Instructor, Carpentry

Are you a skilled carpenter with a passion for teaching and mentoring the next generation of tradespeople? We are seeking a dedicated Carpentry Instructor to join our college and share your expertise with aspiring carpenters. If you’re ready to make a lasting impact by shaping the future of the carpentry trade, we invite you to join our team and inspire the craftsmen of tomorrow.

Position Type: Term – Full-time (36.25 hours/week)

Duration: August 2024 to June 2025

Location: Fredericton

Salary Range: $2,058.00 to $2,900.00 bi-weekly. Successful candidates may be eligible for a higher maximum step, up to $3,167.00 bi-weekly, based on their level of post-secondary education.

Responsibilities

Collaborating with and reporting to the Academic Chair of Building and Construction and as a member of the faculty team, you are responsible for planning and preparing instructional materials and resources; establishing and managing a positive learning environment; instructing and evaluating students; building and sustaining professional relationships with students, colleagues, community partners, and stakeholders; as well as other related duties.

Specific instructional areas may include, but may not be limited to:

• Tools and Equipment
• Wall and Partition Framing
• Site Layout
• Blueprint Reading
• Essential Communication
• Trades Math

You will be willing and able to integrate technology and active student learning techniques into teaching practices.

Qualifications

Education/Experience:

• A high school diploma, or equivalency, and a valid Carpenter Red Seal license with related years of work experience.
• Preference will be given to candidates who have a minimum of three (3) years of recent and related work experience at the Journeyperson’s level.
• Highly flexible with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to navigate and build relationships effectively throughout the organization.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

Professional Skills:

• Ability to maintain a high degree of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills, analytical ability, and innovative thinking.
• Self-motivated, service and results oriented.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively independently and within a team.
• A desire for continuous learning and growth.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

Preference may be given to candidates who have experience working in a post-secondary environment.

Candidates must clearly demonstrate how they meet these qualifications on their resumes.

Other combinations of education and experience may be considered as equivalent. Subject to competition response, the minimum qualifications may be raised.

All applicants must be eligible to work in Canada at the time of application. This competition may be used to fill future vacancies at the same level.

Skills

• Wall and Partition Framing
• Site Layout
• Trades Math
• Blueprint Reading
• Red Seal
• Carpentry

Are you interested?

• A culture that is focused on nurturing a sense of belonging for all employees.
• Become a member of the New Brunswick Public Service Pension Plan.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• NBCC supports the wellbeing of its employees. We provide free access to an Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP).
• Paid sick and vacation leave.
• Volunteer leave.
• Tuition Reimbursement Programs (Employee: Tuition Reimbursement Program AND Family: Tuition Reduction Benefit – Spouse and Children).

This position is a unionized position where the terms and conditions of employment are in accordance with the NBUPPE – Education (Instructional) collective agreement for the College.

The New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) is committed to being flexible in its operations and to the wellbeing of its employees. This includes considering reasonable requests for alternative work arrangements, when feasible, to meet the changing needs of the College and its students. In order to ensure our student needs are met, flexible work arrangements cannot extend beyond the New Brunswick border. NBCC employees must be living in a location that is a reasonable distance from one of our seven work locations around the Province.

We promote an equal opportunity work environment.

All interested candidates are invited to submit a detailed application, with a resume, online by July 19, 2024. All applications will be acknowledged upon receipt.

New Brunswick Community College (NBCC)