CTCCE is seeking qualified individuals to serve as instructors for our paramedic, AEMT, and/or EMT courses.
Lead Instructors
Lead instructors commit to a cohort and serve as the primary instructor for that cohort. Additionally, the lead instructor helps the program director or designee ensure that students in that cohort meet program requirements. Lead instructors coordinate assistant/lab instructors for lab sessions, provide oversight of assist/lab instructors, and ensure equipment and supplies are on site for lab sessions.
Commitment for Lead Instructors
- Paramedic - Commit to one or two days per week plus administration time for up to 16 months (depending on the program)
- AEMT - Commit to either two 4-hour evenings per week for one 8-hour day per week for approx. 20 weeks.
- EMT - Commit to either two 4-hour evenings per week for one 8-hour day per week for approx. 14 weeks.
Lead instructors can either be contract (1099) or part time employees.
Qualifications
In addition to being at or above the level teaching, lead instructors should have at least 5 years of experience. Some teaching experience is required; teaching at the initial EMS education level is preferred. The VA EMS EC is required for EMT Lead Instructors.
Assist/Lab Instructors
Lab instructors teach the skills and simulation sessions of initial EMS courses.
Commitment for Lab Instructors
Ideally, lab instructors commit to a lab session for a particular cohort. If not possible, lab instructors may be placed in a instructor cadre pool that rotates to cover all available lab shifts.
- Paramedic - Multiple lab sessions per week are available for a cohort for up to 16 months (depending on the program)
- AEMT - Typically, AEMT lab meet one 4-hour session per week for approx. 20 weeks.
- EMT - EMT lab sessions are either two 4-hour evenings per week for one 8-hour day per week for approx. 14 weeks.
Lab instructors can either be contract (1099) or part time employees.
Qualifications for Lab Instructors
Lab instructors must be certified at or above the level they are teaching. Some teaching experience is preferred, particularly as an FTO or skills/adjunct instructor for initial education courses.
Clinical Instructors
Clinical instructors provide direct on-sight clinical instruction of EMS students while in the clinical environment. Clinical instructors also ensure students complete all required documentation for that shift.
Commitment for Clinical Instructors
Shifts are typically 6-8 hours long.
Because of the needs of clinical instructors are so variable, clinical instructors are limited to contract (1099).
Qualifications for Clinical Instructors
Clinical instructors must be certified at or above the level they are teaching. They should have some experience in the ER/hospital environment as a tech or paramedic. Some teaching experience is preferred, particularly as an FTO or skills/adjunct instructor for initial education courses.
Clinical Instructors may be required to complete additional VCU HS onboarding, including but not limited to, submitting the required vaccination history.
Application
All EMS program instructors must complete the EMS Instructor application. Select the levels for what you wish to teach and the instructor type for consideration.
Complete the instructor application here
More Information
Contact our office at ctcce@vcuhealth.org or 804-828-4204