Faculty - Physical Therapist Assistant Instructor & Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education

Vacancy Notice:Friday, May 10, 2024

Application Deadline:Wednesday, May 29, 2024 by 11:59 PM CST

Position Type:Faculty

Hours:Full Time / 9 month

Job Summary

Hawkeye Community college is seeking a Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Instructor / Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education (ACCE) to join their faculty team. Do you enjoy sharing your knowledge and expertise in the area of Physical Therapy? Are you passionate about making an impact and empowering others with life changing opportunities? If so, Hawkeye Community College has a great opportunity for you!

We are interested in finding a knowledgeable, positive professional role model to lead our students. The college provides a two-year faculty induction & mentoring program to support our newest faculty members. The public wants training opportunities and the industry needs trained professionals – it is a great time for our Physical Therapist Assistant program to address both.

Our full-time, nine-month position, to begin in August of 2024, will instruct in the PTA discipline while also being responsible for the coordination of the clinical sites and instructors for the program. To accomplish this, you will engage in creative programmatic development that fosters innovative pedagogies and technologies including various instructional delivery methods. PTA curriculum instructional assignments may include, but are not limited to: Musculoskeletal, Neurology, Therapeutic Agents, Therapeutic Exercise, Kinesiology, Pathophysiology, Pediatrics, Cardiopulmonary, and Clinical Professionalism. Teaching assignments may include days and evenings and various sites and formats.

Hawkeye Community College is a comprehensive community college focused on meeting the needs of the community by providing quality, affordable learning experiences for a diverse student body through our Adult Learning Center, Business and Community Education Department as well as through more than 50 career and technical programs and liberal arts transfer programs. Hawkeye Community College’s mission is about empowering students, strengthening businesses and enriching communities with a vision to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve.

Essential Job Functions

Important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provides high-quality classroom instruction and leadership to the students of the Physical Therapist Assistant Program.

• Prepares daily instructional plans and materials.

• Uses various instructional modalities.

• Employs instructional methods and materials that are appropriate for meeting stated objectives, assessing accomplishments of students on a regular basis, and providing progress reports as requested and required.

• Formulates and maintains curriculum for assigned courses.

• Supervises, recruits, advises and schedules students.

• Coordinates the clinical education component for the program.

• Develops and maintains relationships and contracts with clinical sites including but not limited to; site coordinators of clinical education (SCCEs) and clinical instructors (CIs).

• Evaluates a clinical site’s ability to offer quality clinical education.

• Manages the assignment of students to clinical sites.

• Advises and provides leadership to students and clinical instructors.

• Travels to clinical sites.

• Maintains cooperative relationships with the Dean, supervisors, other faculty, the program’s Advisory Committee, all divisions of the College, prospective employers, and the community.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Unless otherwise approved under Hawkeye’s remote work policy, regular on campus and/or onsite attendance is considered an essential function of the position.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must meet at least one of the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in related field OR a bachelor’s degree in any area of study with a minimum of 18 credit hours in field of instruction;

• Associates degree in related field and minimum of 3,000 hours in recent and relevant work experience;

• Have special training and a minimum of 6,000 hours of relevant tested work experience in a related area.

• Demonstrates the academic and professional qualifications and relevant experience in education requisite for providing effective clinical education coordination and classroom instruction.

• Demonstrated commitment to various instructional modalities such as computer-mediated instruction.

• Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new and current technical skills and ideas.

• Demonstrated strong organizational skills.

• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills to positively interact with students, faculty, and staff.

• Demonstrated motivation to serve students from all backgrounds and educational experiences.

• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse populations (faculty, staff, students, site coordinators of clinical education (SCCEs), and general public) in a professional and personable manner.

• A demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through inclusive behaviors and helping contribute to a culture of inclusivity, and a vibrant, diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning and working environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Community college experience.

Working Conditions

Teaching assignments may include days, evenings, face-to-face, online, or hybrid instruction. A typical teaching load is 15 credit hours.

Work is performed either in or a combination of an office setting, classroom setting using technology. Requires good hand-eye coordination including visual acuity to use a keyboard and read technical information; arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp. Sit, stand, bend, lift and move frequently during working hours. During course of day, interact with students, faculty and staff in person, by telephone and computers.

Employment Status

Full time nine-month contractual position beginning August 2024, with comprehensive or competitive benefits program including health, dental, vision, life, and LTD insurance, a Section 125 plan for medical and dependent care expenses; holiday, personal, sick leave; tuition reimbursement; and a choice of retirement programs—IPERS (defined benefit) or TIAA (defined contribution).

Salary will commensurate with the candidate’s education and experience based on the Hawkeye Professional Educator’s Associate Master Agreement.The 2024/2025 Academic Year faculty pay structure consists of 20 steps with Step 1 as $48,913 through Step 20 as $64,651.

Application Procedure

• Complete an online application at www.hawkeyecollege.edu/employment

• Submit/upload a cover letter addressing the following:

• Describe your education and experience as it relates to this position.

• Share two or three things that make you uniquely qualified or particularly well-suited for this position.

• Submit/upload a resume.

• Submit/upload 3 professional references with a minimum of 1 being from a current/past supervisor.

• Priority screening is set to begin on Thursday, May 30, 2024. Completed applications, along with the required materials, received after the priority screening date will be considered at the discretion of the college.

  All application materials must be submitted by Wednesday, May 29, 2024 by 11:59 PM CST.

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Hawkeye Community College is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to equity and diversity in its educational services and employment practices:hawkeyecollege.edu/about/diversity-inclusion/equal-opportunity. The College does not discriminate on the basis of sex; race; age; color; creed; national origin; religion; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity; genetic information; or actual or potential parental, family, or marital status in its programs, activities, or employment practices. Veteran status is also included to the extent covered by law. Any person alleging a violation of equity regulations shall have the right to file a formal complaint. Inquiries concerning application of this statement should be addressed to: Equity Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator for employees, 319-296-4405; or Title IX Coordinator for students, 319-296-4448; Hawkeye Community College, 1501 East Orange Road, P.O. Box 8015, Waterloo, Iowa 50704-8015; or emailequity-titleIX@hawkeyecollege.edu, or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Citigroup Center, 500 W. Madison, Suite 1475, Chicago, IL 60661, phone number 312-730-1560, fax 312-730-1576, email:OCR.Chicago@ed.gov.

If any applicant is in need of a reasonable accommodation in completing the application process, please notify a member of Human Resource Services.