Faculty, Fire Protection

Austin Community College

Job Description Summary:

The Fire Protection Technology faculty supports learning on campus, all distance learning modalities, and hands-on firefighting skills training. Our faculty teach students at ACC campuses, off-site locations, and at dual credit high school programs. Faculty are responsible for preparing and delivering coursework that is engaging and innovative, in discipline-appropriate ways that reflect a commitment to student success and creating an environment that promotes belonging for all. This position starts in January 2026.

Job Description:

Austin Community College's Fire Protection Technology Program offers certificate and degree options to provide students with entry-level firefighter skills and/or advance leadership credentials. The ACC Fire Protection Technology program offers many courses accredited by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP).

Principal Responsibilities and Duties

• Prepare and teach courses in the field of Fire Protection Technology to a multicultural student population based on the department's approved course learning outcomes, utilizing a variety of instructional strategies appropriate to the needs of community college students and the standards of the discipline.
• Participate actively in departmental responsibilities and departmental governance, including curriculum review and revision, program review, assessment of student learning outcomes at the course and program level, and other departmental activities.
• Evaluate student progress and provide clear, timely feedback reflecting program learning outcomes and departmental expectations.
• Serve as a mentor to students in the Fire Protection Technology program.
• Provide teaching and mentoring services to students in a manner which does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or other protected categories.
• Remain current in the field through a variety of professional development activities to include TCFP continuing education requirements as well as ACC requirements.
• Support division and department goals through active and collegial engagement in decision-making and unit-level planning.
• Serve on collegewide and departmental committees, councils, work groups, and task forces.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned by the department chair, dean, and/or associate vice chancellor, vice chancellor, executive vice chancellor.

Additional Duties

• Schedule and coordinate training with TCFP through their training database (FIDO).

Technology

• Demonstrate proficiency using computer applications, online resources, and other technologies for the classroom.
• Demonstrate proficiency using an online learning management system such as Blackboard to develop and build course content and perform administrative duties (posting office hours, syllabi, etc.).

Principal Professional Standards

• Appropriate use of the college's learning management system.
• Meet deadlines for attendance certification and submission of final course grades.
• Participate in graduation, general assembly, and other official college functions.
• Maintain regular office hours to assist students and improve student retention and success.
• Attend and participate in collegewide, campus, department, or other activities and meetings.
• Recognize and reflect standards of civility and collegiality in all interactions.
• Comply with published college policies and procedures and meet professional standards for teaching in a community college.

Required Education

In accordance with Southern Association of College and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) requirements:

• Associate's Degree in Fire Protection Technology AND
• TCFP certified Fire Officer I
• TCFP certified Fire Officer II
• TCFP certified Fire Officer III
• TCFP certified Fire Officer IV
• TCFP certified Fire Instructor I
• TCFP certified Fire Instructor II
• TCFP certified Fire Instructor III
• TCFP certified Incident Safety Officer (ISO)
• TCFP Basic Structure Firefighter

SACSCOC requirements may differ depending on the courses taught within the discipline.

Required Work Experience

In accordance with Southern Association of College and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) requirements:

• Three years of non-teaching, firefighter work experience

Qualities of a Successful Candidate

• Ethics, integrity, and sound professional judgment.
• A commitment to establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with students, colleagues, and staff representing multicultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Dynamic, non-traditional instructional delivery methods to teach students of widely varying levels of proficiency and from various backgrounds and abilities.
• Appropriate and up-to-date knowledge of the discipline and subject matter.
• Experience using technology as an instructional aide where appropriate to enhance learning.
• Documented experience with active and applied teaching and learning methodologies.
• A strong commitment to teaching in a community college setting, including teaching practices that reflect an understanding of the multicultural classroom and the benefits of cultural awareness and sensitivity in the classroom and the workplace.
• Commitment to a culture of care for all.
• Commitment to the comprehensive mission of Austin Community College and to the principles and practices associated with Servant-Leadership.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students with a wide range of skills and backgrounds.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with varied populations from the local community as well as students, staff, faculty, and administration.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, as well as listening.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to maintain an established schedule, including evenings and weekends, including possible multiple campus locations that may vary by semester.
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality of student information.
• Understanding of what it means to teach in a community college environment that serves often underprepared and underserved students.

Application Requirements

1. Upload the following documents to your application:
   • Unofficial/copy of transcripts
   • Updated Curriculum Vitae (C.V.) or Resume
   • Cover letter - explaining interest in the position
2. Request official electronic transcripts to be sent directly from the institution to hrtranscripts@austincc.edu. This email address must be entered as the recipient. Please do not select "Austin Community College" from a menu. It will not be received by ACC Human Resources. If you need assistance, please contact your university's registrar's office. If official electronic transcripts are not an option, a hardcopy can be mailed to the following address: ACC Human Resources, Attn: Prisca M Baker, 6101 Highland Campus Dr., Bldg 3000, Suite 3.2224, Austin, TX 78752. Photocopies of transcripts or transcripts stamped "issued to student" are not accepted.

Working Conditions

• Work is routinely performed in a classroom, fire protection training ground, and/or fire department drill field setting.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, lifting, and reaching for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift up to 85 pounds.
• Capable of wearing firefighter personal protective equipment (PPE) to include bunker gear and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) for extended periods of time during fire training evolutions.
• Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.
• Work could be performed in an unairconditioned, open air fire protection training ground, and/or fire department drill field setting.
• Work is routinely performed in a fire protection training ground atmosphere with common exposure to loud noises, heat/cold, outdoor environment.

Salary Range

$64,427 - $96,197 (Based on a 10.5-month Contract to start Spring 2026)

Number of Openings:

1

Job Posting Close Date:

October 13, 2025