Workforce Development Electrical Instructor

Virginia Peninsula Community College is a two-year institution of higher education established as a part of a statewide system of community colleges. It primarily serves the residents of the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, and Williamsburg, and the counties of James City and York.

Virginia Peninsula seeks faculty to teach up to 1500 hours per year as an Adjunct Instructor in the Workforce Development Department. Teaching load is based upon student enrollment and staffing needs. Applicants will be part of a standing pool which the College will draw on as scheduling needs dictate. The adjunct faculty appointment contains no guarantee of continued employment. Instruction may be during the day, evening, or weekend. This position will teach NCCER Core, Electrical Levels 1 and 2 courses in Workforce Development.

The Adjunct Electrical Instructor directly supports Workforce Development’s Residential Electrician program. This position helps meet all training needs for the Workforce Development Electrical department. This position will instruct students in electrical circuits, electrical theory, introduction to the National Electrical Code, device boxes, hand bending, raceways and fittings, conductors and cables, basic electrical construction drawings, residential electrical services, alternating current, motors, electric lighting, conduit bending, pull and junction boxes, conductor installations, cable tray, conductor terminations and splices, grounding and bonding, circuit breakers and fuses, control systems and fundamental concepts, load calculations, transformers, commercial electrical systems, health care facilities, standby and emergency systems, fire alarm systems, and medium voltage termination/splices. Other duties of this position include maintaining program inventories, ensuring there are sufficient consumables and supplies and equipment, ensuring all instructional materials are prepared and readily available, monitoring Electrical lab and equipment needs for proper operations, securing instructional aids and materials as needed. This position will also establish and maintain a working relationship with the Electrical industry to ensure training is relevant and to create a pipeline of jobs for graduating students. Other duties may be assigned by the Director.