Aviation Maintenance Instructor - Adjunct - Spokane Community College

Location: Spokane CC Main Campus Spokane

Department: SCC Aviation Maintenance

Open Continuous.

Starting salary for this position is: $40.83 - $86.87 per hour based on workload category.

This is an adjunct (part-time) position. Compensation will be pro-rated according to the amount of workload assigned. CCS reserves the right to cancel this recruitment without notice. Academic employees are represented by the Association of Higher Education (AHE), which is affiliated with NEA and WEA. Membership is optional.

About Us 

Spokane Community College (SCC) is a beautiful campus located in the inland Pacific Northwest, on the ancestral home of the Spokane Tribe, near the Spokane River. Our campus is not far from the urban center of Spokane, a mid-sized city with a high quality of life and quick access to the outdoors.

SCC is one of two accredited community colleges that comprise the Community Colleges of Spokane (CCS). Serving about 15,000 students, SCC endeavors to be an educational leader and a responsive partner with the community and region, offering access to relevant programs of the highest quality. We offer state-of-the-art career technical programs (approximately 50% of total enrollment) as well as liberal arts/transfer programs (about 25%) and basic education for adults (about 25%), In addition to serving the urban and suburban population in greater Spokane, CCS provides educational services to rural communities throughout a 12,302 square mile region in Eastern Washington. This region includes all of Spokane, Stevens, Whitman, Ferry, and Pend Oreille Counties as well as portions of Lincoln County.

SCC’s mission is to provide all students with an excellent education that transforms lives and expands their opportunities.

Applications will be forwarded to the hiring official as they are received and accepted until the need is filled.

About the Aviation Maintenance Instructor - Adjunct

Duties & Responsibilities

• Team teach with Aviation Maintenance instructors
• Responsible for preparing and teaching basic skills through contextualization in the Aviation Maintenance content areas; (writing, math, and college readiness skills).
• Plan with co-teacher classroom management, attendance policies, homework, and test policies.
• Provide syllabus for class.
• Follow up with students when absent.
• Provide timely feedback and support to students.
• Maintain accurate records.
• Proctor CASAS and/or other required assessments.
• Complete required ABE paperwork.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current Federal Aviation Administration Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic certificates.
• Reciprocating engine ignition systems experience, including 500-hour inspections on Slick and Bendix magnetos, and troubleshooting.
• Reciprocating engine fuel metering systems, including float carburetors and TCM fuel injection systems setup and troubleshooting.
• A combination of training and work experience or teaching in Aviation Maintenance, as evidenced through documented records of training programs completed, plus either:
  • Three years of relevant work experience in the field of Aviation Maintenance, or
  • Three years of relevant and recent teaching experience in Aviation Maintenance.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Desired Qualifications

• Masters degree from an accredited college or university
• Knowledge of a learning management systems such as CANVAS
• An earned Associate’s degree in Aviation Maintenance or closely related field from an accredited institution.
• Five years of recent experience in Aviation Maintenance.
• Relevant teaching experience
• Turbine engine fuel systems experience
• Engine EGT and CHT instruments and related test equipment experience
• Transport category maintenance experience
• FAA Inspection Authorization Avionics/electronics experience
• Private Pilot Certificate
  

Conditions of Employment

Person hired must be able to provide accept