Instructor, Business Training

About the Department

• Hours of Work: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.  
• Screening will begin ASAP and continue until the position is filled. 
• Start date to be determined, but as soon as practicable after the hiring/interview process.

Salary and Benefits: This is a full-time, benefited Faculty Non-Credit 2 level position. Starting salary range: $55,596.00 - $62,847.00/annually, depending upon experience.

• Educational Benefits for the employees and dependents
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 15 – 18 Paid Holiday/Closure Days
• Three Paid Personal Days
• Healthcare/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Generous Retirement Benefits - 14.62% Employer Paid/4% Employee Paid
• Paid Vacation and Sick Leave
• Onsite Childcare Center
• Professional Development Opportunities

JOB SUMMARY:
The Instructor, Business Training is a full-time, benefited position responsible for designing, delivering, and evaluating open-enrollment and customized business training programs that respond directly to the workforce and professional development needs of individuals, businesses, and organizations. The position works closely with business and industry partners to assess training needs, co-develop relevant curriculum, and ensure programming aligns with current industry practices and regional workforce priorities.

Responsibilities include delivering a range of management, leadership, and nationally recognized business-related certification courses in non-credit, workshop-style environments. Topics of instruction may include leadership, project management, communication, organization, team building, and problem solving. The Instructor collaborates with employers to tailor content, learning outcomes, and delivery formats for customized training engagements and may support program evaluation and continuous improvement based on employer and participant feedback.

The instructor must demonstrate a deep commitment to fostering learner success through active engagement in departmental initiatives, partnership development, and ongoing collaboration with workforce and economic development stakeholders. The position also requires staying current in instructional best practices and relevant business disciplines through continuous professional development to ensure high-quality, industry-responsive programming.

Position Duties

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: – this position is exempt and is not eligible for compensatory or overtime pay provisions of the FLSA.

The primary responsibility of all faculty is instruction. At LCCC we seek instructors who are committed to excellence in teaching as demonstrated in the competency domains outlined below. Faculty are expected to continually grow towards excellence in the following outcomes in business related training:
Teaching and Learning- Employs student-centered instruction coupled with the development and use of appropriate and current educational materials. Consistently and promptly responds to student inquiries and shares timely, appropriate, and instructive feedback and evaluation of student work.

• Maximizes student engagement and success by employing methods that develop student understanding of the values, practice, and procedures within the designated discipline, and by engaging students in interdisciplinary practices to develop 21^st century learners. 
• Prepares and delivers assigned courses by employing high-impact teaching practices in a learning environment that promotes respect and rapport. 
• Facilitates student achievement by maintaining clear expectations and defined learning outcomes. 
• Promotes learning through the innovative implementation of effective classroom technologies. 

Competency-Based Design- Applies competency-based design to the development of curriculum, engaging with colleagues at the course, program, and institutional level with the aim of continuous improvement. 

• Evaluates student engagement and success through formative and summative assessment. 
• Develops curriculum by articulating measurable, student-centered learning outcomes, and using competency-based design strategy to maintain curriculum that is current, effective, and relevant to the designated discipline. 
• Contributes to curricula by assisting in design, implementation, and review aligned with current or emerging community, state, or national needs. 
• Participates in continuous improvement of student learning and success by gathering data, analyzing data, engaging with peers and internal and external stakeholders, and implementing change as a result. 

Professionalism - Collaborates and actively reflects on responsibilities to positively contribute to one’s discipline, Pathway, the College, and the greater community. 

• Maintains professionalism by embodying the values, ethics, and behavior codes of LCCC and one’s discipline. 
• Demonstrates social competence and effective communication in professional and academic venues. 
• Actively contributes to the college and one’s Pathway, department, or designated discipline by engaging in expanding institutional connections and professional development, and by displaying commitment to the profession. 

