Adjunct Air Conditioning/Heating/Refrigeration (HVAC)

Job Description

Join the Indian River State College Team! At Indian River State College, you’ll do more than just build a career—you’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by supporting our students, staff, and faculty. Are you passionate about HVAC and eager to share your knowledge with the next generation of professionals? We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Adjunct HVAC to join our team! If you are ready to make a difference and have the qualifications and passion for teaching HVAC, we want to hear from you!

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Teaching day and/or evening HVAC classes.
• Teaching beginning and intermediate refrigeration and heating classes.
• Teaching beginning and intermediate classes of electricity connected with HVAC industry.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Teaching Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration classes.
• Willingness to teach evening classes.
• Teaching either clock hour (PSAV) vocational classes or credit (PSV) classes.
• Maintaining competency records of students in classes assigned.
• Willingness to modify and improve lesson plans of classes assigned.
• Overseeing internships.
• Justifying and reporting grades of students in classes assigned.

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Two (2) years of Residential and/or Commercial HVAC experience.
• Universal EPA Section 608 certification.
• Preferred: A.S. or A.A.S. degree from an accredited institution.
• Thorough knowledge of the air conditioning and refrigeration systems.
• Knowledge of heating systems and duct construction.
• Ability to read and interpret schematic diagrams and HVAC building construction plans.
• Knowledge of heating and cooling load calculations.
• Some computer skills or willingness to learn.
• All instructors must meet the appropriate credentialing requirements for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

Physical Requirements

• Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to safely lift, hold, and carry up to 50 pounds of supplies and/or equipment needed for student training.
• Manual dexterity and balance required for demonstrating air conditioning, heating, ventilation, and refrigeration applications.
• Demonstration of appropriate air conditioning, heating, ventilation, and refrigeration skills as required by curriculum and standards.
• Ability to stand or sit for extended periods of time, walk, bend, lift, reach with hands and arms, and stoop.
• Ability to maintain and/or troubleshoot all lab equipment in the air conditioning, heating, ventilation, and refrigeration lab.
• Ability to bend down and get on knees while performing different air conditioning, heating, ventilation, and refrigeration techniques.
• Ability to present verbal lectures/demonstrations.
• Vision abilities sufficient to include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Excellent hand-eye coordination skills required to demonstrate air conditioning, heating, ventilation, and refrigeration maintenance and repair techniques.
• Ability to travel to and pick up miscellaneous supplies from local vendors for materials for student training and make good purchasing decisions or substitutions.
• Ability to physically demonstrate air conditioning, heating, ventilation, and refrigeration maintenance and repair methods and tools.
• IRSC expects employees to follow proper safety standards while employed by the College.

Classification

Adjunct - Supervisory

Employment Type

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Compensation and Application Deadline

Credit rate $546.00 - $690.00 | Open until filled | Commensurate with Degree/Experience Level

EEO/Equal Access Policy

Indian River State College is an equal opportunity/equal access institution. It is the policy of the District Board of Trustees to provide equal opportunity for employment and educational opportunities to all (including applicants for employment, employees, applicants for admission, students, and others affiliated with the College) without regard to race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or genetic information.