P Aviation Instructor /PE9703

Description of Position

A successful Part-time Aviation Instructor recognizes that service to our students is our highest priority, and embraces their role in student success, recruitment, and retention. This includes being open to a variety of delivery methods and course design with the possibility of interactive, online, day, evening, weekend classes and/or teaching at various College locations and/or in the high school/college dual enrollment programs. In addition, instructors should be open to both traditional (16 week) and compressed course design (i.e., 8 week classes). Instructors can expect to participate in innovative forms of assessment and should be willing to utilize Open Educational Resources (OER) when possible.

Essential Duties Include:

-Meet and teach assigned flight hours in accordance with flight course outlines. A course outline is a district-approved document covering such items as course prefix, number, title, description, learning outcomes and content.

-Promptly submit required grade reports, evaluations, and academic reports to the Director of Aerospace Science. 

-Follow the accepted standards of conduct for Instructors as described in applicable academic policies, which relate to satisfactory service and conduct becoming of an Instructor. 

-Yavapai College requires that you use the official email address provided by Yavapai College. It is expected that you will monitor the email account regularly for official correspondence from Yavapai College and your Division and respond to students in a timely and professional manner.

-Attend required instructional related meetings such as: orientation meetings, department or division meetings, other meetings as required.

-Attend meetings and workshops as may be necessary to obtain or renew certification or essential licensure requirements.

-Complete all required NEOED trainings on an annual basis.

-Participate in professional development opportunities offered at Yavapai College, including orientation, workshops, trainings, Convocation and division and department meetings, as applicable. 

-Other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Expectations & Requirements

-Degree in discipline (Associate’s degree or higher) AND 5 years or 5,000 hours of documented experience recent with the discipline; AND/OR Professional Licensure/Specialized certificate(s) AND/OR 5 years or 5,000 hours of documented and recent work experience.

-Professional Licensure certificates include Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) or FAA Certified Flight Instructor (CFII), and Flight Instructor Fundamentals of Instruction (FOI) professional licensure.

Preferred Skills & Abilities

-Professional experience in a community college/higher education work environment.

-Experience with on-line learning systems such as Canvas.

Essential Functions

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements and competencies listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Regular attendance is an essential job function as it demonstrates dependability towards the performance of job duties. 

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, communicate and listen. The employee is frequently required to use hands or assistive devices to type, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to stand; move and reach with hands/arms or assistive devices. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. 

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations maybe made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet but may vary based on assignment