Title: American Heart Association (AHA) CPR Instructors

Department: Correctional & Continuing Educ

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Salary Range: $32/hr

Work Mode: This position requires regular in-person presence on campus and at alternative locations, depending on class schedule and other assigned duties.

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Position Type: ,  Exempt

Position Summary

The American Heart Association (AHA) CPR Instructor is responsible for delivering high-quality, standardized life support education to healthcare professionals, workplace responders, skilled trades professionals, and the general public. This role involves facilitating video presentations, conducting hands-on skills practice, evaluating competency in CPR, AED use, and First Aid, and ensuring all training aligns with current AHA guidelines. The ideal candidate ensures students gain the confidence and practical skills required to respond effectively to cardiac and medical emergencies.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

1.Set up the learning environment: Organize equipment (mannequins, AED trainers) and ensure the classroom is ready and fully functional.Maintain core competencies: Stay proficient in both the cognitive (knowledge) and psychomotor (physical) skills of your specific teaching discipline.Review course materials: Read the most current AHA Instructor Manuals, lesson plans, and course agendas before class begins. 2.Deliver the curriculum: Accurately teach AHA course materials using official lesson plans and standardized course formats.Facilitate learning: Play required AHA course videos, lead lectures, and demonstrate proper emergency cardiovascular care (ECC).Coach hands-on practice: Guide students through practical sessions, ensuring they build the confidence and muscle memory required for emergencies.3.Remediate and Evaluate student performance: Use AHA skills testing checklists to objectively evaluate students on adult, child, and infant CPR/AED use.Administer exams: Proctor written or digital tests to verify students' cognitive mastery of course concepts.Remediate when necessary: Coach students through mistakes and give them the opportunity to improve if they do not pass an evaluation initially.4.Complete administrative paperwork: Fill out and submit post-course rosters and testing checklists to your aligned Training Center.Issue credentials: Process and issue official AHA course completion cards or eCards to students who successfully pass all requirements.5.Maintain alignment: Align and maintain active status with an authorized AHA Training Center (TC). Continuously review science updates, course changes, and program administration manuals via the AHA Instructors platform.Renew certification: Complete continuing education or renewal requirements before your AHA Instructor eCard expires (every two years). Orient students and provide an overview of the course syllabus,course objectives, course requirements, attendance policy, grading system, textbook, and supplemental materials. Notify students of course dates and/or course changes. Comply with attendance and grading requirements. Participate in CEWD departmental observations and assessments as needed.

Required Qualifications:

High school diploma or equivalent and two years of experience as an American Heart Association (AHA) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) instructor. Current certification as an American Heart Association (AHA) provider for CPR. A strong working knowledge of the American Heart Association (AHA) requirements, and current emergency cardiovascular care science. All adjunct faculty positions require excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills, as well as the ability to work with students of varying abilities from diverse backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications:

Current or recent classroom and/or online teaching experience specifically in a CPR program. Prior teaching experience in higher education. Demonstrated ability to incorporate technology into instructional responsibilities, including use of a Learning Management System (LMS) for online learning teaching, and current Microsoft Office programs.