Continuing Education Trainer CATA- Avionics Technician
General Statement of Job
The CATA Trainer - Avionics Technician trainer supports the education and hands-on training of students pursuing careers in avionics technology. The trainer utilizes interactive lessons, technical demonstrations, and real-world scenarios to teach foundational and advanced skills in aircraft electronics, navigation systems, communication equipment, and diagnostic procedures. This role is essential in preparing students to work alongside aviation professionals in maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing avionics systems in a variety of aerospace and aviation settings.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Functions:
- Instructs Avionics Technician classes for students of various proficiency levels.
- Implements educational curriculum to ensure student success.
- Evaluates and optimizes educational curriculum.
- Motivates students to attend class, learn, and be successful.
- Creates individual educational plans to support timely coursework completion; ensures that students complete their individual educational plan in a timely manner.
- Maintains student and class records.
- Tracks student attendance.
- Assesses students' academic performance.
- Completes and submits course documentation when due.
- Informs Coordinators of students not meeting attendance and academic goals and/or not complying with behavior expectations.
- Informs Coordinators of support services for students.
- Maintains a positive, productive classroom and handles behavior problems effectively.
- Communicates with students, staff and peers in a professional, respectful, and constructive manner.
- Conducts sponsor-teacher conferences.
- Travels throughout the College district, as needed.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Education and Experience
- Associate's degree preferred.
- One (1) year of teaching/training experience required.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Excellent oral, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to prioritize, organize, and complete multiple tasks with attention to detail, within stated deadlines. Bilingual (English/Spanish), preferred.
- Ability to work evenings and/or weekends as needed; willing to travel throughout the college district using own means of reliable transportation.
- Demonstrated commitment to achieving the vision and mission of South Texas College.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to inquiries from groups of students, customers or employees of an organization.
- Ability to apply practical understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
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