EMS Instructional Staff

Job Summary / Basic Function:

Job Summary:The EMS Instructional Staff's responsibilities include, but are not limited to, providing instruction for students enrolled in the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program and workforce training This position must be competent to teach using a variety of effective methodologies, provide engagement, and support activities that encourage student learning. Courses may be taught on the LIT campus and off-campus sites. Additional duties include advising, student counseling, recruiting, mentoring, and committee involvement. This is a 12-month position with teaching assignments that may include day, evening, weekend, and summer classes on the LIT campus, at our Early College High School campuses, and other off-site locations. The EMS Program Reports to the Department Chair for Public Service and Safety. This is an exempt staff position.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Demonstrate skill and/or knowledge in teaching discipline by teaching courses at a variety of times and locations in response to institutional need

Plan, develop, and use a variety of teaching methods and materials that assist students in meeting course objectives and which are appropriate for student learning.

Evaluate students to measure their progress toward achievement of stated course objectives and inform them of their progress in the course in a timely manner.

Maintain professional relationships with students, colleagues, and the community.

Review, evaluate, and revise program curricula and practices to assure compliance with professional standards, state-mandated guidelines, and requirements of business/industry, and higher education.

Ability to work well in a team environment.

Demonstrate sensitivity to students with diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and students with disabilities.

Ability to interact and communicate effectively with a diverse professional community, and student population.

Effectively recruit and retain students.

Actively participate in department, college, and system meetings and/or committees.

Participate in scheduled institutional service activities.

Attend Teaching and Learning Center trainings to enhance teaching skills.

Knowledge of teaching methodologies/pedagogical strategies.

Actively engage students in the learning process.

Maintain ethical and professional behavior.

Other duties as assigned

Physical Requirements:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma or GED

Two (2) years EMS Instruction

Three (3) years of field experience as a lead paramedic on a MICU ambulance

Certification(s) Required:

• Texas Department of State Health Services Certified Paramedic,

• Texas Department of State Health Services Licensed Paramedic preferred,

• Texas Department of State Health Services EMS Instructor,

• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support Instructor,

• American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor

Possess basic skills in Microsoft Office applications.

Possess good organizational, time management, and planning skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

Associate Degree in EMS

Experience working in higher education

Salary:

CommensurateEEO Statement:

Lamar Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including and as it pertains to pregnancy and wages), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, and/or retaliation.Notice of Availability of the Annual Security Report:

LIT's Annual Security Report is provided in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (20 USC 1092(f), 34 CFR 668.46). This report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the Institute will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in non-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the Institute or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. If you would like to receive a paper copy of the Annual Security Report, you can stop by Lamar Institute of Technology, Eagles Nest, Room 128, at 855 East Lavaca, Beaumont, TX, 77705, or you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling or emailing .Security Sensitive Statement:

This position is security-sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes the employer to obtain criminal history record information.

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Open Date:

05/20/2025Open Until Filled:

Yes

Permanent