Nursing Instructor

About Enterprise State Community College

Enterprise State Community College is a comprehensive community college that serves more than 2,800 annually between its campuses in Enterprise, Ozark, Andalusia, and Geneva. Each campus and site currently fulfill the Alabama Community College System’s mission for education and training that leads to high-wage, high-demand jobs in integral careers worldwide. Students can obtain associate degrees and certificates through multiple programs at the college. 

Position Summary

Under the supervision of the Director of Health Sciences, the Nursing Instructor will teach students according to the established policies and procedures to provide competent and effective classroom and laboratory instruction at varied times and places due to student demand. Additionally, the instructor will closely supervise and guide the students in the classroom, college skills lab, simulation activities and/or in the controlled clinical setting (hospitals, health care facility) and objectively evaluate student progress.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provide excellent classroom, clinical, and laboratory instruction in the area of credentialed expertise.

2. Evaluate the progress of students in the classroom, clinical and laboratory setting, according to institutional and program requirements.

3. Collect, maintain, and submit accurate classroom, clinical, and laboratory records including grades, attendance rosters, absences, withdrawal, and/or class drop information to appropriate offices.

4. Provide academic and career advice to students and promote student leadership and enrichment experiences.

5. Maintain or increase competency in the chosen specialty by seeking new knowledge, improving teaching skills, and updating professional competencies and licensure.

6. Provide classroom, lab, and clinical supervision at varied times and places and in varied formats based on student demand; day, evening, or weekend, at any approved clinical site. This may include traditional, hybrid or web format at ESCC’s main campuses and partnering dual enrollment sites.

7. Teach face to face courses, during the scheduled meeting times in areas of Nursing, Certificated Nursing Assistant and Medication Assistant.

8. Prepare instructional materials, deliver instruction, and evaluate and record student progress in relation to achieving the objectives and learning outcomes of the course.

9. Adhere to times scheduled for class sessions.

10. Prepare, maintain, and submit accurate student and class records in accordance with College policies and procedures.

11. Work cooperatively with others to plan and accomplish goals of the ESCC.

12. Assign outside learning experiences to students that reinforce classroom instruction.

13. Develop a positive relationship with co-workers, students, and clinical sites.

14. Evaluate inventory of instructional materials and equipment and advise the Nursing Program Coordinator and college administration on related needs.

15. Support the college’s mission, including the institution’s commitment to providing opportunities to students without regard to race, sex, age, income, religion, disability, or occupation.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand for long periods of time, walk, sit, smell, talk, and hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; crouch, stoop, kneel, and bend; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must have the mobility to move on- and off-campus, and in small environments. The employee must be able to move, position, turn, transfer, assist with lifting, or lift and carry clients without injury to clients, self, or others. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in nursing from a regionally accredited institution is required. 

     Or the ability to earn a master’s degree in nursing from a regionally accredited institution by

Summer 2026. 

     *Proof of current and future enrollment must be submitted along with transcripts if in process of

earning degree*

• Current unencumbered licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Alabama is required.
• Three years’ experience in clinical practice or nursing education program is required.
• Prior experience teaching is preferred.

Application Procedures/Additional Information

POSITION AVAILABLE:  May 2026

SALARY:

Salary Schedule D1 $46,590 - $94,363 (9-month salary) $14,384 - $29,184 (3-month Summer salary), based upon the Alabama Community College System Salary Schedule to bedetermined by the applicant’s education and years of applicable experience. Applicant acknowledges that if selected for the position?that applicant’s placement on the applicable salary schedule will be dependent upon the verified information provided.

POSITION DEADLINE:

Applications must be received by April 10, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.

Incomplete or late application packets will eliminate the possibility of an interview. Application packets submitted after the deadline date will eliminate the possibility of an interview. The submission of all required application materials by the deadline is the sole responsibility of the applicant.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Applicants must submit a complete packet which consists of the following:

• Completed ESCC Application for Employment
• Current resume
• Copy of transcript showing degree and date conferred 
• A cover letter of application specifically detailing and relating the applicant’s education, and experience to the qualifications, duties, and responsibilities of the position.

NOTE: Statements included in this description are intended to be representative of the duties and responsibilities of this job and are not to be interpreted as being all inclusive. The employee may be assigned other duties that are not specifically included.

Please note: Employment is contingent upon employer verification of work experience. Applicants must provide documentation of the required applicable experience if an offer is made.

Only applicants who meet the required qualifications and submit a complete application packet by the deadline will be considered. Applications submitted by fax, email, mail, or hand delivery will NOT be accepted. All applications become the property of ESCC. Requests for copies of application materials, including transcripts, will be denied. Applicants must adhere to the College’s prescribed interview schedule and must travel at their own expense.

In accordance with Alabama Community College System policy and guidelines, the applicant chosen for employment will be required to sign a consent form for a criminal background check. Employment will be contingent upon receipt of a clearance notification from a criminal background check. Enterprise State Community College is an active participant in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-verify). E-verify electronically confirms an employee's eligibility to work in the United States as required by the Department of Homeland Security. Enterprise State Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the Alabama Community College System, including all postsecondary community and technical colleges under the control of the Alabama Community College Board of Trustees, that no employee or applicant for employment or promotion, on the basis of any impermissible criterion or characteristic including, without limitation, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, disability, sex, age, or any other protected class as defined by federal and state law, shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity, or employment. Enterprise State Community College will make reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled applicants or employees.

The College reserves the right to withdraw this job announcement at any time prior to the awarding. More than one position in the same job classification may be filled from the applicants for this position should another vacancy occur during the search process. Enterprise State Community College application for employment form is available at www.escc.edu and should be submitted online.