Faculty

Employment

Listed below are opportunities for employment at Pearl River Community College including the job position, description, a printable application, and contact information. If you wish to apply for a position, print and fill out the application and mail it to the address printed on the application. Be sure to read the application carefully and submit the required documents. Be sure to use the appropriate application. 

Maintenance Technician
Location:  Poplarville
Overview/Responsibilities:  

  • Employee must possess the skill/knowledge to maintain college facilities from cleanliness of the buildings/grounds to repairing/replacing building components.
  • Person must be competent in all areas of buildings including, but not limited to: electrical, plumbing, HVAC, carpentry, and mechanical equipment required for buildings to operate at an acceptable level.
  • Person may be required to assist in other areas as directed by Supervisor.
  • Competent in computer skills and other technology required to accomplish duties in these areas.
  • Overtime may be required at certain times to complete projects including weekends and holidays.

Status:  Full-time / Support Staff / 12 months

Education/Experience:

  • High School Diploma or Equivalent
  • Associate Degree or specific training in one of the required areas ( Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing, Paint)
  • Valid Driver’s License

Application Deadline:  August 16, 2022

Interested applicants should submit the following to Robert Vincent at rvincent@prcc.edu. 

Customer Service Agent
Location: Poplarville Campus
Job Description/Overview:

  • Answers telephones, chat, and in-person inquiries
  • Facilitates Covid related questions regarding Covid protocols and procedures
  • Helps create a friendly environment for those served, removing roadblocks due to Covid
  • Assist students in Covid related grant application process
  • Navigate trouble with accounts, payment plan options, and alternative financial support in challenging times due to Covid
  • Relay mental and health resources due to Covid
  • Help to resolve problems faced by those served
  • Receive and process requests for information and documentation
  • Research academic records
  • Performs other duties as required 

Status: Full Time / Support Staff / Grant Funded
Educational Requirements: Associate Degree preferred, not required
Other Requirements: multi-tasking and time management skills, communication skills, customer service skills, high level of interpersonal skills, problem solving skills, flexible scheduling, positive and energetic, basic computer skills
Application Deadline: August 21, 2022
Anticipated Beginning Date of Employment: September 1, 2022

Interested applicants should submit the following to processes@prcc.edu. 

Email processes@prcc.edu to request a full job description.

Resource and Referral Associate
Location:  Poplarville
Overview:  The R&R Associate will act as the first point of contact at the Poplarville Resource and Referral Center.  Qualified candidates will be organized, friendly, proficient in the use of computer programs (such as Microsoft Word, Excel, email, and Publisher or Canva), and must possess the skills needed to plan and facilitate high-quality educational activities like story time, hands-on activities, and special events for children and families in the community.  Duties include tasks such as answering phones, monitoring center supply needs, maintaining a clean and organized lending library and resource room, planning and facilitating family and community engagement activities, assisting patrons with center needs, checking in/out lending library materials, providing confidential referrals to Community Services, assisting in the collection of data, actively collecting and maintaining a patron mailing list, creating the center calendar, and other duties as assigned.
Status:  Full-time/12-Months/Grant Funded
Education and Experience:
Desired Requirements:

  • A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and a minimum of 3 years of experience working in education or related field for children ages 12 and under. 

Minimum Requirements:

  • A two-year, associate degree from an accredited community or junior college in child development technology and 5 years of experience working in early childhood education.  

Application Deadline:  Open until filled

For further information, please contact Katherine Dedeaux at kdedeaux@prcc.edu.

Candidates applying for this position should submit the following information to Katherine Dedeaux at kdedeaux@prcc.edu:

Youth Spark Participant Coordinator
Location:  Lowery A. Woodall Center, Hattiesburg
Overview:  This position is a grant funded position under WIOA Youth. This individual will determine participant eligibility, enrollment, assessing participants, development of service plans, mentoring, career coaching, classroom training, record keeping, participant follow-up, and communication with Adult Education and Workforce Development Departments.
Status:  FULL-TIME (12 month) / Grant Funded
Education Requirements: Associates Degree Preferred
Application Deadline:  August 19, 2022

Interested applicants should submit the following to Ruby Smith at rsmith@prcc.edu.

