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Full-Time
Occupational Therapy Assistant Instructor
Posted on 4/15/2026
Unitek Learning
No salary listed
Albuquerque, NM, USA
In Person
Category
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Required Skills
Data Analysis
Requirements
- Minimum of a bachelor's degree awarded by an institution accredited by a United States Department of Education-recognized institutional accrediting agency
- Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) / Occupational Therapist (OT/R)
- Three years of practical experience in the assigned Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Documented expertise in the area(s) of teaching responsibility, content delivery system, and teaching methodology
Responsibilities
- Maintain a teaching load per semester, as assigned at the time of the offer.
- Maintain and demonstrate subject matter expertise, including distance education as assigned to online courses.
- Apply established teaching criteria and procedures and curriculum to support student learning.
- Utilize the Learning Management System (LMS) as a tool to deliver course content and provide formative feedback to learners
- Possess the expertise necessary to ensure appropriate curriculum design; partner with the program director to improve the design of distance education environments and curriculum.
- Monitor/track student retention using course attendance records.
- Implement data-driven student retention improvement strategies to achieve course benchmarks.
- Partner with the program director to improve the design of instruction.
- Remain proficient in all aspects of course or curricula content, learning outcomes, and assessment activities to achieve course goals.
- Teach courses as assigned within the maximum number of contact hours allowed
- Demonstrate skill and knowledge in the teaching discipline
- Make continuous efforts to improve the quality of instruction by reviewing and utilizing different techniques, including distance education in teaching.
- Aid in planning, development, and maintenance of program curriculum
- Evaluate students to measure their progress in achieving course goals; inform students promptly of their progress.
- Submit required program reports and forms to program or course managers promptly
- Maintain continuing education (CE) hours to ensure renewed OT or OTA licensure
- Maintain student records of attendance or skill competency documents as needed.
- Partner with the program director or department chair to resolve student appeals
- Attend faculty meetings at the cadence determined by the program director or department chair
- Engage and document participation in professional development and in-service training for learning management systems, pedagogy, and education teaching methodologies.
- Maintain a professional relationship with colleagues, students, and the community
- Maintain compliance with policies and procedures within the employee handbook, program handbooks (as applicable), and department directives.
- Coordinate and balance the needs of a diverse student population.
- Maintain an inclusive college environment that celebrates and promotes understanding and respect for a diverse student body, academic staff, and community.
- Manage student retention with data-informed strategies to achieve accreditor benchmarks and college budget/metrics
- Participate in local student retention initiatives
- Manage communication processes to identify and respond to at-risk students.
- Demonstrate sensitivity and understanding of all college students and faculty with diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience using CampusVue
- Experience using the Canvas™ learning management system (LMS)
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