Laredo College is hiring: Welding Instructor (Re-posted) in Denton

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Full-time faculty are essential in carrying out the college's mission, vision, core values, and institutional goals. Under the direction of the respective Department Chairperson/Program Director/Director, faculty ensure the quality and integrity of the academic programs and maintain oversight of the curriculum and instruction. The essential duties include providing a high-quality learning environment, delivering effective instruction, assessing student learning, promoting continual improvement in teaching and learning, encouraging student engagement, providing advisement, and pursuing professional development. Faculty must participate in department, discipline-specific, college, community service activities, and shared governance. Faculty must adhere to all LC policies, procedures, and guidelines, including DH (LOCAL) Employee Standards of Conduct. Faculty are expected to adhere to the terms of their contractual agreement.

Physical Presence on Campus

The position requires office hours and physical presence on campus. Employee must reside in the Laredo area or be able to commute to campus daily.

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities

1. Course Organization and Management
   • Develop, evaluate, and revise course objectives to ensure instructional quality and curriculum alignment with THECB’s ACGM and/or WECM, SACSCOC Principles, and other applicable accrediting agency standards and outcomes.
   • Utilize the Laredo College Learning Management System (LMS), known as CANVAS, to organize and publish all current instructional materials prior to the first day of classes.
   • Maintain an accurate and updated syllabus through Concourse each term/semester.
   • Maintain students’ attendance records, submit grades and grade distribution sheets on time, and provide timely constructive feedback to students.
   • Follow procedures and the academic calendar related to the Office of the Registrar, including grade reports and deadlines, attendance records reports, withdrawal deadlines, class changes, and time and room scheduling.
2. Effective delivery of curriculum and instruction
   • Assume primary responsibility for and exercise oversight of the curriculum in conjunction with LC policies, ensuring course rigor, academic integrity, and quality of instruction.
   • Review and revise curriculum and instructional materials.
   • Ensure courses and educational programs align with transfer frameworks and workforce placement to meet current industry demands.
   • Utilize a variety of teaching techniques to assess student learning needs.
   • Integrate real-life situations into learning experiences to encourage critical thinking, interdisciplinary skills, active learning, and teamwork.
   • Use technology appropriately to design and support relevant learning activities that develop students' understanding of discipline-specific thinking practices and create academic literacy.
   • Consider individual differences of students to design and support a range of appropriate learning activities.
3. Assess Student Learning and pedagogical methods that drive continuous improvement
   • Collaborate with colleagues, chairs, deans, and the provost/vice-president of academic affairs across the institution to continue improving measurable learning outcomes.
   • Appropriately measure and assess ACGM and WECM end-of-course learning outcomes and any applicable accrediting agency standards and competencies.
   • Design and align assessments with learning objectives and opportunities that measure or demonstrate student academic achievement.
   • Regularly assess student performance and provide timely constructive feedback.
   • Evaluate teaching and assessment practices to continue improving them.
4. Faculty non-teaching responsibilities
   • Hold at least ten office hours, of which eight out of the ten will be physically conducted on campus.
   • Attend at least fifteen hours per week of LC business in consultation with the Department Chairperson/Program Director/Director.
   • Complete all evaluation measures, Title IX, and other training the institution provides.
   • Participate in instructional, departmental, or institutional research to improve education effectiveness.
5. Professional Development
   • Pursue Professional Development by staying current with the discipline.
   • Actively participate in professional development opportunities pertaining to active, applied, and experiential learning related to workforce and transfer outcomes.
   • Shall participate in mandatory professional development activities required by the college.
6. Faculty Departmental Responsibilities
   • Conduct assessment plans for their respective discipline and/or program.
   • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
7. College-wide participation
   • Advise students about program, career, or transfer opportunities.
   • Participate in assessment and compliance practices.
   • Attend college-wide mandatory events.
   • Participate in community outreach and public relations initiatives.
8. Perform other duties assigned by the Department Chairperson, Program Director, or Director.

ADDITIONAL CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES SPECIFIC TO THE POSITION

1. Ability to work with various types of discipline-specific industry software and technology.

NOTICE: Required Documents

To be considered for this position, you are required to upload your resume and unofficial transcript(s). If recommended for this position an official transcript(s) will be required. In addition, if a license or certificate is required for this position, upload proof of your current license/certificate.

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 1 year Welding Certificate
• 3 years work experience or other relevant experience in a related field.

Preferred:

• 2 year Welding Certificate

Supervision Exercised

N/A

Supervision Received

Department Chairperson, Program Director or Director, respective Dean, Provost/Vice-President of Academic Affairs, Associate Provost (when applicable), and President.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move items weighing up to 50 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

Work is performed in a standard office environment. Work inside a well-lighted and air-conditioned area most of the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

Safety

Required to work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Special Conditions

Immediate supervisor may assign other duties. May be required to work outside regular working hours, as needed. May be required to work at a different college work site or campus as needed.

EEO Statement

In compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 11246 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Laredo College is open to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, or national origin who are otherwise eligible for admission as students. Furthermore, Laredo College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and no applicant or employee will be discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability or national origin.

Foreign Degrees

Foreign degrees require an evaluation for United States equivalency from an approved stated education agency or having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs.

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