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NWACC offers a full range of associate degrees, certificates and workforce training programs that prepare students for rewarding futures and careers.\nNWACC employees are dedicated to fostering a diverse educational community and cultural learning environment that supports student success.\nNorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) is seeking knowledgeable, adaptable, and student-centered individuals to join our team as Part-Time Faculty Members within the Trail Technician Programs. Faculty may teach credit courses, accelerated skills training courses, workforce training, or community education offerings.Successful candidates will demonstrate expertise and flexibility in one or more areas of trail industry instruction, including sustainable trail construction, trail maintenance and operations, heavy equipment operations, welding, and related technical skills. Faculty may be assigned to teach online, hybrid, or in-person courses and must be available to support evening and weekend instruction as program needs evolve.\nFaculty may teach across multiple disciplines within the program, including but not limited to:\nTRAL 1003 Introduction to Sustainable Trails\nTRAL 1013 Trail Planning and Design\nTRAL 1023 Trail Construction\nTRAL 1033 Trail Maintenance and Management\nTRAL 2003 Trail Operations and Regulations\nTRAL 2711 Heavy Equipment Operations for Trails\nTRAL 2811 Welding for Trails\nTRAL 2911 Small Engine Repair for Trails\nThe ideal candidate is an experienced trail industry professional who is passionate about workforce development, hands-on instruction, and supporting students from diverse backgrounds and skill levels.\nEssential Duties:\nProvide high-quality, industry-relevant instruction across classroom, laboratory, shop, field-based, hybrid, and online learning environments\n\nTeach assigned courses in day, evening, weekend, and accelerated formats in accordance with program and institutional needs\n\nDevelop, maintain, and update instructional materials, demonstrations, assessments, and hands-on learning activities to support program outcomes and industry standards\n\nUtilize learning technologies and learning management systems to support instruction, communication, and student achievement\n\nFoster an inclusive, supportive, and student-centered learning environment that promotes engagement, critical thinking, collaboration, and technical skill development\n\nAssess student performance, provide timely and constructive feedback, and maintain accessibility to support student success in both in-person and online settings\n\nEnsure safe instructional practices and compliance with applicable standards when working with tools, heavy equipment, welding equipment, and field-based activities\n\nCollaborate with faculty, staff, and industry partners to enhance curriculum, support new coursework and certifications, and expand experiential learning opportunities\n\nMaintain current industry knowledge, participate in professional development, and complete required administrative responsibilities in accordance with college policies and established timelines\n\nAdditional duties may be assigned as necessary to support the goals and objectives of the department and college\n\nRate of Pay: $765 per credit hour\nCompleted applications received by 6/15/2026 will be assured full consideration. Late Applications will be reviewed as necessary to fill the position\nMinimum Qualifications:\nRelevant industry credentials, certifications, licenses, or documented professional expertise in one or more instructional areas, including trail construction and maintenance, heavy equipment operations, welding, small engine repair, or related fields\n\nA minimum of two years of professional work experience in the trail industry or related technical trades\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in a relevant field\n\nPrevious teaching or training experience in higher education, workforce development, apprenticeship, or industry settings.\n\nKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities:\nKnowledge of the community college mission and a demonstrated commitment to student success, inclusive instruction, and professional conduct\n\nAbility to communicate technical concepts clearly and effectively to students with diverse backgrounds, skill levels, and learning needs\n\nSkill in designing and delivering instruction that incorporates hands-on, field-based, online, and technology-supported learning strategies\n\nAbility to collaborate effectively with faculty, staff, industry partners, and community stakeholders while maintaining strong organizational, interpersonal, and time-management skills\n\nAbility and willingness to maintain safe instructional practices and teach across multiple formats, schedules, and trail technician disciplines in support of program needs\n\nPhysical Activities:\nThe physical activities described here are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee may frequently:\nSit, stand, walk, bend, kneel, climb, and navigate uneven outdoor terrain\nUse hands and fingers for keyboarding, operating tools, equipment, and machinery\nCarry, move, position, and demonstrate trail-building tools, welding equipment, and related instructional materials\nOperate or instruct the use of heavy equipment and technical machinery\nThe employee will constantly:\nCommunicate verbally and in writing\nHear and respond to environmental and instructional cues\nPerform repetitive motions associated with instructional and technical tasks\nClose visual acuity is required for preparing instructional materials, using computers, inspecting tools and equipment, reading technical documents, and monitoring student work and safety procedures.\nEnvironmental Conditions:\nThe work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.\nWork environments include classrooms, online instructional settings, welding and equipment labs, workshops, and outdoor field locations. Outdoor instruction may occur in varied terrain and weather conditions. Noise levels may range from moderate to high depending on instructional activities and equipment use.\nNWACC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, please see our EEO policy.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6817,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"associate","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Professional development"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Education","Health Care","Higher Education"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-29T16:02:07Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":5,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.163,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":154,"expected_fill_days":39,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","win:tail","crowd:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-10-27T05:46:45Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/nwacc-part-time-faculty-trail-technician","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/nwacc-part-time-faculty-trail-technician.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-28T00:23:32Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":384,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-29T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1923098},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1923098"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fnwacc-part-time-faculty-trail-technician"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fnwacc-part-time-faculty-trail-technician"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fnwacc-part-time-faculty-trail-technician"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/nwacc-part-time-faculty-trail-technician\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fnwacc-part-time-faculty-trail-technician"}]}