Cosmetology Lecturer​/Program Assistant

Posted:
October 30, 2025

Level: Community College Professional 12, 12-month, Special Appointment

Type:
Temporary position

Hours:

Full-time, 35 hours per week

Closing Date:
Open until filled; priority consideration for applications submitted by November 12, 2025.

Location:

CT State Asnuntuck, 170 Elm St, Enfield, CT 06082. This position is not remote.

CT State Community College Mission:
Connecticut State Community College provides access to academically rigorous and innovative education and training focused on student success. The college supports excellence in teaching and learning, makes data‑informed decisions, promotes equity, and advances positive change for the students, communities and industries it serves.

CT State Community College Vision:
Connecticut State Community College is recognized for exceptional student success, educational leadership and transformative collaboration with business and industry, government, educational and key stakeholders while advancing diverse opportunities for Connecticut’s citizens and communities.

CT State Community College Equity Statement:
Connecticut State Community College commits to bold and disruptive change by actively identifying, naming, and dismantling structural racism, systemic poverty, and other barriers; establishing equitable and anti‑racist policies and practices; and empowering students, faculty, staff, and administrators to advance racial, social, and economic justice. Our core collective responsibility is to continuously assess practices and policies and transform the world we live in by eliminating inequities.

Anticipated

Start Date:

January 2026

The Cosmetology Lecturer/Program Assistant is responsible for preparing and delivering cosmetology instruction, managing student records, and providing administrative support. The role’s primary goal is to ensure students receive beneficial learning opportunities that lead to professional success.

• Instruction and planning
• Classroom instruction
• Student records administration
• Program support

Additionally, the incumbent is required to carry out the essential duties of:
Attendance and participation at convocation and commencement ceremonies;
Service on assigned committees and task forces;
Attendance and participation at committee, staff, informational and professional meetings. These may involve attendance at evening or weekend events.

• Hairdresser/Cosmetician License in the State of Connecticut.
• Associate’s degree in an appropriately related field together with up to two years of related work experience, OR
• High School Diploma and hold a valid Hairdresser/Cosmetician License in the State of Connecticut for at least three (3) years with a minimum of four (4) years of work experience as a Hairdresser/Cosmetician, OR
• High school diploma (or equivalent) from a public comprehensive high school or vocational technical high school and a valid Hairdresser/Cosmetician License in the State of Connecticut for at least three (3) years and minimum five (5) years of related work experience.

• The chemical composition and properties of the substances hairdressers use and the chemical processes the substances may undergo to properly administer to clients’ hair.
• Infection control protocols before and after client services.
• Trimming, cutting, and shaving hair using clippers, scissors, trimmers, and razors (not straight edge).
• Applying chemical setting, straightening, or curling solutions.
• Using curlers, rollers, hot irons, and curling irons.
• Applying hair color, dye, and tints.
• Understanding and performing the latest hairstyles and trends.

Candidates must possess proven ability to effectively work with culturally, linguistically, and ethnically diverse faculty, staff, and students. They are expected to have excellent interpersonal oral and written communication skills along with strong information technology literacy skills such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, etc.).

• Licensed Hairdresser/Cosmetician in CT for at least 3 years with at least 1 year of teaching experience.