Grounds
Location:  Forrest County Center
Status:  Full-Time / Support Staff / 12 Months
Application Deadline:  Open until filled
Anticipated beginning date of employment:  August / September 2022 

Interested applicants should submit the following to Benny Russ @ bdruss@prcc.edu

Testing Center Proctor 
Location:  Forrest County Center
Job Description/Overview: It is recommended that applicants have experience in proctoring various tests in multiple formats.  Must have good computer skills.
Status:  FT (12 months)  Support Staff
Educational Requirements:  Associate’s degree preferred
Application Deadline:  Open until filled

Qualified applicants should submit the following to Hollye Callahan at hcallahan@prcc.edu

Instructor of Dental Hygiene Technology 
Location:  Forrest County Center
Job Description/Overview: This position requires individuals to have a desire to teach students to become registered dental hygienists. The position includes an understanding of the inner functions of a dental hygiene program as they relate to admissions, curricula, practice arenas, evaluations, and outcomes. The individual must have a thorough understanding of the use of technology as a supplemental instructional tool, express an aspiration toward life-long learning, and have the ability to work as a member of a departmental team. The position requires the instruction of classroom and clinical content, the possession of effective leadership skills, and the ability to communicate effectively.
Status:  Full-time / Professional Staff / 9 Months
Educational Requirements/Work Experience:
The Instructor must:

  • hold a bachelor's degree or higher
  • be a Registered Dental Hygienist who holds an active, unrestricted Dental Hygiene license in the state of Mississippi or be able to obtain a Mississippi Dental Hygiene License
  • be a graduate of a Dental Hygiene program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation
  • have a minimum of five years of full-time post-licensure clinical experience in Dental Hygiene.

 Application Deadline: Open until filled 

Qualified candidates should submit the following information to Dr. Shana Allen at Sallen@prcc.edu

  • Three (3) Professional letters of recommendation

Police Officer
Location:  Poplarville
Overview:  Potential applicants must be a full-time certified police officer.  Two years of experience required.
Status:  Full-time / Support Staff
Application Deadline:  Open until filled

Interested applicants should submit the following to Butch Raby at braby@prcc.edu. 

Instructor for the Physical Therapist Assistant Program (Part-Time 2/5)
Location:  Forrest County Campus
Status:  Part-Time (2/5)
Educational Requirements/Work Experience:
The PTA Instructor must:

  • Hold an Associate Degree/ Bachelor's Degree preferred
  • Must be a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who holds an active, unrestricted PT license or PTA license/certification
  • Have two years of clinical practice experience must include experience as a CCCE or CI in physical therapy or a minimum of two years of experience in teaching

Application Deadline: Open until filled

Qualified candidates should submit the following information to Tracie Thornton at tthornton@prcc.edu:

  • A completed Pearl River Community College Instructor’s Application for employment downloadable from the PRCC website:  http://www.prcc.edu/files/faculty/instructorsapp.pdf
  • Letter of interest
  • Resume
  • All College Transcripts
  • Three (3) Professional letters of recommendation

Court Reporting Technology Instructor 
Location:  Forrest County Campus
Job Description/Overview:  The Court Reporting Program is seeking to hire a full-time instructor to assist with online and face-to-face instruction. The instructor will be responsible for delivering content related to the theory and speed-building portions of court reporting education.
Status:  Full-Time / 12-month / Professional Staff / Grant Funded
Educational Requirements/Work Experience:  Applicants will need a minimum of two years of work experience as a court reporter and a minimum of an A.A.S degree in court reporting or a closely related field preferred.
Application Deadline: Open until filled

For further information, please contact Dr. David Collum at jcollum@prcc.edu.

Candidates for this position should submit the following information to Dr. David Collum.

Practical Nursing Instructor (Full-Time)
Location:  Forrest County Center
Job Description/Overview:  The Practical Nursing Program is seeking to hire a full-time faculty member.  The position requires both lecture and clinical duties.
Status: Full-time / 12-Months / Professional
Educational Requirements/Work Experience:  Applicants must hold an unencumbered registered nursing license in the state of Mississippi and have a minimum of three years of experience as a registered nurse.
Application Deadline:  Open until filled

For further information, please contact Dr. Melissa Bryant mbryant@prcc.edu. 

Candidates for this position should submit the following information to Dr. Bryant in one complete packet.

Practical Nursing Instructor (Full-Time)
Location:  Poplarville
Job Description/Overview:  The Practical Nursing Program is seeking to hire a full-time faculty member.  The position requires both lecture and clinical duties.
Status: Full-time / 12-Months / Professional
Educational Requirements/Work Experience:  Applicants must hold an unencumbered registered nursing license in the state of Mississippi and have a minimum of three years of experience as a registered nurse.
Application Deadline:  Open until filled

For further information, please contact Dr. Melissa Bryant mbryant@prcc.edu. 

Candidates for this position should submit the following information to Dr. Bryant in one complete packet.

