SUMMARY

The Instructor provides instruction to students in the Heavy Equipment Operations program.
Flathead Valley Community College is an outstanding public community college located on a beautiful campus in Kalispell, Montana with panoramic views of the northern Rocky Mountains and Glacier National Park. Our vision is to improve lives through learning, and the trustees, faculty and staff are dedicated to values that foster and preserve the spirit of our college and promote and support the well-being and economic development of the communities we serve.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

The Montana Board of Regents of Higher Education Policy 730 requires the following minimum qualifications for faculty in career and technical disciplines:

Instructor:

• Three years’ experience in the occupation to be taught; OR,
• An equivalent number of years of postsecondary education in the career/technical discipline, combined with work experience in the career/technical discipline

Instructor Sr:

• Three years’ experience in the occupation to be taught; AND,
• Bachelor’s degree or professional licensure in directly related career/technical discipline.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Academic (AAS or certification) or professional credentials in Heavy Equipment Operations
• Five years of professional industry work experience in Heavy Equipment Operations
• Experience teaching in higher education or at a secondary level

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Ability to effectively teach content material
• Ability to work within policies and procedures of FVCC
• Ability and willingness to serve as an ambassador for the College by interacting appropriately with the college community and community
• Ability to maintain effective and positive professional relationships
• Ability to follow and issue directions
• Demonstrated communication, technology, presentation, customer service and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively with people from a variety of culturally diverse backgrounds
• Ability to intermittently work non-traditional schedules including evenings, weekends, etc.
• Ability to maintain regular and acceptable attendance levels
• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
• Ability to successfully pass a criminal background check
• Ability to respond in the event of an emergency
• This is a Medium Duty job, according to the Selected Characteristics of Occupations Defined in the Revised Dictionary of Occupational Titles, U.S. Department of Labor and Industry. Medium Duty involves exertion of 20-50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10-25 pounds frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds continuously to move objects.

• Provides career-oriented instruction and support to students to assist them in the development and/or improvement of heavy equipment operations skills
• Maintains and submits instructional records in accordance with requirements
• Attends meetings and participates in student and/or program assessment as directed
• Works with other staff on curriculum and instructional content, and effective uses of multimedia in the development of on-line and blended trades/technology, or on-campus courses
• Maintains current knowledge of technology and instructional practices that relate to the use of technology
• Fosters positive student and community relations
• Remains current in practices, trends and research related to areas of assignment
• Attends related trainings, workshops, and professional development
• Cross trains to perform other departmental and team functions; backfills for staff as needed
• Actively participates in the development of a climate that promotes and supports innovation and efforts to continuously improve services to students, faculty, and the College
• Creates and maintains a collaborative and collegial environment with colleagues and maintains effective working relationships
• Maintains professional ethics and confidentiality of students in accordance with applicable laws and policies
• Advances the mission of FVCC by serving on or convening committees and contributing in the community in college-related activities
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Reports to the Director of Trades Institute