CDL Semi Truck Driving Instructors

Are you passionate about making an impact and empowering individuals to pursue an education that fits their career goals? Are you a retired truck driver or have free time and want to earn some extra money? Hawkeye Community College has a great opportunity for you to mentor and pass on your expertise to the semi-truck drivers of tomorrow. Now is your time to be the difference!

Hawkeye Community College’s Regional Transportation and Training Center has an immediate need for CDL Semi Truck Driving Instructors in the Cedar Valley and Peosta area. As an instructor, you would be delivering hands‑on in‑cab and on‑range instruction to students using a full‑size tractor‑trailer as well as skills monitoring and road monitoring to students in transportation programs or contracted training classes. Teaching assignments may be at various sites and in various formats and be held on days, evenings, and weekends.

Instructors will plan and guide the learning processes for students toward the achievement in obtaining their CDL license and employment goals.

The Regional Transportation Training Center, located south of the main campus, is a training location for a variety of short‑term training and continuing education driving courses. The driving range features an open driving area, 26‑foot‑wide road, inclines, and left and right turns. The center’s building houses classrooms, drive‑through truck bays, and four virtual driving simulators.

Hawkeye Community College is a comprehensive community college focused on meeting the needs of the community by providing quality, affordable learning experiences for a diverse student body through our Adult Learning Center, Business and Community Education Department as well as through more than 50 career and technical programs and liberal arts transfer programs. Hawkeye Community College’s mission is about empowering students, strengthening businesses and enriching communities with a vision to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve.

• Teaches students to develop skills in shifting, clutching, cornering, backing, driving, coupling, inspecting and all other necessary competencies in becoming an entry‑level truck driver.
• Employs instructional methods and materials appropriate for meeting stated objectives, assesses accomplishments of students, and provides progress reports as requested and required.
• Teaches students to understand vehicle components in order to perform pre and post‑trip inspections.
• Instructs students on location and purpose of various components in diesel trucks and semi‑trailers.
• Ensures that Hawkeye Community College and other vendor equipment (e.g. trucks, trailers), facilities, and tools are kept clean and in good condition.
• Provides instruction to individuals enrolled in transportation programs at the Regional Transportation Training Center or at various company locations.
• Knowledge of State and Federal regulations.
• Adheres to DOT, Hawkeye Community College, and departmental safety regulations and rules.
• Treats and respects all students equally and addresses any inappropriate behavior promptly and fairly.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years on the road or local driving experience.
• Hold current CDL Class A license.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize and operate full‑size semi‑trucks during instruction.
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills.
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills to positively interact with students, faculty, and staff.
• Demonstrated ability to provide excellent customer service, maintain customer confidence and protect operational integrity.
• Ability to work with and provide customer service for diverse populations (faculty, staff, students, and general public).
• Must pass/meet FMCSA requirements up to and including a pre‑employment drug test, a completed FMCSA application and employment verifications.
• Must pass/meet Hawkeye Community College compliance requirements, up to and including a background check and vehicle insurance requirements.

• Previous teaching and/or training experience

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