Overview
Title: Welding Instructor
Agency: Rappahannock Community College
Location: Gloucester - 073
FLSA: Exempt
Hiring Range: $30/hour
Full Time or Part Time: Part Time
Additional Detail not provided.
Job Description
Rappahannock Community College (RCC) is a two-year public institution of higher education in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). Established in 1971 as a comprehensive community college, RCC serves the residents of multiple counties with quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities. RCC seeks adjunct instructors to teach Welding courses at the Glenns Campus. The College desires candidates with a commitment to the community college mission and experience working in a diverse student population, including adult learners and at-risk students. The successful candidate will be committed to academic excellence, continuous improvement through professional development, assessment, program and course development, and creating a collegial environment of civility, collaboration and open communication. The college strives for a faculty of content experts who are also knowledgeable about best practices, innovative strategies, and instructional technologies that support teaching and learning.
This position will instruct students on skill-sets that are to be specified American Welding Society certifications: SMAW, GMAW, FCAW and GTAW, and instruct students in the use, maintenance, and safe operation of tools and equipment. Other duties include but are not limited to: initiating purchase requisitions for supplies and equipment; operating band saw and pipe beveling equipment to provide welding assemblies for training and AWS Test; keeping records of daily attendance and student progress; maintaining a clean and orderly classroom and lab area.
Responsibilities
- Instruct welding courses aligned with American Welding Society certifications (SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW).
- Instruct students in the use, maintenance, and safe operation of welding tools and equipment.
- Initiate purchase requisitions for supplies and equipment.
- Operate band saw and pipe beveling equipment to prepare welding assemblies for training and AWS tests.
- Keep records of daily attendance and student progress.
- Maintain a clean and orderly classroom and lab area.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Considerable welding experience.
- Working knowledge of welding shop safety practices and PPE; knowledge of metal fabrication, pipe fitting, and welding machine operation and maintenance.
- Ability to communicate and work effectively with multicultural populations; strong written and oral communication skills.
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs and intermittently stand, walk, bend, push, and pull for extended periods.
- Good eyesight with corrective measures (glasses or helper) to 20/20; welding shield assistance as needed.
Additional Considerations
- Ability to read welding drawings and prints.
- Experience in SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, and pipe experience.
- Prior AWS or Mil-STD welding certifications.
- Knowledge of AWS welding certification procedures.
- Ability to pass AWS welding certification tests in SMAW and FCAW (3G) and 6G SMAW and GTAW (pipe).