Adjunct Instructor, CPR/First Aid (Laramie Campus)

Job Summary

The CPR Instructor is a part-time, non-benefited, position that teaches non-credit classes offered to the LCCC service area community members. The instructor teaches American Heart Association (AHA) CPR and First Aid both on campus and, on occasion, at the client’s workplace. Duties include instruction, coordinating the purchase of materials with the area’s administrative assistant, submitting student information to AHA, and ensuring student safety. This position will coordinate an on-going training schedule with the area’s administrative assistant that may fluctuate depending on community need and availability. Communicating with staff as well as students is a vital skill and professionalism is required. The instructor must also support the Business Training office in ensuring all student paperwork is complete and properly submitted.

Compensation: $33.39/hour.

Priority Screening Date: Position is open until filled.

Starting Date: As soon as practical after the hiring process. Position filled on an as needed basis.

Principal Responsibilities and Results, KSA's

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: – this position is non-exempt and is eligible for compensatory or overtime pay provisions of the FLSA. This listing of essential duties is not all-inclusive, but representative, other duties may be assigned).

To perform successfully in this position, an individual must be able to perform principal responsibilities satisfactorily as well as possess education/experience, employ the knowledge, skills, and abilities as listed in representative fashion; reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the principal responsibilities.

The primary responsibility of all faculty is instruction. At LCCC we seek instructors who are committed to excellence in teaching as demonstrated in the competency domains outlined below. Faculty are expected to continually grow towards excellence in the following outcomes in the designated discipline of CPR/First-Aid Instruction.

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  Teaching and Learning- Employs student-centered instruction coupled with the development and use of appropriate and current educational materials. Consistently and promptly responds to student inquiries and shares timely, appropriate, and instructive feedback and evaluation of student work.
  • Maximizes student engagement and success by employing methods that develop student understanding of the values, practice, and procedures within the designated discipline, and by engaging students in interdisciplinary practices to develop 21st century learners.
  • Prepares and delivers assigned courses by employing high-impact teaching practices in a learning environment that promotes respect and rapport.
  • Facilitates student achievement by maintaining clear expectations and defined learning outcomes.
  • Promotes learning through the innovative implementation of effective classroom technologies.
• Competency-Based Design- Applies competency-based design to the development of curriculum, engaging with colleagues at the course, program, and institutional level with the aim of continuous improvement.
  • Evaluates student engagement and success through formative and summative assessment.
  • Develops curriculum by articulating measurable, student-centered learning outcomes, and using competency-based design strategy to maintain curriculum that is current, effective, and relevant to the designated discipline.
  • Contributes to curricula by assisting in design, implementation, and review aligned with current or emerging community, state, or national needs.
  • Participates in continuous improvement of student learning and success by gathering data, analyzing data, engaging with peers and internal and external stakeholders, and implementing change as a result.
• Professionalism - Collaborates and actively reflects on responsibilities to positively contributes to one’s discipline, Pathway, the College, and the greater community.
  • Maintains professionalism by embodying the values, ethics, and behavior codes of LCCC and one’s discipline.
  • Demonstrates social competence and effective communication in professional and academic venues.
  • Actively contributes to the college and one’s Pathway, department, or designated discipline by engaging in expanding institutional connections and professional development, and by displaying commitment to the profession.

• Customer and Personal Service – Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes assessment of customer needs, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction
• Education and Training – Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects
• Medicine and Dentistry — Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures
• Public Safety and Security — Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions

• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Active Listening - giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Analytical Skills – Capacity to analyze data, identify trends, and make informed decisions based on findings.
• Communication – Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the capacity to convey complex information clearly.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
• Conflict Management – Use of tools, skills and processes to find respectful and creative ways to resolve disputes and disagreements.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Data Entry – Entering information or updating records in a database or computer system with minimal errors
• Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
• Interpersonal Skills – Ability to interact effectively with others, build relationships, and manage interpersonal dynamic
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
• Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Organization – Ability to organize tasks, resources, and workflows efficiently.
• Technical Skills – Specific technical competencies related to the job – CPR/First-Aid

• Attention to Detail – The ability to observe, analyze, and comprehend even the most minute aspects of a task or situation.
• Communication – The ability to effectively express your thoughts, ideas, and messages to diverse people in oral and written form. Public speaking skills and ability to write/edit emails, letters, and technical reports.
• Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Emotional Intelligence – Ability to manage both your own emotions and understand the emotions of people around you.
• Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events)
• Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
• Professionalism – Capable of representing the organization in a professional manner, adapting to various situations with maturity, and maintaining confidentiality and discretion at all times.
• Records Maintenance – Accurately prepare and maintain records, files, and reports, including records of materials, supplies, time, and work performed.
• Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
• Time Sharing - The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information.
• Visualization – The ability to imagine how something will look after it Is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged

• To successfully perform the essential functions of this position, an employee must be able to maintain appropriate composure and necessary confidentiality with regard to both past and current employee, student, and donor data; documents; issues; etc., and respect privacy needs of employees, students, donors
• The ability to comply with highly inflexible deadlines is required to successfully perform the essential functions of this position; there will be multiple occurrences of sudden, urgent task completion required
• While performing the essential functions of this position a variable work schedule may be required including long workdays, evenings, and weekends as needed
• There may be occurrences of interacting with employees and/or students, past employees and/or students, members of the general public, and others who express opinions, may exhibit strong emotions, which will require the employee to interact professionally, diplomatically, and appropriately in such situations
• While performing the essential duties of this position, an employee would frequently be required to move around the assigned work areas as well as within hallways, meeting rooms, and other parts of the campus facilities
• There may be multiple/daily instances of prolonged sitting, standing, and personal computer use, which would include keyboard and/or mouse usage as well as viewing a computer monitor
• An employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Lifts exceeding 50 pounds require a team lift technique
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus
• The overall work environment requires the mental ability to shift focal point quickly due to interruptions; an employee must be able to mentally track multiple projects and tasking as well
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate; however, there may be unexpected instances of somewhat loud sounds
• Exposure Risk: Harsh Chemicals and Bloodborne Pathogens.

This position description is a general description; it is not intended as an employment contract, nor is it intended to describe all duties someone in this position may perform. All employees of the College are expected to perform other tasks as assigned by their respective supervisor/manager regardless of job title or routine job duties.

Education and Experience Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Hold a valid American Heart Association CPR instructor certification

• Other related safety certifications including being an authorized OSHA instructor.

Notes

If you are selected for the position, your appointment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check. LCCC reserves the right to end this employment agreement should the results of your background investigation not be successful.

LCCC DOES NOT SPONSOR H1B VISAS.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Laramie County Community College is an EEO/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status.

The college has a designated person to monitor compliance and to answer any questions regarding the college's nondiscrimination policies. Please contact: Title IX, Title VI, and ADA Coordinator, Suite 205, Clay Pathfinder Building, 1400 E College Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82007, 307.778.1144,NDS@lccc.wy.edu. Contact information for the regional Office for Civil Rights is: Office for Civil Rights, Denver Office, U.S. Department of Education, Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building, 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204-3582, 303.844.5695,OCR.Denver@ed.gov. Updated 6/2025.

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