American Sign Language Instructor, Part-time Adjunct Pool - East Kern, Tehachapi

Kern Community College District; California; On-site; USD 79,000 - 106,000; Part time

Job summary

Kern Community College District is seeking an American Sign Language instructor for a part-time adjunct pool at East Kern/Tehachapi. The position offers $67.00 per lecture hour equivalent and may involve teaching at multiple campus sites, including day or evening classes.

The assignment emphasizes ASL basics, Deaf culture, and flexible delivery methods, with the possibility of supporting various modality formats to reach a diverse student body.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 2 years related professional experience.
• OR - Associate degree and 6 years related professional experience.
• OR - The equivalent. Candidates must request and submit the Equivalency form.

Responsibilities

• Intro ASL course focusing on basic conversation and Deaf culture.
• Demonstrate finger spelling, numbers, and vocabulary at beginner level.
• Describe ASL classifiers, grammar, facial expression, and body movement; translate English to ASL where appropriate.
• Course may include teaching at other campus sites, day/evening, weekend, distance learning, and multiple teaching methods.

Education

Bachelor's degree, 2 years related experience

Associate degree, 6 years related experience

Equivalency accepted (see form and process)

Job description

American Sign Language Instructor, Part-time Adjunct Pool - EastKern, Tehachapi

Kern Community College District

Salary: $67.00 Hourly

Job Type: Temporary -- Adjuncts

Job Number: FY21-22-00568

Location: CC - Main Campus, Ridgecrest, CA

Department: English (ENGL)

Below is our job description for this position. Please also reviewthe Important Instructions & AdditionalInformation section below, which contains valuableinformation about our application process.

Basic Function

Kern Community College Districtaccepts applications for part-time, hourly faculty pools on acontinuous basis. This allows the division to contact qualifiedapplicants immediately, if a need arises without having to wait fora period of time to advertise. If there is an interest and/or needwithin the specific department, applicants who meet the minimumrequirements will be contacted by respective departmentsupervisors, deans and/or division chairs. Applications submittedwill remain active for up to two years.

Kern Community College District is soliciting applications forpart-time, hourly adjunct instructors. The starting salary range is$67.00/per lecture hour equivalent; Hourly rate may vary based ontype of assignment and the Lecture Hour Equivalent (LHE) formula.For more information, refer to the CCA collective bargainingagreement or your college HR office.

Representative Duties

This course is an introduction to American Sign Language (ASL), avisual-gesture language used by the deaf community in the UnitedStates and Canada, and more importantly, focuses on the developmentof basic conversation skills emphasizing the culture and history ofASL through in-class and out of class requirements.

Identify and demonstrate finger spelling, numbers, and vocabularyat a beginning level. Describe and demonstrate American SignLanguage classifiers, grammar structure, facial expression, andbody movement. Compose ASL Gloss translation from English. Explainbasic cultural aspects of the Deaf. Examine and show anunderstanding of history, culture, and civilization of the Deafworld.

This assignment may include teaching at other campus sites, day orevening classes, weekend classes, large classes, distance learning and multiple teachingmethodologies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor degree and 2 years related professional experience
• OR - Associate degree and 6 yearsrelated professional experience.
• OR - The equivalent. Certaincombinations of education, experience, and other accomplishments inthe field may be judged as equal to the stated minimumqualifications for these positions. Candidates who feel theypossess such equivalent qualifications must request and submit an https://www.kccd.edu/human-resources/faculty-minimum-qualifications-equivalency-process.html APPLICATION FOR EQUIVALENCE form. Supportingdocuments must be included with the completed form. Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administration in California Community Colleges
• AND - A demonstrated sensitivity to andunderstanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural,disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community collegestudents.

Note: Degrees and credits must be from accreditedinstitutions (Title V Section 53406). Any degree from a countryother than the United States, including Canada and Great Britain,must be evaluated by an evaluation service.

Note: The screening of candidates will beconducted by a screening committee. The screening committeereserves the right to limit the number of interviews granted. Meeting the minimum qualifications for a position does not assurethe applicant of an interview.

