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Part Time Driving Instructor Jobs in California (NOW HIRING)

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Coachella, CA · On-site

$18.64 - $23.28/hr

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Indio, CA · On-site

$19.10 - $23.86/hr

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How much do part time driving instructor jobs pay per hour?

As of Jul 17, 2026, the average hourly pay for part time driving instructor in California is $21.09, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $17.07 and $21.35 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

How does a part-time driving instructor typically balance their teaching schedule with other commitments?

Part-time driving instructors often have flexible schedules, which allows them to accommodate students during evenings or weekends while managing other personal or professional commitments. Most employers or driving schools provide a set number of hours or allow instructors to choose their availability, making it easier to balance work with other responsibilities. However, instructors may face challenges during peak periods, like weekends or school holidays, when student demand is higher. Good time management and communication with both students and the driving school are key to maintaining a balanced and effective teaching schedule.

What is the going rate for a driving instructor?

The average hourly rate for a part-time driving instructor typically ranges from $20 to $40, depending on location, experience, and certification level. Instructors may also earn additional income through lesson packages or driving school commissions.

What are part time driving instructors?

Part time driving instructors are professionals who teach individuals how to drive, but work on a reduced or flexible schedule rather than full time. They provide practical driving lessons, prepare students for driving tests, and teach road safety, typically working evenings, weekends, or select days. This role is ideal for those looking to supplement their income, balance other commitments, or semi-retire while sharing their driving expertise.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Part Time Driving Instructor, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Part Time Driving Instructor, you need a valid driving instructor license, excellent driving skills, and a thorough understanding of traffic laws. Familiarity with driving simulation software, vehicle safety features, and digital scheduling tools is often required. Patience, clear communication, and strong interpersonal skills help instructors effectively teach and motivate students. These skills ensure safe instruction, positive learning experiences, and successful student outcomes on the road.

Can you make a lot of money being a driving instructor?

The earning potential of a part-time driving instructor depends on factors such as location, experience, and the number of students taught. Typically, driving instructors earn an hourly rate or commission, which can lead to moderate income, but making a high income usually requires full-time work and a strong client base. Income varies widely and is often supplemented by additional certifications or specialized training.

Why are driving instructors leaving?

Driving instructors are leaving due to factors such as low pay, high stress from student cancellations or difficult learners, and increased regulatory requirements. Additionally, changes in demand for driving lessons and competition from online or alternative transportation options can impact job stability and satisfaction.

How much do instructors charge per hour?

Part-time driving instructors typically charge between $30 and $50 per hour, depending on location, experience, and certification level. Rates may vary based on whether lessons are private or group sessions and the instructor's scheduling flexibility.
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Truck Driving Instructor (Part-Time Faculty Pool) Madera Community College

Truck Driving Instructor (Part-Time Faculty Pool) Madera Community College

State Center Community College District

Fresno, CA • On-site

Part-time

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Posting Details
Announcement Information
Posting Number
Title
Truck Driving Instructor (Part-Time Faculty Pool) Madera Community College
Campus Location
Madera Community College
Start Date
Essential Functions of Position
At Madera Community College we value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities and orientations. We prioritize applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits a diverse student population brings to a community college. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded leader committed to student success achieved through collaboration with faculty, classified staff, administration, students and community partners who are also dedicated to closing equity gaps.
An equity-minded individual is a person who:
  1. Understands the importance of holding ourselves accountable as educators for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices;
  2. Reframes inequities as a problem of practice and views the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility;
  3. Encourages positive race-consciousness and embraces human difference;
  4. Supports institutional practices that both develop and sustain culturally responsive teaching and learning environments; and
  5. Strategically builds support for and participation in equity-related initiatives across both our internal and external communities.

Madera Community College seeks leaders who value placing the student at the center of everything we do, mentorship and working in a collegial, collaborative environment. Leaders should be open and willing to participate in culturally relevant professional development that will help them prepare for the population of students who attend Madera Community College.
The ideal candidate will share Madera Community College's commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. Madera Community College is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community. The successful candidate will join a college dedicated to the students it serves.
Providing instruction in Truck Driving on the Madera Community College campus and/or at off-site community campus locations, the instructor will be responsible for:
  • Teaching a part-time schedule of Truck Driving courses as assigned;
  • Using a variety of pedagogies and integrating a wide range of instructional delivery systems including innovative and creative uses of technology for face-to-face, on-line, and/or hybrid formats;
  • Communicating effectively with students, faculty and staff;
  • Using effective teaching methods appropriate to the subject matter, adherence to institutionally approved curriculum course outlines of record;
  • Evaluating student progress through tests and examinations, written assignments, oral responses, etc. in keeping with course objectives;
  • Providing course syllabi to students;
  • Maintaining classroom records in accordance with District Policy;
  • Turning in all required student grading and evaluation reports in a timely manner;
  • Teaching assignments in a variety of instructional settings and times, including classes as needed;
  • Otherwise fulfilling all of the duties and responsibilities of instructors as required by Administrative Regulation 7122; and
  • Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications
All candidates must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice within the classroom; and
  • Bachelor's degree or higher and two years of directly related professional experience; or

  • Associate degree and six years of directly related professional experience; or

  • A valid California Community College Credential; or

  • The equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency).

