Veterinary Assisting Instructor at HCI College

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

08 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

10 Mar, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Course Planning, Lecture Delivery, Lab Facilitation, Student Engagement, Assessment, Feedback Provision, Grade Management, Policy Enforcement, Student Advising, Retention Planning, Classroom Management, Computer Literacy, Microsoft Office, Ethical Standards, Continuing Education

Industry

Higher Education

Description

Description Position Summary: Faculty members are responsible for the delivery of quality education services. This entails engaging students, fostering learning, role modeling professionalism, and ultimately producing competently trained students prepared for professional careers. The Veterinary Assisting Instructor will provide up to date and fully prepared instruction to veterinary assisting students in an energetically and motivating instructional manner along with engaging in activities in student retention and manages the classroom/lab activities. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Prepare course plans and materials: Delivering course lectures. Facilitating student engagement. Working one-on-one with students. Assessing students and providing developmental feedback. Deliver courses: Deliver lectures/facilitate labs via on ground or online. Grade projects and exams. Provide progress reports/mid-term feedback. Maintain grade book. Enforce HCI policies (attendance, dress code, etc.). Monitor progress and attendance: Direct and assess student progress in achieving theory (content: cognitive) and performance (competencies: psychomotor and affective) requirement of the program. Monitor student progress and follow-up as needed. Take and report daily attendance and enforce tardy and absence policies. Report attendance issues to the Program Director. Advise students: Answer student questions. Be available for one-on-one assistance/tutoring. Identify at-risk students in a timely fashion: Implement an action plan for success. Provide weekly assessments, follow up, and evaluation of the plan. Provide Weekly Feedback Report. Record grades and submit reports: Maintain grade books. Adhere to departmental grading policies. Submit final grades. Monitor equipment and supply needs. Maintain classroom. Seek out an approved substitute in case of faculty member’s need for absence. Participate in orientation as needed. Attend graduation ceremonies (full-time faculty required and part-time requested). Work on retention plans and program development. Attend staff and faculty meetings (full-time faculty required and part-time requested). Participate in committees and knowledge sharing forums (full-time faculty required and part-time requested). Ensure the proper use of software: Course Key for attendance records. Campus Nexus for communication and contact attempts with students. Moodle for gradebook purposes. Maintain any relevant licensures, certifications, and other required maintenance of paperwork for personnel file. Maintain a minimum of eight (8) hours of Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) annually by participating in professional development and in-services (i.e., continuing education, professional activities, conference presentations, scholarly publications, etc.). Encourage students to submit course evaluations, review course evaluations when available, and use feedback to improve course delivery. Regular and reliable attendance. Comply with all governmental regulations and standards of accreditation. Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned. Requirements Skills and Qualifications: All faculty should, at a minimum, have the degree required for the specific discipline and have experience and appropriate credentials in their relevant area of academia according to CIE, ACCSC, and other governing bodies. Knowledgeable in the course content. Effective in directing and evaluating student learning and lab performance. Prepared in Educational Theory and Techniques. Computer literacy skills including functional knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, etc.). A willingness to follow high ethical standards. Education/Experience: Minimum of an earned Associate’s degree with a major in any area of health sciences from an accredited college or university or equivalent (Required). Minimum of four (4) years of related practical work experience in the subject area(s) taught (per ACCSC) (Required) Current and active Veterinary Technician certification (Required) Physical Demands: The physical demands are those required in a professional office setting and higher education teaching environment, along with activities of a veterinary professional: communicating with coworkers, presenting to a classroom of students (virtual classrooms for on-line), demonstrating procedures and techniques, and getting to and from appropriate classes and offices. Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times. Working Environment: Professional office setting: moderate noise levels; controlled indoor climate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Location: This position is an onsite position. This position will be based out of: ? West Palm Beach (Main Campus) ? Fort Lauderdale (A Branch of West Palm Beach) Any changes must be reviewed by the Vice President of Academic Affairs and President/Chief Executive Officer (CEO). All final approvals must come from the President/CEO.

Responsibilities

Faculty members are responsible for delivering quality education by engaging students, fostering learning, and role modeling professionalism to produce competently trained veterinary assisting students. This includes preparing course materials, delivering lectures/labs, assessing student performance, monitoring progress, and advising students.