Associate Degree Nursing – Adjunct Instructor – Traditional ADN or LPN to ADN (Day/Evening/Weekends) Options
Location: Forrest County Center and Poplarville
Job Description/Overview:  This position requires individuals to have a desire to teach students to become registered nurses. The role includes an understanding of the inner functions of a nursing program as they relate to admissions, curricula, practice arenas, evaluations, and outcomes. The individual must have a thorough understanding of the use of technology as a supplemental instructional tool, express an aspiration toward life-long learning, and have an awareness of working as a member of a departmental team. The position requires the instruction of clinical content, the possession of effective leadership skills, and the ability to communicate effectively.
Status:  Part-Time (Adjunct; Salary dependent upon practice and/or instructional experience and contract length) Grant Funded
Educational/Experience Requirements:  Qualified applicants must hold a graduate degree with a major in nursing (concentration in nursing education preferred) from a regionally accredited institution, hold an unencumbered Mississippi RN license, and have a minimum of five (5) years of acute care nursing experience; preferably medical/surgical experience; preferably formal (nursing) instructional experience; preferably in an ADN or higher degree program.
Application Deadline:  Open until filled
Anticipated beginning date of employment:  August/September 2022

Interested applicants must submit the following to Dr. Arlene C. Jones at ajones@prcc.edu.

  • Instructor application – http://www.prcc.edu/files/faculty/instructorsapp.pdf
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Letter of interest including nursing education philosophy
  • Official undergraduate and graduate transcripts
  • Three (3) professional references including contact information

Associate Degree Nursing – Instructor (Days) – Traditional ADN Option
Location: Poplarville
Job Description/Overview:  This position requires individuals to have a desire to teach students to become registered nurses. The role includes an understanding of the inner functions of a nursing program as they relate to admissions, curricula, practice arenas, evaluations, and outcomes. The individual must have a thorough understanding of the use of technology as a supplemental instructional tool, express an aspiration toward life-long learning, and have an awareness of working as a member of a departmental team. The position requires the instruction of classroom and clinical content, the possession of effective leadership skills, and the ability to communicate effectively.
Status:  Full-Time (9 months; Salary dependent upon practice and/or instructional experience) Grant Funded
Educational/Experience Requirements:  Qualified applicants must hold a graduate degree with a major in nursing (concentration in nursing education preferred) from a regionally accredited institution, hold an unencumbered Mississippi RN license, and have a minimum of five (5) years of acute care nursing experience; preferably medical/surgical, women’s health, and pediatric experience, have a minimum of three (3) years of formal (nursing) instructional experience; preferably in an ADN or higher degree program; preferably hold certification as a nurse educator or a willingness to seek certification within three (3) years of employment.
Application Deadline:  Open until filled
Anticipated beginning date of employment:  August/September 2022

Interested applicants must submit the following to Dr. Arlene C. Jones at ajones@prcc.edu.

  • Instructor application – http://www.prcc.edu/files/faculty/instructorsapp.pdf
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Letter of interest including nursing education philosophy
  • Official undergraduate and graduate transcripts
  • Three (3) professional references including contact information

Court Reporting Technology Instructor --- (ADJUNCT)
Location:  Forrest County Campus
Job Description/Overview:  The Court Reporting Program is seeking to hire an adjunct instructor to assist with online and face-to-face instruction.
Status:  Adjunct
Educational Requirements/Work Experience:  Applicants will need a minimum of two years of work experience as a court reporter and a minimum of an A.A.S degree in court reporting or a closely related field with preferred.
Application Deadline: Open until filled

For further information, please contact Dr. David Collum at jcollum@prcc.edu.

Candidates for this position should submit the following information to Dr. David Collum

Associate Degree Nursing Instructor --- (ADJUNCT)
Location:  Poplarville
Job Description/Overview:  Individuals must have a thorough understanding of the use of technology as a supplemental instructional tool, express an aspiration toward life-long learning, and have an awareness of working as a member of a departmental team.  Preference will be given to applicants with at least five (5) years acute-care experience. Duties include but are not limited to:  instructor of clinicals.
Status:  Adjunct
Educational Requirements:  Qualified applicants must have a Master’s degree in Nursing and hold a current Mississippi RN nursing licensure.
Application Deadline:  Open until filled

Interested applicants must submit the following to Dr. Arlene C. Jones at ajones@prcc.edu. 

