Job Title
Wage Agency Instructor - Heavy Equipment - South Texas
Agency
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
Department
Infrastructure Training And Safety Institute
Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate
Job Location
Brownsville, Texas
Job Type
Temporary/Casual Staff (Fixed Term)
Wage Agency Instructor - South Texas
$45.00 per hour
1 Position Available
Temporary/Casual Position
Within 300 Miles of Brownsville, TX
The Role at a Glance
The Wage Agency Instructor, under direction, assists in training various specialty skilled and/or semi-skilled courses within a specified program. Utilizes knowledge of adult learning theories and learning styles to help maximize learner success and ensure overall effectiveness of the course instruction. Performs online and/or classroom instruction, field-based skills training, and/or may provide technical assistance in a specialty area. Uses a variety of media to present course material. May assist in creating new and/or updating curriculum content, when necessary, to meet learner needs.
This position reports to the Training Manager, Transportation & Heavy Equipment.
Qualifications of the Role
High School Diploma or GED.
Four years heavy equipment operations to include experience on two or more of the following: Aerial Work Platforms, Backhoe, Bulldozer, Dump Truck, Excavator, Forklift, Front End Loader, Maintainer, and Skid Steer.
One year of adult education and/or training.
Must have a valid motor vehicle operator’s license or ability to obtain within 30 days of employment.
About Us
The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) is an internationally recognized leader in emergency response training, workforce training, and technical assistance. Major TEEX competencies include fire and rescue, infrastructure and safety, law enforcement, cybersecurity, economic and workforce development, and homeland security. Every TEEX employee has a direct impact on Making a Difference to the professionals who respond to emergencies, safeguard communities, and ultimately save lives.
We are focused on enhancing organizational effectiveness by creating an optimal work environment that empowers employees to improve themselves and their communities. Additionally, we offer competitive salaries and benefits, value work/life balance, and support employees’ education and professional development.
Benefits You Can Expect from TEEX
Wage Employee Benefits
Flexible work schedule on an as-needed basis, perfect for supplemental income.
Optional retirement savings programs through The Texas A&M University System.
Time as a wage employee with TEEX counts toward Lifetime and State Service for State of Texas full-time employee benefits.
Build Your Career
Expand your network and build lasting connections with industry experts and peers.
Enhance your skills and professional growth while representing a world-class organization.
Learn more about the career paths and professional development opportunities available to all TEEX employees.
TEEX Employer Notices Military Crosswalk Info
Applications must either have all job application data entered, or a resume attached. Not doing so could result in an incomplete submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.
The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) is an internationally recognized leader in the delivery of emergency response, homeland security and workforce training, as well as exercises, technical assistance and economic development. TEEX serves more than 169,000 people annually from every U.S. state and territory and 79 countries worldwide.
Renowned for its hands-on, customized training, TEEX offers a wide range of technical and skills training programs aimed at employed workers and those entering the labor force. Both public and private sector organizations count on TEEX for outstanding training and the technical expertise of its instructors, many of whom are the top experts in their respective fields.
TEEX operates a comprehensive emergency preparedness campus, which includes some of the world’s top training facilities in the Brayton Fire Training Field, Disaster City® and the Emergency Operations Training Center, as well as state-of-the-art facilities for public utilities, law enforcement and unexploded ordnance training.
As part of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium and home to the National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center, TEEX has been a leader in homeland security training since 1998. The agency also sponsors the state’s elite urban search and rescue team, Texas TaskForce 1, standing ready to respond at a moment’s notice in times of disaster.
TEEX is a member of The Texas A&M University System, one of the largest and most complex systems of higher education in the United States.
TEEX Mission
TEEX makes a difference by providing training, offering practical solutions, and saving lives.
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