Posting number: 08483
Department: RSTC-401010-Academic Administration
Job classification: Instructional Lab Assistant
Posting type: Open
Categories: Trades, Training, Higher Education, Professional Education, Technical Education, Education, Training & Library
Authority
The Instructional Lab Assistant is directly responsible to the Dean of Instruction and works collaboratively with Career Technical Education faculty, division/department leadership, and other College personnel to support safe, effective, and continuous instruction across CTE programs.
Position Purpose
The Instructional Lab Assistant provides instructional and laboratory support across Career Technical Education programs. The position is designed to assist full-time instructors in laboratories and related instructional activities and to provide temporary instructional coverage when a full-time CTE instructor is absent or otherwise unavailable, as assigned and within the employee's qualifications, credentials, and demonstrated areas of competency.
Position pays on the Alabama Community College System salary schedule E3-03.
Major Responsibilities
1. Provide temporary classroom and/or laboratory instructional coverage for full-time CTE instructors when assigned, including during short-term absences, provided the assignment is within the employee's qualifications, credentials, and demonstrated competency.
2. Assist full-time instructors with hands-on laboratories, demonstrations, practice activities, skills assessments, and other instructional activities across all CTE programs as needed.
3. Prepare laboratories, shops, equipment, tools, instructional materials, consumable supplies, and technology for scheduled classes, demonstrations, and training activities.
4. Support student learning during laboratory and shop activities by reinforcing instructor directions, approved procedures, course competencies, safety requirements, and proper use of tools and equipment.
5. Demonstrate safe and appropriate operation of tools, machinery, trainers, equipment, software, and other instructional resources for which the employee has been trained and authorized.
6. Monitor laboratory and shop environments for safety, cleanliness, organization, and readiness; promptly report unsafe conditions, damaged equipment, or needed repairs to the appropriate College official.
7. Assist instructors with enforcing applicable safety rules, industry standards, codes, personal protective equipment requirements, and College laboratory/shop procedures.
8. Assist with student orientation to laboratory procedures, course requirements, evaluation methods, attendance expectations, and other instructional requirements when assigned.
9. When serving as a substitute instructor, follow the established syllabus, course schedule, lesson plans, assignments, assessments, grading expectations, and instructional directions provided by the assigned faculty member or Dean of Instruction.
10. When serving as a substitute instructor, maintain required attendance, instructional, and student records and submit documentation according to College procedures and announced deadlines.
11. Assist faculty with preparing instructional materials, laboratory activities, assignments, projects, skills checkoffs, and examinations as directed.
12. Assist with inventorying, receiving, organizing, storing, and maintaining tools, equipment, materials, and supplies used in CTE instructional laboratories and shops.
13. Identify needed laboratory materials, consumables, equipment repairs, software updates, and technology support and communicate those needs through established College processes.
14. Assist with routine equipment checks and basic preventive maintenance within the scope of the employee's training; refer specialized repairs or service needs to the appropriate personnel or vendor.
15. Support the effective use of current instructional technology, computer applications, simulation equipment, and online learning resources in CTE courses and laboratories.
16. Assist with special industry training, workforce training, dual enrollment, apprenticeship, work-based learning, co-op, and other CTE instructional initiatives as assigned.
17. Assist with CTE recruiting, program demonstrations, student events, open houses, career fairs, competitions, advisory activities, and other College outreach efforts.
18. Participate in applicable staff, department/division, safety, inventory, planning, professional development, and other meetings or activities as assigned.
19. Maintain professional competence in assigned technical areas and complete required College, safety, and industry training.
20. Demonstrate effective communication, professionalism, ethical conduct, dependability, integrity, and respect in all interactions with students, employees, industry partners, and the public.
21. Comply with policies and procedures of the Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees and Reid State Community College.
22. Perform other duties as assigned by the Dean of Instruction or the President consistent with the responsibilities of the position.
Minimum Qualifications
1. Associate degree from a regionally accredited institution in Industrial Electronics/Electricity, Industrial Maintenance, Diesel Technology, Welding Technology, or another related Career Technical Education discipline.
2. Demonstrated knowledge of workplace and laboratory safety practices applicable to career technical instructional environments.
3. Excellent oral, written, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
4. Ability to use standard computer applications and instructional technologies, including word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, electronic communication, and learning management systems.
5. Ability to work non-standard hours, including occasional evening or other adjusted assignments, as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
As this is an online application system, please use an email address you regularly monitor, as any follow-up notifications will be sent to the address listed on the application. Please read the entire application procedure before applying.
Applicants must meet the minimum and required qualifications and must submit a completed application through the online application system to be considered for this position. Submission of a completed application packet is the applicant's responsibility. To be considered for an interview, only complete application packages will be given consideration; incomplete application packets will eliminate the possibility of an interview.
The applicant must submit all the following as outlined:
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Applications must be filed online at: https://www.reidstate.edu/employment If at any point you have problems completing your application, contact the human resources department at Reid State Community College ( sbrown@reidstate.edu).
Please note: All application materials must be electronic. It is recommended that you have digital copies (such as PDFs) of your resume, employment verification documents (if applicable), all required transcripts, and any other documents identified in the vacancy announcement ready when you begin the online application process. You will be given the opportunity to upload these during the process. Reid State Community College does not accept faxed, mailed, or emailed application materials
Complete application files must be received by the application deadline. Applicants who fail to submit all required information will be disqualified from consideration. Only applications received during the period of this announcement will be considered.
Applicants are responsible for their own travel expenses.
In accordance with Alabama Community College System policy and guidelines, the applicant chosen for employment will be required to sign a consent form for a criminal background check. Employment will be contingent upon the receipt of a clearance notification from the criminal background check.
Reid State Community College is an active participant in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify). E-Verify electronically confirms an employee’s eligibility to work in the United States as required by the Department of Homeland Security.
Reid State Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the Alabama Community College System, including all postsecondary community and technical colleges under the control of the Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees, that no employee or applicant for employment or promotion, on the basis of any impermissible criterion or characteristic including, without limitation, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, disability, sex, age, or any other protected class as defined by federal and state law, shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity, or employment.
Reid State Community College will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities who are applicants or employees. Applicants who require reasonable accommodation for the interview are encouraged to request it when contacted for an interview appointment.
The College reserves the right to withdraw this job announcement at any time prior to the award being made. The College reserves the right to fill the position within one year of the stated anticipated starting date or not to fill the position due to budgetary or operational considerations.
The College reserves the right to fill more than one position in the same job classification should another vacancy occur during the search process.
Alabama’s community and technical colleges were merged into one system May 3, 1963, when legislators laid the groundwork for a unified system of institutions to focus on accessible training in “arts and sciences and in useful skills and trades” for current and future labor needs. Sixty years have passed, but that important cause remains the singular purpose of the Alabama Community College System (ACCS). With 24 community and technical colleges in more than 130 locations and an economic impact of $6.6 billion, the ACCS is Alabama's gateway to first-class, affordable education and technical training to compete in a constantly evolving workforce. More than 155,000 Alabamians benefit from the various certification, credential, dual enrollment and degree programs the ACCS offers alongside leading industry partners. The System includes the Alabama Training Network, which provides extensive training and service offerings directly to business and industry, and the ACCS Innovation Center, which provides rapid skills training through its Skills for Success program. The ACCS is governed by the Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees.
