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Gateway Community & Technical College

Staff Instructor - CDL (Staff Instructor III)

🇺🇸 Fort Wright, Kentucky 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $53K - $54K 💻 Teaching 🗓️ September 20th, 2026
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Gateway Community & Technical College is hiring a Staff Instructor - CDL (Staff Instructor III) to lead CDL training instruction for students and area businesses through its Workforce Solutions division. The instructor guides students through classroom, range, and on-the-road training while tracking progress toward state and federal DOT certification requirements. Beyond direct instruction, the role also supports student recruitment, retention, and success coaching in partnership with the Workforce Solutions team.

Highlights
  • Delivers CDL training instruction to students and businesses through Workforce Solutions.
  • Monitors student skill progress and evaluates learning outcomes throughout training.
  • Ensures compliance with federal and state DOT requirements and Federal Training Provider Registry standards.
  • Schedules and prepares students for their CDL driving test.
  • Coordinates classroom, range, and on-the-road training activities with the instructional team.
  • Partners with the Workforce Solutions support team on student success coaching.
  • Participates in student and employer recruitment and retention events.
  • Requires an associate's degree and 4 years of relevant experience (or 8 years of experience in place of a degree), an active CDL A license, and 2 years of CDL driving or instructing experience.
  • Prefers a bachelor's degree, 5+ years of CDL driving experience, and experience with Electronic Logging Devices (ELD).
  • Offers a full benefits package including health, vision, and dental coverage, tuition reimbursement, a 403(b) retirement match, paid holidays, and an Employee Assistance Program.
  • Pays $52,500 to $54,000 per year.

Staff Instructor - CDL (Staff Instructor III) Full Description

Title
CDL Staff Instructor (Staff Instructor III)
Salary Range
$52,500 – $54,000
Standard Hours
37.5
Work Location
On-Site
FLSA Status
Exempt
College
Gateway Community & Technical College, Fort Wright
Department
Workforce Solutions

Total Rewards
Gateway Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity, including:
  • Exceptional health care, vision, and 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
Provides student learning through the delivery of course instruction in CDL training (instruction) for businesses and students through Workforce Solutions.

Job Duties
  • Facilitate delivery of CDL training to students from a variety of backgrounds and monitor all student skill progress.
  • Ensure students comply with all federal and state DOT requirements and ensure program standards continually meet the Federal Training Provider Registry Requirements. Schedule and prepare students for successful CDL driving test.
  • Work daily with the team to organize classroom, range, and on-the-road student training activities, being mindful of student-to-instructor ratio and individual student learning styles.
  • Evaluate and assess student completion and learning outcomes.
  • Collaborate with Workforce Solutions support team for student success coaching and tracking as needed.
  • Participate in student and employer recruitment events, as well as student retention activities.
  • Participate in team planning meetings.
  • Other duties as assigned, including but not limited to potential night-time instruction as needed.

Minimum Qualifications
  • Associate's degree or equivalent and 4 years of relevant experience OR 8 years of relevant experience can be substituted for a college credential (continuing education expected)
  • Active CDL A License
  • 2 years of over-the-road CDL driving experience or 2 years of instructing experience
  • Must be able to work independently
  • Detail-oriented, self-motivated, with the ability to work independently and adapt seamlessly to fast-paced, dynamic environments
  • Skilled in engaging and supporting students from different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities effectively and meet tight deadlines
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Forms, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Word)

Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent
  • 5 years of CDL driving experience
  • CDL Driving instructor experience and/or trainee road supervision
  • Proficient in Electronic Logging Devices (ELD)
  • Experience working at the community college level is preferred

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act
Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.