Knowledge & Abilities

• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues inan environment that promotes innovation, teaching, learning andservice to a diverse student population;
• Ability to effectively work with students with a wide range ofskills, motivations, academic, and vocational goals;
• Ability to develop curriculum, including curriculum delivered viadifferent modalities;
• Ability to participate in recruitment and articulation activitieswith local schools, colleges and universities;
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and inwriting;
• Demonstrated ability to maintain subject matter currency;
• Ability to assess student learning outcomes;
• Knowledge of computers and willingness to explore newtechnologies that would benefit the program;
• Knowledge of and commitment to the California community collegemission;

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

Completedapplication packet must include:

• Completed Online Application for Employment form
• Current resume
• Copy of legible transcripts

It is the applicant's responsibility to redact (or remove) anypersonal information from all documents prior to uploading. Thisincludes Social Security Numbers, Date of Birth, and any photos ofthe applicant.

Foreign Degree: Applicants with foreign degrees from colleges oruniversities outside of the United States must have theircoursework evaluated by a professional association that is a memberof the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services(NACES) or Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute, INC. (ACEI). A copy of the evaluation must be submitted with your on-lineapplication.

Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to participate inthe selection process should contact Human Resources to make thenecessary arrangements.

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Note: The Districtis strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and theprinciples of equal employment opportunity. The District encouragesa diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basisof national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, genderexpression, race or ethnicity, color, medical condition, geneticinformation, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physicalor mental disability, pregnancy, or because he/she is perceived tohave one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based onassociation with a person or group with one or more of these actualor perceived characteristics or any other characteristic protectedby federal, state or local law, in any of its policies, proceduresor practices.

Discrimination Free WorkEnvironment

The District does not provide sponsorship for authorization to work in the United States. Workauthorization should be established at the time of applicationsubmission.

Important Instructions & AdditionalInformation

Complete applications received by the "assured consideration date"above are guaranteed to be reviewed by Human Resources. If youapply after this date, there is no guarantee that your applicationwill be reviewed. However, we still recommend that you applybecause recruitments remain open until filled. The District and/orCollege reserves the right to extend time limits and/or repost orrestart recruitments at any point.

For all positions, sensitivity to and understanding of the diverseacademic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity,sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community collegestudents, shall be considered a core system competency and jobrequirement. (5 CCR § 53022)

Equivalency for Minimum Qualifications

Applicants for faculty and educational administrator positions inCalifornia Community Colleges are required to meet certain minimumqualifications as provided by the California Community CollegesChancellor's Office and detailed in the Minimum Qualifications for Faculty andAdministrators in California Community Colleges handbook. Ifyou do not meet these minimum qualifications, you may still beeligible by completing the KernCCD Application for Equivalenceprocess. Please see our Faculty Equivalency Process website for moreinformation.

International or Foreign Degrees

Applicants with international or foreign degrees from colleges oruniversities outside of the United States must have theircoursework evaluated by a professional association that is a memberof the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services(NACES) or Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute, INC. (ACEI). A copy of the evaluation must be submitted with your onlineapplication.

Accommodations

Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to participate inthe selection process should contact Human Resources to make thenecessary arrangements. (For more information, see our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion,and Equal Employment Opportunities website.)

Discrimination Free Work Environment

Discrimination based on race, religious creed, color, nationalorigin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medicalcondition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, genderidentity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation of any person,military and veteran status, or the perception that a person hasone or more of these characteristics is illegal and violates KernCommunity College District policy.

The Kern CCD Equal Employment Opportunity Plan guides thedevelopment, implementation, and monitoring of the District'sefforts to foster equal employment opportunities and workplacediversity.

See our Discrimination-Free Work Environment webpage for more information.

Work Authorization

Kern Community College District does not provide sponsorship forauthorization to work in the United States. Work authorizationshould be established at the time of application submission.

E-Verify

The Kern Community College District participates in the U.S.Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify program to verify theidentity and employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.To learn more about E-Verify, please visit e-verify.gov.

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