Custodian
Location:  Poplarville
Status:  Full-Time / Support Staff
Application Deadline:  Open until filled

Interested applicants should submit the following to Stacie Johnson at shjohnson@prcc.edu:

Practical Nursing Instructor
Job Description/Overview:  The Practical Nursing Program is seeking to hire a full-time faculty member to assist with the day and evening/weekend options.  The position requires both lecture and clinical duties.
Status:  Full-Time / 12-Months / Professional
Educational Requirements/Work Experience:  Applicants must hold an unencumbered registered nursing license in the state of Mississippi and have a minimum of three years of experience as a registered nurse.
Application Deadline:  Open until filled

For further information, please contact Dr. Melissa Bryant mbryant@prcc.edu. 

Candidates for this position should submit the following information to Dr. Bryant in one complete packet.

Surgical Technology Instructor --- (ADJUNCT)
Location:  Forrest County Campus 
Job Description/Overview:  The Surgical Technology Program is seeking hire 2 full time instructors and 1 Adjunct.   Full time instructors will work a minimum of 30 hours per week. Adjunct hours will vary per semester. Responsibilities may include didactic and laboratory instruction in addition to clinical supervision, instruction and direction and guidance of clinical preceptors. 
Status:  Adjunct 
Educational Requirements/Work Experience:  All applicants must have a minimum of two years of experience, either in the operating room scrub role, or as an instructor in surgical technology, or a combination of both, within the 5 past years and must hold current CST or CSFA credentials.

For further information, please contact Ms. Tammy Allhoff, Program Director of Surgical Technology, for more information at tallhoff@prcc.edu or (601) 554-5542.  

Candidates for this position should submit the following information to Ms. Tammy Allhoff:  

Practical Nursing Instructor – PT
Location:  Hancock Campus
Job Overview:  The Practical Nursing Program is seeking to hire a part-time faculty member at the Waveland Center.  The position requires didactic and clinical duties.
Status: Part-time (2/5)
Educational Requirements/Work Experience:  Applicants must hold an unencumbered registered nursing license in the state of Mississippi and have a minimum of three years’ experience as a registered nurse. 
Application Deadline:  Open until filled

For further information, please contact Dr. Melissa Bryant, for more information mbryant@prcc.edu.

Candidates for this position should submit the following information to Dr. Bryant in one complete packet at mbryant@prcc.edu:

Practical Nursing Instructor (Day)
Location:  Poplarville
Status:  Part-Time (2/5)
Job Description/Overview:  The Practical Nursing Program is seeking to hire a part-time 2/5 faculty member.  The position requires both lecture and clinical duties.
Educational Requirements/Work Experience:  Applicants must hold an unencumbered registered nursing license in the state of Mississippi and have a minimum of three years’ experience as a registered nurse.
Application Deadline:  Open until filled

For further information, please contact Dr. Melissa Bryant, for more information mbryant@prcc.edu.

Candidates for this position should submit the following information to Dr. Bryant in one complete packet at mbryant@prcc.edu:

Adjunct Coding Technology Instructor --- (ADJUNCT)
Location:  Forrest County Center
Job Description/Overview:  The Coding Technology Program is seeking to build an adjunct instructor applicant pool.
Status:  Adjunct
Educational Requirements/Work Experience:  Applicants will need a minimum of an A.A.S degree in computer coding or a closely related field with a minimum of two years of work experience preferred. 
Application Deadline: Open until filled

For further information, please contact Dr. David Collum at jcollum@prcc.edu.

Candidates for this position should submit the following information to Dr. David Collum

Surgical Technology Instructor --- (ADJUNCT)
Location:  Forrest County Center
Job Description/Overview:  The Surgical Technology Program is seeking to build an adjunct applicant pool.  Potential adjuncts will be needed to work 8 – 12 hours per week beginning August 2020.  Adjunct positions will involve instructing Surgical Technology Program didactic and lab-based courses as well as supervising students in the clinical setting.
Status:  Adjunct
Educational Requirements/Work Experience:  All applicants must have a minimum of two years of experience, either in the operating room scrub role, or as an instructor in surgical technology, or a combination of both, within the 5 past years and must hold current CST or CSFA credentials.
Application Deadline:  Open until filled

For further information, please contact Ms. Tammy Allhoff, Program Director of Surgical Technology, for more information at tallhoff@prcc.edu or (601) 554-5542.

Candidates for this position should submit the following information to Ms. Tammy Allhoff at tallhoff@prcc.edu:

Pearl River Community College offers equal education and employment opportunities.  The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, veteran status, or disability.  For inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policy or to request accommodations, special assistance, or alternate format publications, contact Eddie Sandifer, ADA Coordinator, 101 Hwy 11 N., Poplarville, MS 39470 or 601-403-1215.  For inquiries regarding Title IX, contact Alexandra Kennedy, Title IX Coordinator, at 101 Hwy 11 N., Poplarville, MS 39470 or 601-403-1253.