Occupational Therapy Assistant Instructor

Company Description

Unitek Learning is a leading healthcare education organization focused on preparing the next generation of nurses and healthcare professionals. 

Through its family of institutions, including Unitek College of Nursing, Eagle Gate College, Provo College, Brookline College, and Unitek EMT, Unitek delivers career-focused education designed to help students build meaningful careers while addressing critical workforce needs across the healthcare industry. 

Through our Workforce Solutions segment, Unitek partners with hospitals and health systems to create sustainable talent pipelines and expand access to healthcare education through employer-based training and workforce development programs nationwide.

Job Description

Brookline College is looking for an Occupational Therapy Assistant or OT to join our fast-growing Faculty team in Phoenix, AZ

We are currently interviewing for a per diem position in a hybrid program.

Your knowledge and clinical experience and our highly accredited, established curriculum will result in the next generation of eager, inspired, and prepared OTAs entering the field. No teaching experience is required but it is preferred. 

This position provides a learning experience for students and evaluates their achievements.

DISTANCE EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION

• 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.
• Employ various distance education teaching methodologies to drive continuous quality improvement.
• 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.

LEARNER RETENTION

• 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. 

PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING      

• 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