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Kentucky Community & Technical College System

Education Specialist

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Louisville, KY

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $42K - $45K

💻 Instructional Design

🗓️ July 18th, 2025

Blackboard LMS

Edtech.com's Summary

Jefferson Community & Technical College is hiring an Education Specialist to facilitate the eLearning Department primarily at the Southwest Campus. The role involves developing professional development for faculty on online courses, managing administrative processes, supporting faculty with technical issues, and collaborating with academic divisions on course design and scheduling.

Highlights
  • Develop and implement faculty professional development on online course design and pedagogy
  • Manage administrative tasks related to academic calendar and online classes
  • Monitor and suggest improvements for eLearning website pages
  • Provide technical support to faculty including LMS certification assistance
  • Collaborate with college divisions on instructional design for general and technical education
  • Prepare reports and manage project timelines
  • Supervise student workers as needed
  • Requires bachelor's degree in a related field and one year of relevant experience
  • Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree, higher education teaching experience, proficiency in Blackboard, and strong communication skills
  • Salary range from $41,880 to $45,000 with benefits including healthcare, tuition reimbursement, retirement plan, paid holidays, and employee assistance program

Education Specialist Full Description

Title: Education Specialist 
Salary Range: $41,880 to $45,000
Contract Term Length: 12 Months
Standard Hours: 37.50
Work Location: Hybrid
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
College: Jefferson Community & Technical College
Campus Location: Jefferson Southwest C.C.
Department: E Learning

Total Rewards
Jefferson Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:
  • Exceptional health care, vision, dental coverage for you and your family
  • Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
  • 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
  • Vacation/Sick Time
  • Work-Life Balance
  • 9.5 Paid Holidays
  • 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
  • Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary
The eLearning Office of Jefferson Community and Technical College has an opening for an Education Specialist. This position facilitates the eLearning Department of JCTC and is primarily located at the Southwest Campus.

Job Duties:
• Develop and implement Professional development opportunities for faculty on online course development, implementation, and pedagogy.
• Facilitates administrative processes associated with the Academic Calendar and online classes.
• Monitors eLearning website pages and make suggestions to facilitate faculty success.
• Helps with faculty experiencing technical difficulties with online classes, including the Jefferson LMS Certification, and responds to faculty emails and phone calls.
• Kentucky Essential Standards (KES) for online classes support.
• Work with college division and department on instructional design of online courses for various subject areas in both General and Technical education.
• Requests and prepares reports, develops, and implements project timelines.
• Work with college divisions and departments to develop online schedule of classes each semester.
• Supervises student workers if needed.
• Provides excellent customer service to internal and external constituents.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree (related field) and one-year related experience, or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications:Master’s degree. Teaching experience in Higher Education. High level of skill in Blackboard knowledge-based software. Experience in analyzing Academic Program Plans and advising. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Detail oriented. Driven performer that is collaborative and team-oriented.

Additional Skills Requested:Physical Requirements:
Minimal: Occasional and /or light lifting – limited exposure to disagreeable environmental elements (heat, cold, dirt, chemicals, etc.)

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Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.