Description

Are you passionate about green energy and teaching a new generation of renewable energy technicians? Can you create and maintain a welcoming and supportive environment with students of diverse, multicultural, socioeconomic and academic backgrounds? Are you interested in building relationships with industry and community partners? If these questions resonate with you, then, we invite you to consider joining our Renewable Energy Technology team. We value collaboration and are dedicated to guiding students towards the achievement of their academic and career goals.

Clackamas Community College (CCC) at the Oregon City, Oregon campus seek to hire a full-time permanent, benefits-eligible, union position in our Renewable Energy Technology program starting in winter 2025. We are interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and candidates that may be from a less traditional background. We welcome applicants who bring a diversity of identity, culture, experience, perspective, and thought. If you are an experienced technician and have an interest in sharing your unique skills to help train the next generation of renewable energy technicians, we encourage you to apply.

Clackamas Community College has a variety of professional development opportunities that provide support to faculty to develop and enhance their teaching, learning and assessment practices. Through our Center for Teaching and Learning, faculty have an opportunity to participate in a variety of faculty development programs that include our First Year Faculty Experience (FYFE), which is a year-long learning, training and community-building program for all new full-time faculty members at Clackamas Community College.

CCC is committed to continuous improvement and innovation in support of student-centered teaching and learning. We are committed to understanding and dismantling systems of oppression and to co-creating a more equitable educational system that in turn fosters a more equitable society. We strive to be a student-ready institution that supports and partners with students to promote discovery and growth. We work to mobilize community-wide awareness and action related to College strategic priorities and seeks to build relationships in support of community well-being. At CCC, individuals are celebrated for their experience and expertise, validated for their unique perspectives, and engaged in ways that reflect their needs and interests. To learn more about CCC visit Leadership, Vision and Initiatives.

College and Division:

The Renewable Energy Technology program is housed within the Industrial Maintenance Department which resides in the Technology Applied Science and Public Services Division. As a division, we are one of four Instructional and Student Support divisions at CCC. The four divisions are: Academic Foundations and Connections (AFAC), Arts and Sciences (A &S), Institutional Effectiveness and Planning (IEP) and Technology, Applied Science and Public Services (TAPS). The Technology Applied Science and Public Services Division includes ten departments: Customized Training and Development Services, Small Business Development Center, Workforce Development Services, Community Education, TAPS Grants & Career Pathways, Automotive & Welding Technology, Industrial Technology, Education, Early Childhood Education, Human Services & Criminal Justice, Health Sciences and Apprenticeship, Wildland Fire, Emergency Management & Geographic Information System.

Renewable Energy Technology Program:

The Renewable Energy Technology Program provides hands-on instruction and training from faculty members with years of experience in the field. Through a combination of classroom learning and practical labs, students will gain expertise in solar, wind and other alternative energy sources. This program will prepare students for high-demand careers as renewable energy technicians, designing, installing, maintaining and troubleshooting these advanced systems.

A successful candidate will be a collaborative, innovative, and participatory faculty member with expertise in the renewable energy field who is excited to teach, support and mentor students.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Instructors shall be responsible for imparting knowledge and developing skills through the instructional process under the direction of the department, the division and the College Administration. In carrying out their responsibilities, instructors shall exercise independent judgment based on adequate knowledge of subject matter, professional goals of subjects taught, teaching strategies, interpersonal relationships, and best practices of teaching and learning.

Instruction & Related Assignments

Teaches a variety of technical classes (lecture and lab) to a diverse student population
Develops and revises curricula, assessments and course materials for Renewable Energy Technology courses
Operates typical machinery and instruments and completes training for new equipment as necessary.
Works any shift as is required to meet student demand. This may include mornings, afternoons, and evenings with the possibility of some weekends and potentially over the summer.

Teaches classes as assigned, following approved course outlines and standard practices as defined by the department.
Delivers instruction in a variety of modalities to meet program and student needs including face-to-face, remote, hybrid, and/or online.
Posts and maintains student office hours
Provides students with course syllabi
Maintains records of grades and attendance; reports individual academic grades when required
Participates in assessment activities
Maintains work areas in a manner that meets a machine shop standard of excellence

Participates in professional development activities to remain current in the assigned discipline
Acts as a liaison to industry and to local high school teachers/students. Be involved with the college community, committee service and advisory committee meetings
Works harmoniously and collaboratively with colleagues in an environment that promotes innovation, teaching learning, and service to a diverse student population.
Attends and actively participates in department, division, College meetings and committees.

Teaching and Learning Values

Creates a learning climate of mutual respect and fairness
Encourages creative and critical thinking
Engages participants in an active learning process
Facilitates learning that applies to and enriches lives
Encourages student responsibility for learning
Promotes learning as a lifelong process

Institutional Expectations

Embraces diversity and actively collaborates effectively with a variety of students, staff and the public from diverse cultural, social, economic and educational backgrounds
Participates in recruitment and retention of students at an individual and institutional level in promotion of student success
Embraces, understands and uses appropriate technology tools to accomplish job functions

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

A minimum of three (3) years of practical work experience with renewable technologies as a technician, designer or engineer, Plus specialized training or experience. Specialized training may include, but is not limited to, licensed apprenticeship programs, community college associate degree programs, and/or other professionally certified or licensed training.

