information on the white board in class.
• Monitor and prepare supplies and equipment to ensure readiness prior to class.
• Participate in faculty, staff, committee, and in-service meetings.
• Demonstrate professional growth in the subject through various activities.
• Actively support other departments such as Financial Aid, Admissions, and Career Services.
• Ensure that all educational activity is conducted in a legal and ethical manner.
• Demonstrate continuous improvement by working within the guidelines of the Company's Faculty Development Program.
• Maintain employer relationships by at least annual contacts with employers.

Requirements

• Excellent communication (written and oral) and analytical skills.
• Ability to work well independently and within a team environment.
• Prior experience teaching is preferred, as applicable.
• Associate degree, diploma, or certificate in HVAC/R or engineering from a post-secondary institution accredited by agencies recognized by the U.S. DOE in the field to be taught; or a minimum of one year's teaching or field experience in the subject to be taught; or served a documented apprenticeship with a licensed HVAC/R journeyman.

Nice-to-haves

• Certificate of completion from the Building Performance Institute (BPI) or a certificate from the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) may be accepted for teaching HVAC114 and HVAC115.