Position Summary

Instructors are responsible to the Division Chair and/or the appropriate Instructional Dean for planning, preparing, and presenting appropriate and effective learning experiences to students.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

DUTIES:

Assist or be responsible for the development and ongoing implementation, evaluation, and revision of the Programmatic Assessment Plan.
Assist or be responsible for construction, administration, assessment, and revision of student learning activities and evaluation in the classroom, laboratory, and clinical settings.
Assume responsibility for budget management of the program and adherence to fiscal policies and procedures.
Coordinate activities with affiliated clinical agencies, including student rotations, affiliation agreements evaluation, and maintaining effective interpersonal relationships with agency personnel.
Assume responsibility for faculty (full-time, part-time, and adjunct), including recruitment, recommendation, assignments, contracts, teaching aids, supervision, evaluation, and provision for orientation and professional development.
Prepare semester class schedules, coordinate with general education faculty, and plan, approve and coordinate equitable faculty schedules and submit to the Dean of Health Sciences for approval.
Recommend yearly budgetary expenditures, ensuring adequate program resources.
Prepare reports each semester, annually, and as needed to adhere to institutional and accrediting agency requirements.
Participate in local, regional, state, and national activities necessary to maintain awareness of current issues affecting the education of students and their practice.
Plan and participate in program faculty meetings and coordinate program activities with college administration and other academic support areas.
Carry out teaching responsibilities and other activities expected of health sciences faculty.
Collection and analysis of data required by the accrediting body with evidence of ongoing program improvements.
Responsible for the development of the self-study report for the accrediting body.
Assume responsibility for student advisement, record, selection, registration, progression and graduation requirements, programs, printed material, and other related activities.
Design, maintain and update the program website annually.
Serve as an active member of department, area, and college, and serve on committees as assigned.
Submit yearly documentation of continuing education activities sufficient to ensure current knowledge in the area of expertise and to meet state and/or national licensure/certification requirements.
Oversee SACSCOC compliance and specialty accreditation compliance for all programs/services in the assigned division/department.
Complete all Unit Strategic Plan and Student Learning Outcome processes and evaluate division outcomes.
Maintain inventory and equipment assigned to the division.
Assign classrooms, labs, or other areas used by staff and faculty.
Ensure that all learning environments (e.g., classroom, shop, and/or lab facilities) are maintained in a safe and orderly manner.
Recruit students and develop strategies to assist them to persist to graduation.
Comply with all policies of the Alabama Community College System and the College.
Perform other duties as assigned.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of positions given this title and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring departments. Specific job-related duties assigned by hiring departments shall be consistent with the representative essential functions listed above and shall not be construed as expanding a particular position’s role, scope, FLSA status, or grade.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Possess a minimum of an Associate’s degree, with a concentration in surgical technology, from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education is required.
Be a graduate of an education program in surgical technology accredited by a nationally recognized programmatic accreditation agency is required.
Possess a credential in the field of surgical technology through a national certification program that is accredited by the national Commission of Certifying Agencies (NCCA) is required.
Have a minimum total of five (5) years of experience, either in the operating room scrub role or as an instructor in surgical technology, or a combination or both, within the past ten years is required.

PREFERRED PROFILE:

A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a healthcare or related field.
Have documented education or experience in instructional methodology, curriculum design, and program planning.
A minimum of three (3) years of teaching experience in a surgical technology program, including curriculum planning, evaluation, revision, classroom instruction, and student assessment.
Two (2) years of administrative/supervisory experience.
Competency in the use of current educational technologies.
Experience with online teaching methodologies and formats.
Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills.
Commitment to the community college mission.
Experience with diverse populations.
Successful problem-solving skills.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to deal effectively with students, other employees, and the public.

Application Procedures/Additional Information

PROJECTED STARTING DATE: December 2024

SALARY: Salary Schedule “D" - $41,282 – $92,513 (9 months), based on education and previous full-time and related experience, as submitted by the candidate in the application packet, subject to verification upon hire.

Additional summer employment may be available.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 14, 2024 – 4:00 P.M.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Only complete application packages will be given consideration for employment. Complete package consists of (a) Gadsden State Community College application, (b) letter of interest, (c) current resume, and (d) copies of transcripts of postsecondary education. Application materials must provide documentation that the applicant meets all minimum qualifications.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE FILED ONLINE AT: https://www.gadsdenstate.edu/about-us/employment.cms

IF AT ANY POINT YOU HAVE PROBLEMS COMPLETING YOUR APPLICATION, CONTACT THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AT GADSDEN STATE (jobs@gadsdenstate.edu)

Please Note:

ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS MUST BE ELECTRONIC- It is recommended that you have digital (such as pdf) copies of your cover letter, resume, employment verification documents (if applicable), ALL required transcripts, and any other document identified in the vacancy announcement ready when you begin the on-line application process. You will be given the opportunity to upload these during the process.
When you finish the steps to apply, you will receive an on-screen notice that you have successfully applied. HOWEVER, this notice does not mean your application materials are complete in accordance with the vacancy announcement. All correspondence with applicants regarding the College's search process will be sent via e-mail.

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Applicants must adhere to the College’s prescribed interview schedule and must travel at their own expense. Application materials are considered privileged and confidential and will be used for employment purposes only.

Gadsden State Community College is an equal opportunity employer. It is the official policy of the Alabama Community College System, including postsecondary institutions under the control of the Board of Trustees, that no person in Alabama shall, on the grounds of race, color, disability, sex, religion, creed, national origin, age, or other classification protected by Federal or State law, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity or employment. Gadsden State will make reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled applicants or employees. More than one position in the same job classification may be filled from the applicants for this position should another vacancy occur during the search process. The College reserves the right to withdraw this job announcement at any time prior to the awarding.Any offer of employment is contingent upon a satisfactory criminal background investigation. This employer participates in E-Verify.

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