Staff Instructor - CDL (Staff Instructor III)

Title: Staff Instructor - CDL (Staff Instructor III)

Salary Range: $52,5000 – 54,000

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Gateway Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Gateway Fort Wright

Department: Workforce Solutions

Total Rewards

Gateway 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

Provides student learning through the delivery of course instruction in CDL training (instruction) for businesses and students through Workforce Solutions.

Job Duties:

• Facilitate delivery of CDL training to students from a variety of backgrounds and monitor all student skill progress.
• Ensure students comply with all federal and state DOT requirements and ensure program standards continually meet the Federal Training Provider Registry Requirements.
• Schedule and prepare students for successful CDL driving test.
  
• Work daily with the team to organize classroom, range, and on-the-road student training activities, being mindful of student-to-instructor ratio and individual student learning styles.
• Evaluate and assess student completion and learning outcomes.
• Collaborate with Workforce Solutions support team for student success coaching and tracking as needed.
  
• Participate in student and employer recruitment events, as well as student retention activities.
• Participate in team planning meetings.
• Other duties as assigned including but not limited to potential night-time instruction as needed.
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate's degree or equivalent and 4 to 6 years of relevant experience
  
• Active CDL A License
  
• 2 years over-the-road CDL driving experience or other related technical experience
  
• Must be able to work independently.
  
• Detail-oriented, self-motivated, ability to work independently and adapt seamlessly to fast-paced, dynamic environments.
  
• Skilled in engaging and supporting students from different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities effectively and meet tight deadlines.
  
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Forms, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Word).
   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and 4 to 6 years of relevant experience
  
• 5 years of CDL driving experience or other related technical experience
  
• CDL Driving instructor experience and/or trainee road supervision
  
• Proficient in Electronic Logging Devices (ELD)
  
• Experience working at the community college level is preferred.
  

**Applicants selected for an interview will be required to give a short (approximately 15 minutes) teaching demonstration on the topic to be determined prior to the interview.

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