Adjunct Fire Technology Instructor

Representative Duties

Instruct students in the assigned discipline. Assignment may include teaching courses during the day, evening, on-line courses and/or off-campus sites.

Minimum Qualifications

(Applicant must meet one of the following requirements)

Most current Minimum Qualifications for Faculty in California Community Colleges: Any bachelor's degree and two years of professional experience OR any associate degree and six years of professional experience OR the equivalent.

Antelope Valley College Equivalency: Academic Senate approved on 10/15/2022. College work equivalent to a Baccalaureate degree and two years of related occupational experience in the discipline; or college work equivalent to an Associate degree plus six years of occupational experience related to the discipline, OR

• Eight years’ experience as a paid firefighter, fire officer, or fire instructor. Part-time experience will be prorated, two years of which must include assignment as an instructor, trainer, or supervisor in a firefighting field.

AND California State Fire Marshall Certified instructor 1A and 1B classifications, OR Successful completion of National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) Facilitative Instructor M-410 course.

AND a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students (Assembly Bill 1725; Education Code 87360).

Desirable Qualifications

• Completion of Fire Instructor 1A, 1B, and/or NWCG M-410 (facilitated instructor)
• Experience as a module leader/single resource boss, and/or a minimum of 2 years' work experience in Fire Prevention, and/or Fire Protection Systems Inspector, and/or Fire Protection Systems Engineer and Fire Suppression.
• Ethical leadership in the classroom
• Other California State Fire Training instructor endorsements

Recommended: CSTI Hazardous Materials Instructor Certification

Application Process

This position requires the following documents to be attached to your online application in order to be considered:

• Application
• Current resume
• Letter of intent that addresses minimum and desirable qualifications.
• Scanned copy of official transcripts with required degree(s). Foreign transcripts and degrees require official certification of equivalency to U.S. transcripts and degrees by a certified U.S. review service at the time of application and must identify graduate level coursework.
• Two (2) current letters of professional reference signed and dated within the last year.

Applications with incomplete information (i.e., statements such as "see resume") or missing documents will not be considered.

Supplemental Information

• Each recruitment is conducted independently from others; therefore, interested parties need to submit separate complete application packages for each position they apply.
• Applicants may be subject to passing an examination (written/technical), as appropriate to the requirements of the position.
• Residency within a reasonable geographical area of the college may be necessary.
• Travel expenses for pre-employment interviews and employment processing will not be authorized.

Visa

AVC does not sponsor visas.

Accommodations

If you have, any questions or concerns/if you require accommodations for the application process in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Human Resources Office at (661) 722-6311.