Position Description

DEFINITION:

Provide current instruction to students that meets the educational requirements for a provisional broker as prescribed by the NC Real Estate Commission.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED:

• Receives general supervision from Director of Workforce Training or Associate Dean of Continuing Education
• Exercises no supervision

Duties & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

ESSENTIAL AND OTHER IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS STATEMENTS:

Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Essential Functions:

• Develop course outline based on NC REC Prelicensing curriculum and NCCCS combined course library.
• Develop and prepare supplemental materials to enhance textbook lessons and materials.
• Use technology for engaging class attention as well as completing required classroom documentation.
• Provide classroom and laboratory instruction to students that address different learning styles.
• Develop and prepare tests to evaluate student performance; grade and record scores. Maintain accurate records of student attendance and performance; maintain other records and data bases according to program needs or accreditation requirements. 
• Provide regular and appropriate student feedback.
• Stay abreast of new developments and changes in various assigned academic fields; participate in staff development programs, workshops, seminars and other continuing education programs as appropriate. 
• Review available instructional materials/supplies and inform staff of needs in a timely fashion.
• Assess the relevancy and impact of various lessons; revise and improve lesson format.

• Maintain and submit all required paperwork in a neat, accurate and timely fashion, including but not limited to: class rosters, registration forms, pay sheets, attendance forms and grade rosters

• Meet all CFCC, NCCCS and NCREC compliance standards and deadlines.

Other Important Functions:

• Develop relationships with local businesses as needed to facilitate student employment.
• Meet all NCREC requirements to maintain real estate license.
• Incorporate math related to finance and real estate

• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge of:

• Teaching methods, instructional strategies, and current trends/research.
• Current NCREC pre and post licensing requirements
• Working as a real estate broker

Ability To:

• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
• Interpret and apply CFCC goals, objectives, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations

• Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for:
  1. Making observations
  2. Reading and writing
  3. Communicating with others
  4. Operating assigned equipment
  5. Handling varied tasks simultaneously
• Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities, which may include the following:
  1. Standing or sitting for extended periods of time
  2. Operating assigned equipment
  3. Handling varied tasks simultaneously 
  4. Bending, stooping, climbing or lifting up to 50 pounds
• Maintain mental capacity, which allow the capability of:
  1. Making sound decisions
  2. Responding to questions
  3. Demonstrating intellectual capabilities

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING GUIDELINES:

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.  A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Minimum Education/Training:

• Associates degree in Real Estate, Business, Fianance, Accounting or related field
• Ability to teach math skills for finance and real estate

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum 2 years full-time experience in real estate brokerage with at least 1 year in NC
• Training or teaching experience
• MS Word, Power Point, and Excel knowledge for classroom engagement, assignments, and required class documentation
• Good technology skills
• Real estate Prelicensing or Postlicensing instructor approval

License of Certificate – Additional Specialized Requirements”

21 NCAC 58H .0302 APPLICATION AND CRITERIA FOR ORIGINAL PRELICENSING, POSTLICENSING, OR UPDATE COURSE INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL

(a) An individual seeking original instructor approval shall submit an application on a form available on the Commission's website that shall require the instructor applicant to indicate the course(s) for which he or she is seeking approval and set forth the instructor applicant's:

(1) legal name, address, email address, and telephone number;

(2) real estate license number and instructor number, if any, assigned by Commission;

(3) criminal and occupational licensing history, including any disciplinary actions;

(4) education background, including specific real estate education;

(5) experience in the real estate business;

(6) real estate teaching experience, if any;

(7) a signed Consent to Service of Process and Pleadings for nonresident applicants; and

(8) signature.

