Veterinary Assisting Instructor

Position Summary

Faculty members are responsible for the delivery of quality education services. This entails engaging students, fostering learning, role modeling professionalism, and ultimately producing competently trained students prepared for professional careers. The Veterinary Assisting Instructor will provide up-to-date and fully prepared instruction to veterinary assisting students in an energetically motivating instructional manner, engage in student retention activities, and manage classroom and lab activities.

• Prepare course plans and materials.
• Deliver lectures, facilitate labs, and work one-on-one with students.
• Assess students, provide developmental feedback, and maintain the grade book.
• Enforce attendance policies, take and report daily attendance, and report attendance issues to the Program Director.
• Identify at‑risk students, implement success plans, and provide weekly assessments and feedback reports.
• Grade projects and exams, record grades, and submit final grades.
• Monitor student progress, attendance, and equipment and supply needs.
• Participate in orientation, graduation ceremonies, staff and faculty meetings, and committees.
• Ensure proper use of software (Course Key, Campus Nexus, Moodle).
• Maintain licensures, certifications, and professional development (minimum 8 CEU annually).
• Encourage course evaluations and use feedback to improve delivery.
• Comply with governmental regulations, accreditation standards, and perform other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of an earned Associate’s degree in health sciences.
• Minimum of four (4) years of related practical work experience in the subject area taught (per ACCSC).
• Current and active Veterinary Technician certification.
• Knowledgeable in course content and effective in directing and evaluating student learning and lab performance.
• Prepared in Educational Theory and Techniques.
• Computer literacy skills (Microsoft Office, Teams, Outlook).
• Willingness to follow high ethical standards.

Required in a professional office setting and higher education teaching environment. Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

Professional office setting: moderate noise levels, controlled indoor climate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• This position is an onsite position.
• Based out of West Palm Beach (Main Campus) or Fort Lauderdale (branch of West Palm Beach).
• All final approvals come from the President/CEO.