Job Title

Agency Instructor I

Agency

Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service

Department

Emergency Services Training Institute

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Temporary/Casual Staff (Fixed Term)

Job Description

Agency Instructor I

1 position to be filled

Part-Time

College Station, Texas

$25.00/hour

The Agency Instructor I is responsible for instructing and facilitating training courses for the Industrial Fire Program in a challenging adult learning education learning environment. You will be responsible for utilizing knowledge of adult learning theories and learning styles to maximize learner success and ensure overall effectiveness of the course instruction. You will perform online and/or classroom instruction, field-based skills training and/or may provide technical assistance in a specialty area. You I will maintain skills and a current knowledge base to meet current and future instructional requirements as well as adapt course curriculum, when necessary, to meet learner needs. You will be responsible for using a variety of media to present course material, developing new and/or updating curriculum content as necessary, aiding in quality control of part-time instructors to include maintenance of records, reports, and documentation of activities during each course or exercise delivery. This position reports to the Training Manager.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED

• Four years of experience in industrial firefighting response, such as experience in an industrial plant fire

• One year of experience in adult education and/or training to include training concepts and programs

Required Licenses/Certifications:

• Valid Driver’s License

• U.S. Passport or ability to obtain one within 180 days of employment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Associate’s or higher degree from an accredited university or college degree in related field

• Five years of experience in an industrial plant fire brigade

• Six years of industrial firefighting response, such as experience in an industrial plant fire brigade, industrial fire response as a municipal or volunteer firefighter, and/or TEEX industrial fire training support experience.

• Two years of experience in developing and delivering emergency response training.

• NFPA 1041 Fire Instructor I, II Certifications

• NFPA 1081 Interior and Exterior Certification

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to work outdoors exposed to various weather conditions, potential allergens and heat

• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing

• Regular use using standard office and presentation equipment such as computer, keyboard, printer and projector

• Ability to climb, crawl, stoop, reach and manipulate small equipment components during instruction

• Ability to support training delivery for up to 8-10 hours/day (standing)

• Physical conditioning consistent with setting up classrooms, movement of training equipment and instructional materials up to 80 lbs.

• Ability to travel independently to other and/or remote locations by driving and/or flying on commercial airlines

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Advanced working knowledge in industrial firefighting response

• Ability to lead instruction and provide effective demonstration hands-on training activities

• Excellent communication (oral/written) and presentation skills

• Knowledge of principals and methods for teaching and instructing individuals and groups

• Skilled in utilizing various learning and active listening strategies

• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and classroom management skills

• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others

• Ability to work effectively with customers, co-workers, and staff of all levels

• Ability to interact respectfully and professionally with customers, co-workers, and staff of all levels

• Working knowledge of basic office software, computers and instructional programs

• Excellent small group facilitation and team building skills

• Ability to orally comprehend and express information and use inductive and deductive reasoning

Equipment:

• Standard office equipment: computer, keyboard, multifunctional printer, telephone

• Training equipment

• Personal protective equipment

Notifications:

• This position is security-sensitive.

• This position may require 10% or more of domestic and international travel.

• This position may require work beyond normal office hours and/or work on weekends.

• This is a wage position established to accommodate a temporary organizational need. As such, TEEX does not guarantee any set number of hours or length of employment in this role.

• All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and Agency safety requirements.

• This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TEEX regulations and procedures.

Essential Duties, Tasks, and Percentages:

Training delivery and program support - 80%:

• Delivers course instruction and provides technical assistance for the Industrial Fire Program and ensures that the course is effectively and efficiently presented in accordance with TEEX certified curricula and customer contracts

• Arrives before course is scheduled to ensure classrooms and training areas are prepared for class delivery, to include safely setting up and disassembly of equipment, course props and other materials

• Develops instructional techniques and uses a variety of learning techniques to accommodate diverse learning styles for presenting course material

• Facilitates class discussions, monitors performance, and ensures all participants have achieved terminal objectives of the course

• Initiates and maintains collaborative classroom discussions and monitors learner performance

• Facilitates after action reviews with participants at the completion of exercises

• Evaluates and assess instructional effectiveness and adjusts delivery plan as necessary

• Submits all required reports for assigned course in a timely manner upon completion of the course

• Ensures training/exercise materials, training aids, and classrooms/exercise locations are secured and accounted for upon completion of the course

• Develops and maintains subject matter expertise in pediatric disaster preparedness to include current and emerging issues

Course development and review - 10%:

• Actively participates in the update or review of a course

• Helps revise and update existing course materials as necessary

• Assists with the research and development of new course material

• Reviews new instructional material to determine relevance with current courses

Training documentation - 5%:

• Ensures class documentation is completed in an accurate and timely manner in accordance with Division guidance, Agency, and Contractual requirements (if applicable)

• Maintains appropriate student activity documentation

• Completes all required course documents in a timely manner and participates in course debrief with instructional team, as applicable, to determine delivery areas of improvement

• Ensures course evaluations are collected and returned as instructed by Training Manager

• Assists in the marketing of Division programs and events to potential customers and/or students

Fiscal and administrative responsibilities - 5%:

• Makes sound fiscal decisions in the planning and execution of course deliveries

• Submits administrative paperwork to include timesheets and travel expenses/receipts within the required time frame per agency and division policy

Other duties:

• Completes all required TAMUS required training and maintains required professional credentials

• Actively participates in team meetings and events

• Interacts professionally and wears appropriate professional attire representing the Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) in a positive manner

• Performs additional work duties as assigned

• As a part of the TEEX’s mission of providing training, developing practical solutions, and saving lives; this position could be required, if called upon, to deploy within the State of Texas as directed by this position’s Division Director/HQ Department Head

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.

The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) is an internationally recognized leader in emergency response training, workforce training and technical assistance. Last year, TEEX served more than 138,000 people from every U.S. state and territory and 131 countries worldwide.

Major TEEX programs include Fire and Emergency Services, Infrastructure and Safety, Law Enforcement and Protective Services and Business and Cyber Solutions . TEEX operates a comprehensive emergency preparedness campus with some of the world’s top training facilities, including the Brayton Fire Training Field, Disaster City® and the Emergency Operations Training Center. Additionally, TEEX is home to state-of-the-art facilities for training in public utilities, law enforcement and unexploded ordnance. For cybersecurity training, TEEX has built a fully-mobile Cyber Training and Exercise Range that simulates cyberattacks, providing a hands-on experience not often seen in cyber exercises.

As part of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium and home to the National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center, TEEX has also been a leader in homeland security training since 1998, providing federally funded homeland security training and exercises for communities across the nation.

Beyond training and technical assistance, the agency also sponsors two statewide response teams, Texas A&M Task Force 1 (TX-TF1) and Texas A&M Public Works Response Team (TX-PWRT). While TX-TF1, an elite urban search and rescue team, provides emergency response personnel and resources during disasters , TX-PWRT restores public utilities such as water, gas and electricity after disasters.

Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.

If you need assistance in applying for this job, please call (979) 458-6801 or email employment@teex.tamu.edu .