Dual Credit Faculty

South Texas College; McAllen (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

South Texas College is seeking a Dual Credit Faculty member in McAllen, Texas. This role involves designing learning opportunities to ensure student success, implementing effective teaching strategies, and providing support to students. Applicants must be currently employed as full-time high school teachers with a partnering school district. Excellent communication, organizational skills, and the ability to create inclusive learning environments are required. The role may involve teaching at various college campuses and high schools in the area.

Qualifications

• Must possess appropriate academic preparation.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Excellent organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess learner abilities and student performance.
• Designs and implements learning options.
• Creates and distributes section outline based on master syllabi.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Education

Appropriate academic preparation

Job description

SUMMARY

A dual credit faculty member's primary responsibility is to design and create learning opportunities that maximize dual credit student success.

Requirement: At time of application, Dual Credit Faculty applicant must be actively employed with a partnering, local school district as a full-time high school teacher.

As per Board Policy 4115, …dual credit faculty are employed on an as needed basis, non-contractual, at will, basis with no expectation of continued employment or property rights beyond the semester assignment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assess learner abilities and student performance; provides feedback to assist dual credit students in attaining learning competencies and course objectives stated in the section outline
• Designs and implements learning options in a variety of formats that are appropriate to reach dual credit students of varying educational and experiential backgrounds and learning styles
• Creates and distributes to dual credit students a section outline based on the master syllabi for the course
• Provides content expertise and individual assistance to dual credit students
• Gives input to chair and dual credit faculty in the continuous quality improvement process through ongoing program evaluation including course materials, instructional strategies, learning resources, and the use of technology
• Participates in department/division meetings to facilitate communication and provide continuity of instruction district-wide
• Participates in faculty evaluation and orientation/professional development programs such as Dual Credit Faculty Professional Development Day at the beginning of fall/spring semesters, complete Developing Excellence in Learning and Teaching Academy (DELTA) Online Academy.
• Maintains and submits all records required by regulatory agencies
• As per Board Policy EAB, Dual Credit Faculty teaching dual credit courses must complete the College's Instructional Continuity Training.
• Performs other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Must possess appropriate academic preparation

2. Must be able to provide official transcripts and/if transcripts are earned from a foreign teaching institution, then must be able to provide an evaluation indicating that this education is equivalent to or beyond the qualifications required. This evaluation must be from an approved evaluation service

3. Excellent communication skills, both oral and written; excellent interpersonal skills

4. Excellent organizational skills

5. Commitment to the community college philosophy of education

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Applicant must meet the STC credential requirements as per Board Policy DBA - Employment Requirements and Restrictions: Credentials and Records.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, class assignments and business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information to students and respond to questions from individuals as well as groups of students and chairs/directors.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand. The employee is occasionally required to walk and sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Faculty may be required to teach at any of the College's campuses or teaching sites during time periods that fall outside 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and/or dual enrollment courses at high schools throughout the College's service area.