Title: Workforce Instructor - Medical Assistant, Phlebotomy, Certified Professional Medical Billing and Coding Instructors
Agency: Northern VA Community College
Location: Alexandria - 510
FLSA: Exempt
Hiring Range: Starting salary is commensurate as based on assigned instructor level, education, and experience.
Full Time or Part Time: Part Time
Job Description:
Adjunct faculty members are responsible for effectively planning and teaching courses in the designated discipline/field of study to students from a variety of academic backgrounds and experiences. Teaching may include a variety of formats: face to face, remote, and online. . NOVA Workforce adjunct faculty are employed to teach up to 29 CEUs/290 hrs during a semester. Teaching load is based on student enrollment and staffing needs. The adjunct faculty contract contains no expectation or guarantee of continued employment.
Duties and Tasks:
- Teach specific classes in the designated discipline.
- Develop course syllabi and instructional materials.
- Maintain records, assign grades, and assess student progress.
- Adhere to policies, procedures, and regulations of NOVA and the VCCS.
- Maintain current competence in the particular discipline or field of specialization.
Essential Functions:
As a part of the primary responsibility to provide quality instruction, the College expects each faculty member to meet assigned classes regularly; submit required records and reports routinely; teach the prescribed courses of study with the established texts; and adhere to the statement on professional ethics in accordance with College policies, procedures, and regulations.
Minimum Qualifications:
KSA's
- Ability to work with groups of varying ages, and skills level
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Exellent analytical skills
- Excellent oral/written communication skills
- Ability to communicate complex subjects in a clear and engaging way
- Ability to use instructional technology
- Ability to work with groups of varying ages, and skills level
- Must be a self-starter and innovative thinker
- Must hold current certification associated with class being taught
Required Qualifications:
- Experience teaching adult learners
- Experience in curriculum design and development
- Experience teaching hybrid training courses
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience teaching in higher education
- Experience teaching in classroom, hybrid, and online formats.
- Demonstrated commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive working and learning environment.
- Experience teaching students from diverse language backgrounds and varying levels of proficiency.