HVAC Instructor

We are hiring for BOTH Full-Time and Part-Time HVAC Instructor Positions

The instructor is responsible for providing and sustaining an effective learning environment for every student through well prepared classes, relevant assignments, fair and holistic assessment of learning, clear documentation and feedback on student progress, and support of academic success for all students. The instructor is responsible for maintenance of professional competence through engagement in documented professional development activities, for engagement in documented faculty development activities that enhance the ability to provide effective instruction and for participation in departmental and campus-wide activities.

• Maintains a thorough knowledge and understanding of all school policies and adheres to and upholds their implementation and enforcement.
• Convenes all assigned classes in accordance with their start and end times.
• Maintains a safe environment for all students, faculty, and staff.
• Safeguards materials, records, and equipment.
• Attends school functions including staff meetings, inservice training, faculty meetings, orientation, graduation, and special student activities and school events as required.
• Serves as a professional role model to students.
• Inspires student confidence in school, faculty, and self.
• Demonstrates commitment to interdepartmental cooperation.
• Maintains professional dress and demeanor.
• Maintains appropriate confidentiality when working with students, records, and administrative staff.
• Maintains an attitude of enthusiasm and willingness to cooperate and collaborate.
• Interacts with students and fellow employees in a courteous, professional, and positive manner. Treats students with fairness, impartiality, and objectivity.
• Provides advance notification regarding lateness, absence, and vacation schedules during time of substitute assignments.
• Maintains and posts office hours for the purpose of student advisement and tutoring.
• Maintains accurate, uptodate records of student progress, performance, and attendance, using the tools and technology provided by the institution, as required by school policy and procedure.
• Maintains appropriate confidentiality when working with students, records, and administrative staff.
• Ensures midterm and final student grades are submitted in accordance with school policy.
• Provides students with a full understanding of course objectives (syllabus, course outlines, and course materials/equipment) on the first day of class and throughout the course.
• Maintains appropriate classroom control while utilizing a variety of teaching methods and strategies to meet the needs of varying student learning styles.
• Maintains records of course preparation (lesson plans, etc.) and evaluation tools (examinations, quizzes, project/portfolio assignments, etc.), and submits as required.
• Holds class for full duration of scheduled hours and facilitates effective use of class time.
• Ensures that all course materials and objectives are presented to accomplish the objectives on the official curriculum syllabus.
• Maintains consistent performance when dealing with all students with respect to grading, documentation, policies, and discipline.
• Provides the Director of Education or his or her designee with regular feedback relative to class and student progress and/or problems and concerns.
• Provides the student with timely information on his or her academic progress relative to quizzes, exams, homework, and projects; review progress with students on a regular basis, well in advance of the end of a term.
• Ensures the classroom/laboratory facility is left in a clean and orderly manner upon conclusion of scheduled session.
• Actively enforces school policies, such as online/computer usage, dress code, etc. always.
• Draws on firsthand experiences to relate the material presented. observation results.
• Assign laboratory activities that coincide with the material presented in lecture sessions as appropriate.
• Presides over all scheduled laboratory activities and hours.
• Ensures that time is spent productively by students working on appropriate assignments.
• Provides the opportunity for individual student attention.
• Evaluates students and provides them with specific feedback.
• Conducts initial troubleshooting measures on equipment and promptly labels and reports all equipment in need of repair.
• Provides adequate safety measures for students and security measures to ensure safety of laboratory equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

• EPA certification
• High school diploma or equivalent
• 5 years of experience in academic instruction in a postsecondary environment
• 5 years of industry experience in the field of instruction.
• Clean MVR ad background check

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. Houston Career Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer and service provider for all individuals, including those with disabilities. Mikhail Education Corporation does not discriminate against any person, but rather bases all employment decisions on an individual's demonstrated, job-related ability, skill, and knowledge. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities for all without regard to mental or physical disability, genetic information of any individual or of his/her family, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected class. Equal opportunity is also provided in assignments, training, compensation, transfers, promotions, classification, referral, benefit programs, and discharge.

Our mission is to transform lives through affordable and effective career-focused education, equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to achieve their career goals.