Unclassified Employment Opportunities

Position: Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HACR) Instructor/Program Manager
Department: Career and Technical Education
Reports To: Dean of Instruction

Position Summary
This 9-month position oversees the entire HACR program. This position reports to the Dean of Instruction.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Instruct program courses.
  • Devise, draft, and disseminate policies for the program.
  • Assess and report on program.
  • Provide leadership, facilitate and complete required program accreditation and endorsements.
  • Work with program faculty, department chairs and deans to schedule program specific courses and consults with other departments and programs on scheduling of shared and related courses.
  • Review courses and curriculum and suggest changes when required. Initiate changes through Curriculum Committee.
  • Research, record and report on Industry Based Credentials appropriate to the program.
  • Advise and coordinate advising for students seeking a degree or credential in the program. This includes tracking students through use of degree audits or through student tracking systems or software implemented by the College or the program.
  • Evaluate student transcripts as requested.
  • Manage Advisory Board selection; schedule meetings and create agenda; and document meetings and advisory actions.
  • Develop relationships with community members and appropriate partners to include institutions for transfer, possible employers, appropriate community stakeholders or organizations.
  • Collaborate with similar program faculty at other LCTCS institutions through peer groups, content appropriate meetings and task specific workgroups.
  • Coordinate with the Library, IT director and Facilities personnel to support program needs.
  • Actively recruit students for program and approve program specific recruiting materials. Organize and/ or participates in recruiting events, open houses, speaking engagements, etc. both on campus and in the community.
  • Manage the program budget.
  • Participate in the selection and purchasing process for program specific supplies and equipment.
  • Actively participate in recruiting, interview and selection processes for new full-time and adjunct program faculty and for other institutional faculty and staff as needed.
  • Participate in support, mentoring and evaluating of adjunct program faculty.
  • Provide program information on curriculum, advising, transfer or employment, etc. related to the program to all members of the Nunez community, including students, faculty, advisors and administrators as needed.
  • Participate in professional development activities which may include local, regional or national conferences.
  • Although appointed for an academic year, program managers should be available for occasional consultation during summers and semester breaks to provide consistency in program leadership. The College will make every effort to provide adequate prior notice for face to face meetings and will make use of phone, electronic communication and video conferencing technology when possible. Compensation for longer interactions, projects, extended on-campus attendance or College required travel will be handled on an individual basis. The College also recognizes that there may be times that program managers are unavailable during summers and semester breaks and will work with them to address concerns that may arise at those times.
  • Assists students to earn an EPA Certification.

Education and Experience Requirements
4 years’ experience, including 2 years at the journeyman level, in installation, repair, adjustment and modification of electrical controls and electrical and pneumonic instrumentation for heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration systems, boiler systems, fire alarms, sound systems and energy management systems in a large, complex physical plant.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Curriculum Planning & Program Development and Management
  • Effective classroom management including maintaining a positive learning environment
  • Leadership
  • Mentoring
  • Records Management
  • Extensive knowledge of the content area
  • Ability to effectively handle conflict productively in a professional situation
  • Knowledge and commitment to institutional mission and values and the ability to work with stakeholders across the college to achieve and uphold those

Preferred Qualifications

  • Associate’s degree in related field
  • Demonstrated success in training or education

 Physical Demands: When Applicable

  • Ability to work in excess of 40 hours a week, which may include nights and weekends
  • Ability to operate a computer and standard office equipment
  • Ability to carry <25 lbs., stand, sit, reach, bend, climb, reach and push/pull Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

To apply, send resume, unofficial transcripts/certifications if applicable, and contact information for three professional references to: [email protected] (put HACR Instructor/Program Manager in the subject line)

All applications are confidential, and references will not be contacted without the expressed authorization of the applicant.

It is the policy of Nunez Community College not to discriminate based on sex, creed, color, race, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or disability in its educational programs, activities, or employment policies as required by Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments and other Federal and State anti- discrimination laws.

Incomplete applications will not be forwarded for review.

ADA & EOE