[Hiring] Instructor @Western Governors University

Role Description

Instructors are subject matter experts who teach and support a caseload of students enrolled in their assigned course(s). They offer specialized instruction on topics aligned with best practices and monitor student progress in competency development and course completion. Instructors are responsive to learner needs and vary the type, length, method, and intensity of instruction to match the learner’s strengths and goals. Using technology, Instructors may interact with students in both group and one-to-one settings. They collaborate with other instructional and program faculty to ensure continuity and quality of support.

Job Duties

• Develops instructional materials aligned with identified learning objectives, course competencies, and instructional interventions.
• Provides effective, relevant, and engaging one-to-many virtual events aligned with identified learning objectives.
• Continually develops knowledge, skills, and expertise through active participation in faculty learning communities and other professional development opportunities.
• Provides proactive, relevant, timely, and effective one-to-one virtual instruction to students within a specific course or domain.
• Facilitates student communities to support peer collaboration, effective faculty interaction, and student development.
• Provides student-centered, effective one-to-one virtual coaching to help students achieve personal, academic, and career goals.
• Adapts instructional and coaching practices to meet common and individual student needs.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Subject-matter expertise in the assigned content and skills of the course(s) or domain(s).
• Strong knowledge of how student characteristics interact with different learning needs common to the assigned course(s) or domain(s).
• Strong communication skills with the ability to moderate online student communities to encourage engagement and learning.
• Ability to use information from student profiles, learning behaviors, and interactions to identify individual student needs.
• Demonstrates respect for and values diverse perspectives and experiences.
• Ability to adapt standard resources, templates, and instructional plans to meet the needs of individual students or groups of students.
• Ability to apply adult learning principles and instructional skills to build student competency in a virtual one-to-one setting.
• Ability to encourage student self-reflection and metacognition to improve competency in learning objectives.
• Flexibility to adjust instructional approaches based on individual student needs and preferences.
• Skilled in using data to identify students who may benefit from proactive support and selecting the appropriate tone and content for outreach.
• Ability to adapt the timing, modality, and frequency of outreach and contact to individual student needs and preferences.
• Strong active listening skills and emotional intelligence, with the ability to build relationships with adult students.
• Solid understanding of coaching strategies that support the personal, academic, and professional development of adult students.
• Willingness to engage in regular self-reflection and reevaluation of beliefs, perspectives, and approaches to improve equity.
• Proficient in developing presentation materials that align with specified objectives and are visually engaging, understandable, and accessible.
• Ability to develop learning facilitation experiences and effective formative self-assessment activities aligned with specific objectives to advance student learning.
• Skilled in implementing relationship-building activities for online student communities.
• Ability to facilitate synchronous student interaction in a virtual environment.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Nursing and all applicable licenses or certifications.
• Active, unencumbered compact/multistate RN licensure, with the ability to secure active, unencumbered licensure in all states as required for the role.
• Three years of highly successful academic practice, based on student outcomes, in the applicable role or practice area working with Prelicensure or Undergraduate Nursing students, including at least one year of online faculty experience.
• Demonstrated subject-matter expertise in Health Assessment and Critical Care Nursing.
• Recent clinical or teaching experience in the applicable subject matter within the past five years.
• Availability to work a student-centered schedule, including evenings and weekends.
• Ability to travel up to 20% for the role, including required attendance at designated company Summits.

Preferred Qualifications

• Terminal degree and all applicable domain-specific licenses or certifications.
• Strong experience with distance education and working with distance-learning students.

Travel Requirements

• This position requires occasional travel of up to 20%.
• Required travel includes attendance at designated company Summits, typically one to two times per year.
• Additional travel may include conferences, visits to company locations, and other business-related events as needed.

Benefits

• Eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare.
• Health savings account and flexible spending account.
• Basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage.
• Accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages.
• Legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan.
• Wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition.
• Flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual.
• Flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual; 11 paid holidays.
• Other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

How to Apply

If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

• Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive.
• Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected].
• Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.