Title Welding Adjunct Instructor Agency Rappahannock Community College Location Gloucester - 073 FLSA Exempt Hiring Range 30 per hour Full Time or Part Time Part Time Additional Detail
Job Description
Rappahannock Community College (RCC) founded in 1970 provides high-quality educational and training opportunities throughout a 12-county service region, an hour east of Richmond on the beautiful western shore of the Chesapeake Bay with access to fresh local seafood and water activities. RCC delivers accessible and affordable educational opportunities, including for-credit transfer and career technical programs, robust distance education coursework, quality dual enrollment courses, and award-winning workforce training and credentialing programs. RCCs annualized enrollment of 3700 credit students in 2024-2025 and almost 800 workforce and community development students are supported by almost 140 full-time employees and over 200 part-time adjunct employees across two main campuses and four satellite sites.
Are you someone who wants to help students achieve their educational and professional dreams? RCC seeks applicants for Welding Adjunct Instructor positions. This part-time position will instruct students on skill-sets that are specific to American Welding Society certifications SMAW GMAW FCAW and GTAW and in the maintenance and safe operation of tools and equipment. Other duties include but are not limited to:
• Initiating purchase requisitions for supplies and equipment • Operating band saws and pipe beveling equipment • Providing welding assemblies for training and the AWS Test • Keeping records of daily attendance and student progress • Maintaining a clean and orderly classroom and lab area
The College desires candidates with a commitment to the community college mission and experience working in a varied student population, including adult learners and at-risk students. The successful candidate will be committed to academic excellence, continuous improvement through professional development, assessment program, and course development, and creating a collegial environment of civility, collaboration, and open communication. The college strives for a faculty of content experts who are also knowledgeable about best practices, innovative strategies, and instructional technologies that support teaching and learning.
Minimum Qualifications
High school diploma or equivalent. Considerable welding experience. Working knowledge of welding shop Safety Practices and Proper PPE knowledge of metal fabrication, pipe fitting, and welding machine operation and maintenance. Demonstrated ability to communicate and work effectively with multi-cultural populations. Strong written and oral communication skills. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. and be able to intermittently stand, walk, bend, push, and pull for continuous hours. This position requires good eye sight that has to be correctible to 2020, which is accomplished with glasses or a helper lends a hand in the welding shield.
Additional Considerations
Ability to read Welding Drawings and Prints. Experience in SMAW GMAW FCAW and GTAW and Pipe Experience. Prior AWS or Mil-STD Welding Certifications. Knowledge of AWS Welding Certification procedure. Ability to pass AWS Welding Certification test in SMAW and FCAW in the 3G Position and 6G SMAW and GTAW test required for Pipe.