Core Competencies:

Demonstrated competency in teaching through work experience, educational preparation, or continuing education
Bicultural/multicultural skills sufficient to select appropriate behaviors, values and attitudes within different cultures during interactions with others
Demonstrates ability or desire to work with culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse students and communities
Demonstrates ability or desire to work with a variety of technological media

Other Job Elements

Physical Demands of the Position:
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, bend, kneel, stoop, communicate, reach, manipulate objects, and operate equipment. The position requires mobility, including the use of power equipment. Duties may involve moving materials weighing up to 25 pounds on a regular basis and rarely requires moving materials weighing over 25 pounds. Manual dexterity and coordination are required over 50% of the work period while operating things such as computer keyboard, monitor, projector, calculator, printer, as well as landscaping and greenhouse equipment.
The work environment characteristics described below are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Working Conditions:
Work location will be subject to compressed gases, sparks, open flames and material with sharp edges. Safety training on all shop equipment and procedures is required. May be assigned classes on day, evening or midnight shift.
Supervisor Responsibilities:
Supervision of other personnel is not a typical function assigned to this position. May provide training and orientation to newly assigned personnel, and may assign work to student workers.
Supervision Received:
Works under the general direction of the Dean of Technology, Applied Science and Public Services.

Additional Information

Application Instructions:
When applying for this position, you will be required to complete the NeoGov application and attach the following electronic documents.
1. Resume
2. Cover Letter

3. Certifications

4. Unofficial transcripts
5. If applicable: Veteran’s Preference documentation
Any applications which do not have the required documents attached will be considered incomplete. Incomplete applications will not be considered. CCC makes employment decisions based solely on the candidate's demonstrated competencies as related to successful performance in the position.
Veterans’ Preference:
Applicants are eligible to use Veterans' Preference when applying with CCC in accordance with ORS 408.225, 408.230 and 408.235; and OAR 105-040-0010 and 105-040-0015. Preference will be given only if the applicant meets the minimum criteria of the position and electronically attach the required documentation at the time of application. For information regarding Veterans' Preference qualifications, visithttp://www.oregonjobs.org/DAS/STJOBS/vetpoints.shtmlq
Documents Required for Veterans’ Preference

One of the following:
- MEMBER COPY 4 of the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214 or 215)-OR-
- Letter from the US Dept. of Veterans Affairs indicating receipt of a non-service connected pension-OR-
- Certification that discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions will take place not later than 120 days after the submission of the certificate
In addition to one of the above documents, Disabled Veterans must also submit one of the following:
- A copy of their Veterans disability preference letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs-OR-
- Certification that medical separation from active duty under honorable conditions will take place not later than 120 days after the submission of the certificate.

You can request copies of your military service record through the National Archives website.
Additional Information:
The successful candidate in this position will work a 10-month contract and be paid for 175 days including six (6) paid holidays, per the Full-Time Faculty Bargaining Agreement.
Starting Salary Expectations:
Initial Salary Placement will be Step 3 ($80,430.80 annually) per the CCC Full-time Faculty bargaining agreement.
Benefits:

CCC offers a comprehensive benefit package designed to provide employees and their families, including domestic partners, with access to a broad range of benefit options. Includes Health, Dental, and Vision options, Group Life, Long-term Disability, and Long-term Care Insurance programs.
CCC currently funds the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS/OPSRP) pension and contributes an additional 6% into the employee's Individual Account Program under PERS/OPSRP. A portion of the 6% will be diverted to The Employee Pension Stability Account as mandated by Senate Bill 1049. CCC offers a tax deferred annuity program and a deferred compensation program where employees may save additional pre-tax dollars for retirement.
CCC provides a tuition waiver for courses offered at CCC for yourself, domestic partner, and IRS dependents; plus partial tuition reimbursement for yourself at other accredited institutions.
CCC qualifies as a public employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Terms of Employment:

All positions at CCC are required to be available for work onsite as requested by the college.
Requires flexible work schedule to meet program needs, which may include evenings and/or weekends.
Instructors shall have earned required academic credentials from a regionally accredited institution, or the equivalent, as recognized by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) or National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).
Your official transcripts will need to be sent from the Registrar of your degree granting institution within 30-days of your hire.
Employees must maintain metro Portland, Oregon or Vancouver, Washington residency as a condition of employment.
CCC does not support employment visas.
Successful applicants must successfully pass a background inquiry, which may include criminal, driving, and full background checks. Only information relevant to the position will be considered. An individual with negative information on their background inquiry will not necessarily be denied employment.
Providing false information will result in rejection of an application, employment offer or dismissal.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
CCC is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other protected class.

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