What are the responsibilities and job description for the Adjunct Instructor, Esthetics - Wilkes Campus position at Wilkes Community College?
Posting Details
Position Information
Job Title
Adjunct Instructor, Esthetics - Wilkes Campus
Job Description
An instructor’s primary responsibility is to maintain excellence in instructing students in his/her curriculum subject with the express goal of attaining certain student learning outcomes. In addition to the primary responsibility, Instructors will be required to complete various classroom administrative duties as well as duties helpful to satisfy the goals and objectives of WCC (Wilkes Community College) including committee service and professional development.
This is a part-time adjunct position housed at the Wilkes Campus located at Herring Hall. This position may require weekend and evening hours.
Full Time or Part Time
Part Time
Essential Duties Summary
Responsibilities and Expectations:
- Teach courses in the esthetics program including, giving facials; applying makeup; performing skin care; removing superfluous hair from the body of a person by use of creams, tweezers, or waxing; applying eyelashes to a person, including the application of eyelash extensions, brow or lash color; beautifying the face, neck, arms, or upper part of the human body by use of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, or creams; surface manipulation in relation to skin care; or cleaning or stimulating the face, neck, ears, arms, hands, bust, torso, legs, or feet of a person by means of hands, devices, apparatus, or appliances along with the use of cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, or creams.
- Model student expectations include effective communication, dependability, critical thinking, positive customer service, and leadership.
- Assist the coordinator with operations of salon retail operations related to the instructional esthetics lab, including handling payment transactions, making deposits, and managing supplies and products.
- Enforce safety and NC Board of Cosmetic Arts regulations.
- Instruct students to follow state board evaluation plans.
- Maintain documentation, including student records.
- Support the college’s commitment to enhance student learning by increasing student disposition to use critical thinking skills
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
- Facilitate a scheduled theory class
- Safety and Infection control instruction
- Practical demonstration and instruction
- Manage student records, including practice area completion, grades/evaluations, and attendance
- Maintain a secure testing environment
- Conducting proper student evaluation plan procedures per state board standards
- Maintain supply and equipment inventory
- Be able to travel to local high schools/community events to conduct presentations about the program
- Facilitate theory, practice, and evaluations
- Evaluate learning progress of students
- Contribute to curriculum improvements
- Facilitate State Board test instruction and mock testing
- Make sure all procedures are completed safely and by evaluation plan
- Keep a clean working environment
- Attend professional development activities as scheduled by coordinator
- Current knowledge of NC Board of Cosmetic Arts rules and regulations
- Other duties as assigned by the Cosmetology Coordinator.
In addition, instructors must exemplify the expectations set for students, which encompass effective communication, dependability, critical thinking, exemplary customer service, collaborative teamwork, and strong leadership skills.
Required Qualifications
- Current North Carolina State Board of Cosmetic Arts license.
Preferred Qualifications
- Classroom teaching experience preferred.
- 2 years of experience as a licensed cosmetology instructor, preferably within a community college.
Physical Demands
Work is primarily performed under general supervision in an office or classroom setting with appropriate climate controls. Travel, early morning, evening, and weekend work may be required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position. The physical and mental demands described as follows are representative of those that must be met by an employee in performing the essential functions of this job:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position. The physical and mental demands described as follows are representative of those that must be met by an employee in performing the essential functions of this job:
- Essential functions: Positions require lifting, manual dexterity, ability to communicate, ability to sit and/or stand for extended periods, ability to move between classrooms, buildings, and campuses, ability to express or exchange ideas, and good eye/hand dexterity.
- Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. Requires walking, standing, sitting with some pushing and pulling of arm or leg controls.
- Mental Application: Utilizes memory for details and content of the discipline, verbal instructions, emotional stability, critical thinking, adaptability, and creative problem-solving skills are important.
Salary Grade
Salary
$28.27 per hour
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
10430P
Open Date
02/03/2025
Close Date
Open Until Filled
No
Desired Start Date
Review Start Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Applicant must complete the Wilkes Community College online application process which includes a cover letter, a resume, references (including a recent supervisor), and unofficial college transcripts (if hired, official college transcripts will be required).
The applicant must be able to successfully pass a background check.
The applicant must be able to successfully pass a background check.
For questions regarding the position, please contact Tonya Watson, Coordinator of Cosmetology, at 336-903-3108 or tgwatson758@wilkescc.edu.
Note: It is important that you check the email that you listed on your applications. Updates for this position will be sent through email.
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