Welding Fabrication Adjunct Faculty

NOTE: Adjunct Faculty positions are for specific classes only and do not imply any availability of full-time employment.

SHIFT:   Evening/Weekend teaching assignments | Flexible hours based upon the needs of the college

LOCATION:  Lakeshore Technical College - Cleveland, Wisconsin

POSITION SUMMARY:  Provide instruction to students in the Welding and Fabrication program courses through a variety of delivery formats (e.g.: online, face to face, virtual computer conference) at Lakeshore Technical College. Coursework includes welding in MIG, TIG and Stick processes, all positions. Our students weld and fabricate using various materials including mild steel, aluminum and stainless. Provide an exceptional customer service experience to both internal and external customers throughout every interaction.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS/ADA: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS (Other duties may be assigned):

100% Instruction
•    Responsible for placing learning first and providing educational experiences for learners in various delivery formats, schedules, and in various places in accordance with the mission of the college inclusive of: facilitating learning of diverse students, assessing student performance, as well as instruction and outcomes, developing and maintaining current/relevant course materials, and communicating with the community, other schools, the college, the division, and team members.
•    Developing curriculum, including learning activities and assessments.
•    Work with curriculum coach to ensure state and LTC design requirements are met.
•    Teaching/training in business and industry may be assigned. 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: <insert if applicable>

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS: 
•    Be familiar with basic hardware; use a laptop, printer, and scanning techniques equipment.
•    Securely access college network systems using appropriate multi-factor authentication, navigate through Windows; and appropriate navigation through the internet.
•    Use voicemail, email, and calendaring programs.
•    Understand database concepts and use queries; create a basic spreadsheet; create simple charts and graphs; develop materials using presentation software; manage and create files.
•    Use video conferencing.
•    Utilize PeopleSoft appropriately.
•    Use electronic timesheet.
•    Use Blackboard and associated tools.
•    Utilize classroom technologies necessary for instruction (e.g., Interactive Whiteboard, SmartBoard, Projectors, Document Camera, and Lecture Capture equipment).
•    Manage laptop carts.
•    Use Worldwide Instructional Design System (WIDS) for curriculum development and access to course/syllabi information.

OTHER KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: 
•    Experience with computer assisted instruction and software.
•    Working knowledge of PC software in a windows environment.
•    Possess excellent classroom delivery skills, which encourage success and participation on the part of the students.
•    Must be well motivated and have a strong interest in contributing to the success of students and the College.
•    Positive human relations and effective written and oral communication skills essential.
•    Exemplify college values in all staff and student interactions, as well as services delivered. 
•    Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and relate successfully with staff, students, and people of diverse cultural, social, or educational backgrounds.
•    Fluent, bilingual individual is beneficial.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
•    Minimum of a Technical Diploma and two years of recent related occupational experience OR seven years (14,000 hours) with broad exposure to various areas of assignment or equivalent combination required.
•    Teaching experience in welding and fabrication preferred.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSURE, REGISTRATION:
•    Certified Weld Inspector (CWI), Certified Welding Educator (CWE), and ASNT SNT-TC-1A Level 3 preferred.
•    Valid license to operate a forklift is preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:
•    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear.
•    The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. 
•    The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
•    The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
•    Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
•    Work environment may require multi-tasking.  
•    The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
•    The employee is regularly exposed to wet, humid conditions (non-weather), work near moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, extreme heat (non-weather), risk of electrical shock, and vibration.
•    All proper personal protective equipment (PPE) is used.

This job description is designed to cover the basic functions of the job and is not considered a detailed description of every job duty that is required, other duties may be assigned as needed. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice to ensure the successful delivery of organizational objectives. 

CONDITION(S) OF EMPLOYMENT:

•    Employment conditional on completion of a Background Information Disclosure (BID) with the results acceptable to the College.
•    Must meet and maintain Faculty Quality Assurance System (FQAS) requirements within 5 years of employment.

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