Automotive Safety Inspection and Emissions Instructor

Job Description

Job Description

Position Description 

Automotive Safety Inspection and Emissions Instructor – Part-time

Department: Postsecondary and Workforce Education

Status: Part-time, as needed

Schedule: Ability to work evenings and occasional Saturdays

Qualifications: 

Required:

●       Minimum of 5 years work experience in the automotive mechanics field. 

●       PA Safety Inspection and Emissions License.

●       Ability to teach automotive safety inspection and emissions to adult students.

●       Possess good communication skills, patience, and the ability to adapt to the classroom/lab environment.

●       Ability to use computer technology for communication and instructional purposes.

●       Pre-employment physical, drug screen, Acts 34, 151, and 114 clearances required.

Preferred:

●        Teaching, training, and/or mentor experience preferred.

Responsibilities: 

  The performance responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to the following: 

●        Instruct adult students in safety, basic automotive technology skills, inspections, and emissions testing.

●        Develop, revise, and implement the curriculum, as well as all necessary supporting materials and activities, in accordance with established guidelines and format. 

●        Provide a safe learning environment.

●        Collaborate with industry Occupational Advisory Council to seek recommendations for program and curriculum improvements, safety improvements and standards and equipment updates and purchases.

●        Maintain daily attendance records.

●        Assess student learning on a regular basis; maintain reports and training records

●        Utilize a variety of instructional delivery methods in order to motivate students and promote learning and engagement.

●        Develop and maintain appropriate classroom management strategies

●        Maintain instructional equipment and provide for repairs as needed, in collaboration with the secondary program.

●        Prepare and submit reports, information, and maintain inventory as required.

●        Adhere to all policies enacted by the Joint Operating Committee and guidelines established by the Executive Director.

●        Other duties as assigned.

Competencies:

●        Maintain a professional attitude and appearance. 

●        Model a sound work ethic and regular attendance.

●        Possession and demonstration of excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Reports To: Director of Postsecondary and Workforce Education

Physical Requirements of Job: 

MEASURED IN TERMS OF FREQUENCY  

Not At All Occasionally Frequently Constantly   0 1 – 33% 34 – 66% 67 – 100% 

LIFTING:  

Up to 10lbs: Occasionally

11 to 20 lbs: Occasionally 

Beyond 20lbs: Occasionally 

BODY MOVEMENTS:  

Bend/Stoop: Occasionally 

Climb: Occasionally 

Kneel: Occasionally 

Push: Occasionally 

Pull: Occasionally 

Twisting: Constantly 

Standing: Constantly 

Sitting: Constantly 

Walking: Constantly 

Evaluation: 

Performance shall be evaluated by the Director of Postsecondary and Workforce Education or a designee of Lehigh Career & Technical Institute. 

The position holder must be able to perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. It is the responsibility of the employee to inform the LCTI of any and all reasonable accommodations that will be required.

LCTI is an equal opportunity employment, educational, and service organization.

I acknowledge receipt of my job description for the position of Part Time Automotive Safety Inspection and Emissions Instructor, dated September 23, 2026. I have reviewed the position responsibilities, essential functions, qualifications, and reporting relationships described in the job description. I understand the job requirements and confirm that I am able to perform the essential functions of the position. I understand that the LCTI may modify this job description at any time. This job description does not constitute a contract of employment and does not alter my at-will employment status.

Employee Signature:

Date:

Lehigh Career & Technical Institute

Pennsylvania’s largest career and technical school. Founded in 1971, LCTI each year provides more than 45 skills-based programs of study, as well as academic instruction for about 2,700 students from 10 of Lehigh County’s public high schools. LCTI also offers industry-relevant training and credentials for adults working in the Lehigh Valley and beyond. The school’s state-of-the-art facilities encompass 450,000 square feet on a 47-acre campus in the Schnecksville section of North Whitehall Township. Visit lcti.org for more information about LCTI.

Company Description

Lehigh Career & Technical Institute\r\n\r\nPennsylvania’s largest career and technical school. Founded in 1971, LCTI each year provides more than 45 skills-based programs of study, as well as academic instruction for about 2,700 students from 10 of Lehigh County’s public high schools. LCTI also offers industry-relevant training and credentials for adults working in the Lehigh Valley and beyond. The school’s state-of-the-art facilities encompass 450,000 square feet on a 47-acre campus in the Schnecksville section of North Whitehall Township. Visit lcti.org for more information about LCTI.