Paramedic Technology Full-Time Faculty

Title: Paramedic Technology Full-Time Faculty

Salary Range: $55,000.00

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.50

Work Location: Hybrid

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Jefferson Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Jefferson Community College

Department: Paramedic Technology

Total Rewards

Jefferson Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity, including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

Jefferson Community and Technical College is seeking a full-time Instructor for the Paramedics Technology department. An enthusiastic instructor who will prepare and deliver lectures in the didactic and laboratory setting. This person will demonstrate proficiency in instruction, evaluation, and supervision of students. This position begins in the Fall semester 2026.

Job Duties:

ESSENTIAL TASKS: Other duties include but are not limited to:
• Develop and update laboratory objectives
• Update Blackboard appropriately and report no-shows/student grades during appropriate times as deemed by the college.
• Update and keep track of student skills sheets and attendance
• Develop and update didactic objectives
• Deliver high-stakes quizzes/tests to the Program Coordinator and Medical Director one week prior to the test
• Work with the Program Coordinator to ensure the lab is supplementing didactic learning
• Coach, Mentor, and Advise Students.
• Participate in local student recruitment events and other activities related to the EMS program and community outreach.
• Compliance with CoAEMSP and CAAHEP standards for accreditation.
• Teach courses
• Conduct success and retention activities.
• Perform other related duties as may be assigned.

LEADERSHIP and COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Ability to exchange ideas, information, and opinions effectively with others to formulate procedures and/or arrive jointly at decisions, conclusions, or solutions; ability to manage interpersonal conflict situations requiring tact, diplomacy, and discretion; ability to communicate publicly, clearly and effectively with a variety of people including coworkers and staff of external agencies; ability to demonstrate safe work habits and safe use of equipment; ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing; ability to interact effectively with student populations and a wide variety of co-workers, and the general public.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Three years of related EMS experience,
• KBEMS - Kentucky Licensed Paramedic with a Level III Instructor endorsement
• Be knowledgeable about methods of instruction, testing, and evaluation of students
• Experience in emergency medicine/prehospital care instruction
 

Preferred Qualifications:

An associate degree or higher
Knowledge of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA); college policies, procedures, and practices; ability to plan, organize, and implement multiple tasks effectively.

Additional Skills Requested:

Knowledge of the proper operation of and the ability to use personal computers and job-related software, including Microsoft Office; other job-specific software; office machines such as telephones or copiers; ability to use Smartboards; distance learning applications; and Blackboard.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The conditions herein represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Environment: Work is performed primarily in a standard classroom/lab setting with frequent interruptions and distractions, and extended periods of viewing a computer monitor. The employee may be required to work or meet in the evenings and/or on weekends; they may be required to work clinicals as needed. Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in a classroom/lab setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull up to 10 lbs.; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination, including use of a computer keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.