Welding Adjunct Instructor

Title: Welding Adjunct Instructor

Agency: Rappahannock Community College

Location: Gloucester - 073

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: $30 per hour

Full Time or Part Time: Part Time

Rappahannock Community College (RCC), founded in 1970, provides high-quality educational and training opportunities throughout a 12-county service region an hour east of Richmond on the beautiful western shore of the Chesapeake Bay with access to fresh local seafood and water activities. RCC delivers accessible and affordable educational opportunities, including for-credit transfer and career technical programs, robust distance education coursework, quality dual enrollment courses, and award-winning workforce training and credentialing programs.

RCC’s annualized enrollment of 3,700 credit students in  and almost 800 workforce and community development students are supported by almost 140 full-time employees and over 200 part-time/adjunct employees across two main campuses and four satellite sites.

RCC seeks applicants for Welding Adjunct Instructor positions. This part-time position will instruct students on skill-sets specific to American Welding Society certifications, SMAW, GMAW, FCAW and GTAW, and in the maintenance and safe operation of tools and equipment. Other duties include initiating purchase requisitions for supplies and equipment, operating band saws and pipe beveling equipment, providing welding assemblies for training and the AWS Test, keeping records of daily attendance and student progress, and maintaining a clean and orderly classroom and lab area.

The College desires candidates with a commitment to the community college mission and experience working with a varied student population, including adult learners and at‑risk students. The successful candidate will be committed to academic excellence, continuous improvement through professional development, assessment, program and course development, and creating a collegial environment of civility, collaboration, and open communication. The college strives for a faculty of content experts who are also knowledgeable about best practices, innovative strategies, and instructional technologies that support teaching and learning.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we encourage individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth’s Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI).

Service‑Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). or call DARS at 800‑552‑5019, or DBVI at 800‑622‑2155.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Considerable welding experience.
• Working knowledge of welding shop safety practices and proper PPE.
• Knowledge of metal fabrication, pipe fitting, and welding machine operation and maintenance.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and work effectively with multicultural populations.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs. and stand, walk, bend, push, and pull intermittently for continuous hours.
• Requires good eyesight correctible to 20/20 (glasses or helper support in welding shield).

• Ability to read welding drawings and prints.
• Experience in SMAW, GMAW, FCAW, GTAW, and pipe work.
• Prior AWS or Mil‑STD welding certifications.
• Knowledge of AWS welding certification procedures.
• Ability to pass AWS Welding Certification tests in SMAW and FCAW in the 3G position, and 6G SMAW and GTAW tests required for pipe.