Part - Time Instructor, Building Trades - FY 2027

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Job Description

The Part-Time Building Trades Instructor provides high-quality classroom, laboratory, and hands-on instruction that prepares students for employment and advancement in the construction industry. The instructor delivers competency-based training aligned with industry standards, employer needs, and nationally recognized credentials while fostering a culture of safety, professionalism, and student success. Instruction may occur in classrooms, construction laboratories, employer worksites, correctional facilities, community training centers, and other off-site instructional locations.

This position supports the College of Southern Nevada’s Division of Workforce Education by developing and delivering short-term workforce training, customized employer training, pre-apprenticeship, apprenticeship, and career pathway programs in the building and construction trades.

Essential Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging classroom, laboratory, and hands-on instruction in building trades including:

• Construction Fundamentals

• Carpentry

• Residential and Commercial Construction

• Blueprint Reading

• Framing

• Drywall Installation and Repair

• Finish Carpentry

• Construction Materials

• Construction Mathematics

• Tool Identification and Safe Use

• OSHA Construction Safety

• Develop lesson plans and competency-based instructional materials aligned with industry standards.

• Prepare students for nationally recognized industry credentials including NCCER Core, OSHA 10/30, and First Aid/CPR certifications.

• Maintain a safe instructional environment by enforcing OSHA regulations and proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).

• Assess student learning and provide timely feedback and coaching.

• Maintain accurate attendance, grades, certification records, and other required documentation.

• Collaborate with local contractors, employers, labor organizations, apprenticeship programs, and workforce partners to ensure training meets industry demand.

• Assist with student recruitment, retention, completion, and employment placement efforts.

• Maintain instructional equipment, laboratories, tools, and supply inventories.

• Participate in curriculum development and continuous program improvement initiatives.

• Support grant-funded workforce training and customized employer training programs.

• Participate in professional development to remain current with construction methods, technologies, building codes, and instructional best practices.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.

• Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in the building or construction trades.

• Demonstrated expertise in carpentry, constru