(b) An instructor applicant shall demonstrate that he or she possesses good reputation and character pursuant to G.S. 93A-34(c)(9) and has:

(1) a North Carolina real estate broker license that is not on provisional status;

(2) completed continuing education sufficient to activate a license under 21 NCAC 58A .1702;

(3) completed 60 semester hours of college-level education at an institution accredited by any college accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; and

(4) within the previous seven years has either:

(A) two years full-time experience in real estate brokerage with at least one year in North Carolina; (B) three years of instructor experience at a secondary or post-secondary level;

(C) real estate Prelicensing or Postlicensing instructor approval in another jurisdiction; or

(D) qualifications found to be equivalent by the Commission, including a current North Carolina law license and three years' full time experience in commercial or residential real estate transactions or representation of real estate brokers or firms.

(c) Along with their application, an instructor applicant shall submit a digital video recording of themselves teaching a 50 minute block of a single topic in a Prelicensing, Postlicensing, or Update course that demonstrates the ability to teach the subject in a manner consistent with the course materials. The digital video recording shall comply with Rule .0305(c) of this Section.

(d) The digital video recording requirement described in Paragraph (c) of this Rule shall be waived by the Commission if the instructor applicant has a current:

(1) approval as either a General Update Course, Prelicensing, or Postlicensing instructor; or

(2) Distinguished Real Estate Instructor (DREI) designation that has been awarded to the instructor by the Real Estate Educators Association or an equivalent instructor certification.

(e) Prior to teaching any Prelicensing or Postlicensing course, an approved instructor shall take the Commission's New Pre/Postlicensing Instructor Seminar.

(f) Prior to teaching any Update course, an approved instructor shall take the Commission's annual Update Instructor Seminar for the current license period. The Update Instructor Seminar shall not be used to meet the requirement in Rule .0306(b)(4) of this Section.

History Note: Authority G.S. 93A-3(f); 93A-4; 93A-10; 93A-33; 93A-34; Eff. July 1, 2017.

21 NCAC 58H .0306 RENEWAL AND EXPIRATION OF INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL

(a) Commission approval of instructors shall expire annually on June 30 following issuance of approval.

(b) Any approved instructor shall file an electronic application for renewal of approval within the 45 days immediately preceding expiration of approval. The instructor renewal application shall set forth the instructor's:

(1) legal name, address, email address, and telephone number;

(2) real estate license number and instructor number assigned by Commission;

(3) any criminal convictions and occupational license disciplinary actions within the past year;

(4) proof of attendance since approval or last renewal of a real estate instructor educational program of at least six hours, such as the:

(A) Commission's Spring Educators Conference or New Instructor Seminar;

(B) NC Real Estate Educators Association's conference or instructor development workshop; or

(C) Real Estate Educators Association's conference or instructor development workshop.

(5) courses for which he or she is seeking approval as an instructor; and

(6) signature.

(c) In order to reinstate an instructor approval that has been expired for less than six months, the former instructor shall meet the requirements set forth in Paragraph (b) of this Rule.

(d) If an instructor approval has been expired for more than six months, the former instructor shall file an application for original approval pursuant to Rule .0302 of this Section. History Note: Authority G.S. 93A-4; 93A-33; 93A-34; Eff. July 1, 2017. SECTION .0400 - CONTINU

Preferred Education/Training, Experience, Skills:

• Teaching experience at secondary or post-secondary level
• Online teaching experience

Supplemental Information

Special Instructions to Applicants:

• Classes are offered during the day and in the evening, usually 2-3 nights each week (6-9 hrs/week)
• Classes may be offered at all CFCC campuses depending on enrollment
• This position REQUIRES UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS AND/OR TRAINING CERTIFICATIONS be submitted in addition to the application. Please have these documents ready to upload when applying.
• Successful candidates are required to submit official transcripts for all degrees obtained, prior to initial start date of employment. If highest level of education is a High School diploma or equivalent, proof of completion is required.
• Successful candidates who have obtained their education outside of the US and its territories must have their academic degree(s) validated, at their own expense, by an outside credential evaluation service as equivalent to the Baccalaureate or Master’s degree conferred by a regionally accredited college or university in the United States.