Adjunct, Family & Human Studies

Salt Lake Community College (UT); Murray (UT); On-site; USD 1,455,000 - 1,584,000; Part time

Job summary

Salt Lake Community College seeks an adjunct instructor to prepare and teach Marriage & Family Relations courses on-site in Utah. The role is pooled and semester-to-semester with no guaranteed renewal, and transcripts must be provided within 30 days if employment is offered.

The successful candidate will work under a department administrator and a faculty mentor, using college policies and FERPA guidelines to ensure a respectful and effective learning environment while maintaining attendance and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Marriage & Family Relations with at least 6 graduate-level semester hours in the subject.
• Official transcripts required within 30 days of offer.
• Adjunct/contract-to-contract position with no guaranteed continued employment.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and teaches Marriage & Family Relations material as per course syllabi.
• Develops course calendar and weekly outlines with faculty mentor.
• Maintains attendance and grades for Financial Aid and reporting.
• Provides timely feedback on assignments (typically within 48 hours).
• Maintains professional and respectful instructional environment.
• Enforces FERPA and maintains professional boundaries with students.

Skills

Subject matter teaching

Instructional tech

Effective communication

Diversity & inclusion

Education

Master’s degree in Marriage & Family Relations or related field

Job description

Under the general supervision of the Department Administrator and a full-time faculty mentor, the successful candidate will prepare and teach marriage and family relations courses as assigned by the department.

This is a pooled position. The department reviews applications as positions become available.

This position is paid at $1,056 per instructional unit.

In accordance with SLCC policy, adjunct positions are offered on a semester‑by‑semester basis with no guarantee of continued employment.

Official transcripts are required for those who are offered employment within 30 days of hire.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• 1. Prepares and teaches Marriage & Family Relations course material as stipulated in the course syllabi provided by the department.
• 2. With the assistance of a full-time faculty mentor, develops course calendar and weekly outlines.
• 3. Supports professional commitment to the Department, School and College mission and values.
• 4. Becomes familiar with, and abides by, all college policies with immediate priority given to those policies that govern interactions with colleagues, staff, administrators, and departments throughout the organization.
• 5. Maintains professional etiquette in communications with students, staff, faculty, and administrators.
• 6. Provides appropriate and timely feedback for all assignments (usually within 48 hours of due date).
• 7. Returns graded assignments in a timely fashion per department standards.
• 8. Maintains student attendance records (for Financial Aid purposes) and grades.
• 9. Conducts a variety of appropriate evaluations of student performance.
• 10. Informs students of progress-to-date periodically and assigns and submits grades by published deadlines.
• 11. Assists in maintaining a safe and mutually respectful instructional environment.
• 12. Prepares and submits incident reports to Dean of Student Services for inappropriate student behavior as defined by the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy.
• 13. Maintains professional and collegial behavior.
• 14. Handles/responds to student concerns/complaints, and responds to student communications and inquiries promptly (generally within 1-2 days).
• 15. Maintains professional appearance as defined by the discipline and/or College procedure.
• 16. Completes all required employee trainings.
• 17. Knows and enforces FERPA guidelines.
• 18. Provides ADA accommodations as requested.
• 19. Other job-related duties as needed.

Skills & Abilities:

• 1. Ability to communicate subject matter to students.
• 2. Ability to use a computer and other instructional technologies.
• 3. Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people with a variety of abilities and backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
• 4. Ability to work with all groups from a variety of academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, and with community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities.

All Faculty will maintain an on-site campus presence to encourage in-person relationships and create engaging, meaningful, and impactful learning experiences unless approved for online only courses.

You are employed as an Adjunct Faculty member/ Instructor on a contract-to-contract basis, with no future expectation or obligation for employment.

Your employment may be terminated At Will at any time.

You are required to maintain professional boundaries with all SLCC students.

Master’s degree in Marriage & Family Relations, Marriage or Family Therapy, or a closely related field, from an accredited college or university with at least 6 semester hours of graduate-level coursework in the topic being taught.