Notes:
  • Part-time Truck Driving Instructors are required to maintain a commercial driver's license and are required to participate in the District's Department of Transportation (DOT) Drug and Alcohol Testing Program.
  • If the degrees posted on your transcript(s) do not match exactly as stated above, you must petition for equivalency.

Desirable Qualifications
  • Experience and skill incorporating elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all areas of responsibility;
  • Recent experience working with African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students in the classroom and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups in higher education shape patterns of participation and outcomes;
  • Willingness to examine and remediate one's instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students;
  • Related work and professional experience;
  • Experience working with students of various cultural, gender, age, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds, students with disabilities;
  • Experience working with traditionally underrepresented student populations, such as students of color and foster youth, and the ability to support students across sociocultural and socioeconomic diversities;
  • Experience in facilitating multicultural and cross-cultural communication with sensitivity to and an understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, gender, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students;
  • Experience with, and sensitivity to, under-prepared and high-need students at the community college;
  • Demonstrated ability and desire to work collaboratively with faculty and staff to enhance instruction, curriculum, student learning support and student success;
  • Demonstrated ability to work with computers, and other technologies, which are utilized in providing high-quality instruction and support to students.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students and staff;
  • Knowledge of current assessment methods and materials; and
  • Knowledge of the community college and its mission and goals.

Salary and Benefits
  • Newly hired part-time faculty will be placed on step one (1) of the Part-Time Faculty Salary Schedule
  • All salary classification placements on the salary schedule will be based on education and experience (where applicable) as outlined in the Part-Time Faculty Salary Classifications
  • Sick leave accrual is based on assignment hours

For more information on salary and benefits, please refer to the SCCCD & SCFT Part-Time Faculty Agreement
Selection Procedure
The selection and hiring process for part-time faculty positions is governed by the hiring department. Should there be an interest in your application, the hiring department will contact you directly with any questions and/or to extend an opportunity to interview.
Please note: This position does not have a closing date and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis. By applying for this position, you understand that you will be placed in a continuous pool. Start dates may vary. If at any time you are no longer interested in this position, please withdraw your application. Your application will remain on file for 18 months. If you are not interviewed/selected for a position within the 18 months and still wish to pursue employment, a new application will be required.
State Center Community College District is an equal opportunity employer. It is our pledge to treat all applicants fairly and equitably in the recruitment and selection process. We endeavor to be a service-minded organization and respond to the needs of our applicants. SCCCD EEO Plan
Additional Information
Continuous Recruitment
This posting has been created to establish an applicant pool for part-time faculty positions. Applications will be reviewed by members of the hiring department when vacancies arise.
Additional Information about the Position
Madera Community CollegeAbout the College
Located in the heart of California, Madera Community College recently became the fourth (4th) and newest college in State Center Community College District. Madera Community College offers affordable, quality education for residents of Madera County and nearby communities. The college is focused on student success, with comprehensive, innovative programs in transfer/general education, occupational education, and developmental education that motivates and empowers students to be successful.
Madera Community College strives to be a fully Guided Pathways college, helping students navigate their way to success at the community college level. Guided Pathways is a transformational framework that focuses on reviewing and revising college policies, procedures and practices with the goal of designing with the student in mind. Guided Pathways presents courses in the context of highly structured, educationally coherent program maps that align with students' goals for careers and further education. The project is designed to significantly increase the number of students who earn a certificate or degree at a California Community College.
Madera Community College at OakhurstAbout the College Center
Madera Community College at Oakhurst is a satellite campus of Madera Community College. It is located just 20 minutes from the South entrance to Yosemite National Park and just minutes away from the Sierra National Forest. The campus provides opportunity and access to higher education for a geographically isolated population in Eastern Madera County. The campus currently serves Oakhurst, Mariposa County, Coarsegold, North Fork and the surrounding communities with over 75 courses in a variety of study areas.
Madera Community College Mission
"Empowering our students to succeed in an ever-changing world."
  • We proudly provide quality instruction and strong community partnerships that support students' academic and workforce goals.
  • We offer innovative and life-changing opportunities in a diverse, inclusive and equitable environment.
  • We value our students' personal and social growth through responsive and interactive college experiences.
  • We inspire hope and promote a passion for learning.
  • We transform students' lives through high quality college programs and services resulting in degrees, certificates, transfer programs, and career skills.

Madera Community College Vision
"Madera Community College builds effective partnerships, strengthens communities, and transforms lives."
Madera Community College values student success through:
  • Connection and Collaboration
  • Equity and Inclusivity
  • Trust and Accountability

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