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HVAC Apprenticeship Instructor

Position Type: Part-time – 4 to 8 hours weekly; evenings 5PM – 9PM

Reports To: Executive Director

Compensation: Starting at $35 per hour, commensurate with experience; additional benefits

Position Summary

IEC Central Ohio is seeking an experienced HVAC professional to serve as an instructor for a Registered Apprenticeship Program in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration. The instructor will deliver classroom and hands-on instruction, reinforce safety and professional standards, evaluate apprentice progress, and help align training with employer needs and registered apprenticeship requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver classroom, lab, and shop instruction for HVAC apprentices at various training levels.
• Teach core HVAC topics, including safety, tools, electrical fundamentals, refrigeration cycle, piping, airflow, duct systems, controls, troubleshooting, installation, maintenance, and service.
• Prepare lesson plans, demonstrations, assignments, assessments, and hands-on activities aligned with program standards.
• Assess apprentice knowledge, technical skill, attendance and readiness for advancement.
• Maintain accurate records for attendance, grades, competencies, certifications, lab activities, and required documentation and log into electronic database.
• Promote safe work practices and ensure proper use of tools, equipment, labs, and personal protective equipment.
• Maintain instructional equipment, tools, materials, and lab spaces in safe, organized condition.
• Integrate current HVAC technologies, codes, manufacturer practices, energy-efficiency principles, and field trends into instruction.
• Support workplace readiness skills including communication, punctuality, teamwork customer service documentation and problem solving.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of HVAC field experience in installation service maintenance commissioning or troubleshooting.
• Strong knowledge of residential and/or commercial HVAC systems including furnaces air conditioners heat pumps refrigeration controls ventilation ductwork and electrical components.
• Commitment to safety quality workmanship professional conduct and ethical training practices.
• Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to adult learners with varied experience levels.
• Strong communication organization time-management and classroom/shop leadership skills.
• Ability to use basic computer applications digital curriculum tools email learning management systems and electronic records.
• High school diploma or equivalent; ability to pass required background checks drug screening and other compliance requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• EPA Section 608 Universal Certification
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification.
• NATE HVAC Excellence manufacturer-specific or other relevant industry credentials.
• Prior teaching training mentoring crew leadership curriculum development or instruction experience.
• Knowledge of applicable mechanical codes electrical codes refrigeration regulations safety standards and advanced HVAC systems or troubleshooting.