Nursing Assistant Instructor - Mobile Lab

Overview

Northwood Technical College is seeking applications from qualified candidates for a full-time Nursing Assistant Instructor at any of our four campus locations. (Ashland, New Richmond, Rice Lake or Superior)

Northwood Tech Instructors teach in a discipline area in which they have specific training and competence. Instructors are expected to foster learner success, assess learner achievement, and continually improve learning opportunities.  Instructors teach in a variety of learning environments including face-to-face, online, web-conferencing, and hybrid classrooms. Instructors are expected to continually improve the overall quality and delivery of learning, including the support of programs and collegewide initiatives. This position is scheduled over three academic terms each year, with work hours determined to best meet program and student needs.  This position will be located Collegewide with expectation of travel throughout the district.  

The Nursing Assistant Instructor is responsible for providing high-quality classroom, laboratory, and clinical instruction for students enrolled in Northwood Technical College’s Nursing Assistant program. This position will primarily deliver instruction at multiple locations using the College’s mobile nursing assistant laboratory, expanding access to Nursing Assistant education throughout the Northwood Tech service area.  This position requires a flexible schedule to accommodate instructional needs, mobile lab travel, and varying course locations.  The instructor will travel and teach at Northwood Tech campus and workforce accelerators, high schools, community locations, and other locations as assigned.

This is a grant-funded, limited-term employment (LTE) position with funding currently secured through September 30, 2027.  Opportunities for continuation will be evaluated based on program needs, funding availability, and performance.

Responsibilities

• Actively embody and promote Northwood Tech’s Values:
  • Collaboration – Value relationships that enhance learning and promote economic development.
  • Innovation – Embrace the latest theories and technologies to support student and community success.
  • Excellence – Prioritize high quality education, services, and continuous improvement in a dynamic learning environment.
  • Community – Value our deep connections to our communities by working together to provide solutions through student success.
  • Support – Empower individuals by supporting their success with quality experiences and services designed to meet their needs.
  • Integrity – Uphold honesty and accountability in a diverse, open, and ethical learning and working environment.
  • Respect – Value each individual and approach all interactions mindfully, with civility, empathy, and openness to new and differing ideas.
• Develop and continually revise curriculum that includes Employability Essentials and technical content to meet industry and/or regulatory standards.
• Plan for instruction, including syllabi development, learning plans, and assessment strategies.
• Deliver, assess, and adapt effective instruction that meets the needs of all students.
• Apply a variety of instructional strategies, create learning plans, facilitate learning, and revise teaching practice.
• Promote a culture of continuing student success, implement strategies to promote learner persistence and meet the needs of all learners, demonstrate learner-centered communication, and utilize available student support services.
• Create performance-based assessment plans, employ a variety of formative and summative assessment strategies, communicate assessment results in a timely fashion to promote student learning, and use assessment results to improve instruction.
• Demonstrate professional behaviors to support teaching and learning and use varied strategies for managing the learning environment.
• Identify exit learning outcomes and external standards, develop competencies that describe intended learning outcomes, create performance-based plans and assessment tasks for each course, develop learning objectives and plans, prepare syllabi, and utilize a quality review process to validate curriculum.
• Use a variety of data analysis tools, analyze data from teaching and learning experiences, and use data to inform decision making about the teaching and learning process.
• Create and maintain an inclusive, effective learning environment that addresses barriers and provides reasonable accommodations. May be assigned to mentor high school teachers who offer Northwood Tech-articulated courses.
• Model the Employability Essentials expected of Northwood Tech students, which are to communicate clearly, demonstrate professionalism, think critically, and consider varying perspectives.
• Designated as a Campus Security Authority (CSA) to receive and report criminal incidents to the Northwood Tech Safety Office by virtue of this role’s responsibilities at the College (only applies to instructor positions with club advising duties).
• Travel with and/or work within a mobile Nursing Assistant laboratory at designated Northwood Tech locations, preparing and setting up equipment, supplies, and materials for instruction.
• Ensure the mobile laboratory, equipment, and supplies are properly maintained, secured, inventoried, transported, and ready for student use; follow established setup and teardown procedures and promptly report equipment, maintenance, or supply needs in accordance with the College Mobile Lab Strategy.
• Support mobile laboratory planning and preparation prior to deployment, including coordinating site logistics, identifying equipment and supply needs, preparing instructional materials, and ensuring the laboratory is ready for safe and effective instruction in collaboration with other college staff.
• Promote the Nursing Assistant program within the community by engaging with prospective students, schools, employers, healthcare organizations, community partners, and other stakeholders to increase awareness of program opportunities and support enrollment.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Degree & Experience Required:

• Associate degree in nursing
• Minimum of two years (4,000 hours) of occupational nursing experience of which at least one year (2,000 hours) shall be within 5 years of appointment
  • Occupational nursing experience must include one year as a nurse in long-term care
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in Wisconsin

• Provide a Certificate of Completion of a Nursing Assistant Train-the-Trainer course (or complete the training prior hire).
• College receipt of approval by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) to serve as a nursing assistant instructor prior to hire.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to obtain driver’s license and insurance coverage in accordance with College policy

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing
• Teaching experience

Salary

FY27 Salary - Faculty Grade A - $65,790 / year

Benefits

Medical, Dental, VisionHealth Savings Account/Flexible Spending AccountLong Term/Short Term DisabilityLife InsuranceWisconsin Retirement System403(b)/457(b) Retirement SavingsPaid HolidaysPaid Leave

Close Date

11/16/2026

Compensation: 65790 to N/A (USD)