Veterinary Assisting Instructor
Company: HEALTH CAREER INSTITUTE LLC
Location: West Palm Beach
Posted on: February 19, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Description: Position Summary:
Faculty members are responsible for the delivery of quality
education services. This entails engaging students, fostering
learning, role modeling professionalism, and ultimately producing
competently trained students prepared for professional careers. The
Veterinary Assisting Instructor will provide up to date and fully
prepared instruction to veterinary assisting students in an
energetically and motivating instructional manner along with
engaging in activities in student retention and manages the
classroom/lab activities. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Prepare course plans and materials: Delivering course lectures.
Facilitating student engagement. Working one-on-one with students.
Assessing students and providing developmental feedback. Deliver
courses: Deliver lectures/facilitate labs via on ground or online.
Grade projects and exams. Provide progress reports/mid-term
feedback. Maintain grade book. Enforce HCI policies (attendance,
dress code, etc.). Monitor progress and attendance: Direct and
assess student progress in achieving theory (content: cognitive)
and performance (competencies: psychomotor and affective)
requirement of the program. Monitor student progress and follow-up
as needed. Take and report daily attendance and enforce tardy and
absence policies. Report attendance issues to the Program Director.
Advise students: Answer student questions. Be available for
one-on-one assistance/tutoring. Identify at-risk students in a
timely fashion: Implement an action plan for success. Provide
weekly assessments, follow up, and evaluation of the plan. Provide
Weekly Feedback Report. Record grades and submit reports: Maintain
grade books. Adhere to departmental grading policies. Submit final
grades. Monitor equipment and supply needs. Maintain classroom.
Seek out an approved substitute in case of faculty member’s need
for absence. Participate in orientation as needed. Attend
graduation ceremonies (full-time faculty required and part-time
requested). Work on retention plans and program development. Attend
staff and faculty meetings (full-time faculty required and
part-time requested). Participate in committees and knowledge
sharing forums (full-time faculty required and part-time
requested). Ensure the proper use of software: Course Key for
attendance records. Campus Nexus for communication and contact
attempts with students. Moodle for gradebook purposes. Maintain any
relevant licensures, certifications, and other required maintenance
of paperwork for personnel file. Maintain a minimum of eight (8)
hours of Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) annually by
participating in professional development and in-services (i.e.,
continuing education, professional activities, conference
presentations, scholarly publications, etc.). Encourage students to
submit course evaluations, review course evaluations when
available, and use feedback to improve course delivery. Regular and
reliable attendance. Comply with all governmental regulations and
standards of accreditation. Perform other duties and
responsibilities as assigned. Requirements: Skills and
Qualifications: All faculty should, at a minimum, have the degree
required for the specific discipline and have experience and
appropriate credentials in their relevant area of academia
according to CIE, ACCSC, and other governing bodies. Knowledgeable
in the course content. Effective in directing and evaluating
student learning and lab performance. Prepared in Educational
Theory and Techniques. Computer literacy skills including
functional knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, etc.). A willingness to follow high
ethical standards. Education/Experience: Minimum of an earned
Associate’s degree with a major in any area of health sciences from
an accredited college or university or equivalent (Required).
Minimum of four (4) years of related practical work experience in
the subject area(s) taught (per ACCSC) (Required) Current and
active Veterinary Technician certification (Required) Physical
Demands: The physical demands are those required in a professional
office setting and higher education teaching environment, along
with activities of a veterinary professional: communicating with
coworkers, presenting to a classroom of students (virtual
classrooms for on-line), demonstrating procedures and techniques,
and getting to and from appropriate classes and offices. Prolonged
periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Must be
able to lift up to 15 pounds at times. Working Environment:
Professional office setting: moderate noise levels; controlled
indoor climate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Location: This position is an onsite position. This position will
be based out of: ? West Palm Beach (Main Campus) ? Fort Lauderdale
(A Branch of West Palm Beach) Any changes must be reviewed by the
Vice President of Academic Affairs and President/Chief Executive
Officer (CEO). All final approvals must come from the
President/CEO.
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