Other responsibilities may be assigned based on contemporary institutional needs.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge

• Administrative – Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and workplace terminology. 
• Computers – Knowledge of operation of computers 
• Customer and Personal Service – Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes assessment of customer needs, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction 
• English Language – Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. 
• Geography – Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. 
• Mechanical – Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. 
• Office Procedures – Knowledge of office procedures and of spelling, grammar, punctuation and arithmetic. 
• Public Safety and Security — Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. 
• Regulatory Compliance – Knowledge of laws, regulations and standards applicable to the job. Please specify (e.g., OSHA, FERPA, Title IX, etc.)

Skills 

• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. 
• Active Listening - giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. 
• Analytical Skills – Capacity to analyze data, identify trends, and make informed decisions based on findings. 
• Communication – Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the capacity to convey complex information clearly. 
• Conflict Management – Use of tools, skills and processes to find respectful and creative ways to resolve disputes and disagreements. 
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. 
• Data Entry – Entering information or updating records in a database or computer system with minimal errors. 
• Equipment Maintenance – Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. 
• Instructing - Teaching others how to do something. 
• Interpersonal Skills – Ability to interact effectively with others, build relationships, and manage interpersonal dynamics. 
• Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. 
• Social Perceptiveness – Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do. 
• Teamwork and Collaboration – Ability to work effectively as part of a team, contributing to group goals and fostering a collaborative environment. 
• Technical Skills – Specific technical competencies related to the job. Please specify (e.g., coding, data analysis, machine operation, etc.) 
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others. 
• Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

Abilities 

• Communication – The ability to effectively express your thoughts, ideas, and messages to diverse people in oral and written form. Public speaking skills and ability to write/edit emails, letters, and technical reports. 
• Emotional Intelligence – Ability to manage both your own emotions and understand the emotions of people around you. 
• Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. 
• Professionalism – Capable of representing the organization in a professional manner, adapting to various situations with maturity, and maintaining confidentiality and discretion at all times. 
• Records Maintenance – Accurately prepare and maintain records, files, and reports, including records of materials, supplies, time, and work performed. 
• Response Orientation – The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). 
• Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. 
• Time Sharing - The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information. 
• Visualization – The ability to imagine how something will look after it Is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. 

PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS:

• There may be occurrences of interacting with employees and/or students, past employees and/or students, members of the general public, and others who express opinions, may exhibit strong emotions, which will require the employee to interact professionally, diplomatically, and appropriately in such situations
• While performing the essential duties of this position, an employee would frequently be required to move around the assigned work areas as well as within hallways, meeting rooms, and other parts of the campus facilities
• There may be multiple/daily instances of prolonged sitting, standing, and personal computer use, which would include keyboard and/or mouse usage as well as viewing a computer monitor
• An employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus
• The overall work environment requires the mental ability to shift focal point quickly due to interruptions; an employee must be able to mentally track multiple projects and tasking as well

NOTE: This position description is a general description; it is not intended as an employment contract, nor is it intended to describe all duties someone in this position may perform.  All employees of the College are expected to perform other tasks as assigned by their respective supervisor/manager regardless of job title or routine job duties.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university in Business, Education, Instructional Design, or a related field. 
• Experience in developing and implementing training curricula.

*In lieu of the required degree, candidates with equivalent professional experience, industry certifications, or a combination of education and relevant work experience may be considered. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or higher in Business, Education, Instructional Design, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in a leadership position in a business environment. 
• Applicable industry certifications, to include Certified Public Manager, Project Management Professional, Certified Business Coach.

Other Qualifications

If you are selected for the position, your appointment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check. LCCC reserves the right to end this employment agreement should the results of your background investigation not be successful.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Laramie County Community College is an EEO/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status.

The college has a designated person to monitor compliance and to answer any questions regarding the college's nondiscrimination policies. Please contact: Title IX, Title VI, and ADA Coordinator, Suite 205, Clay Pathfinder Building, 1400 E College Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82007, 307.778.1144,NDS@lccc.wy.edu. Contact information for the regional Office for Civil Rights is: Office for Civil Rights, Denver Office, U.S. Department of Education, Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building, 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204-3582, 303.844.5695,OCR.Denver@ed.gov. Updated 6/2025.

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