Food/Nutrition Instructor (Part-Time) Oakhurst Community College Center

State Center Community College District; Oakhurst (CA); Sur place; USD 52 000 - 85 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Sick leave accrual

Résumé du poste

State Center Community College District is seeking a part-time Food/Nutrition Instructor for the Oakhurst Community College Center. The role involves teaching nutrition courses in various formats, including online or hybrid, with a focus on equity and student success.

Ideal candidates will hold a master’s in nutrition or related fields or a credential, and will demonstrate experience in diverse educational settings and technology-enabled instruction.

Qualifications

• Evidence of responsiveness to diverse student backgrounds and equity-minded practice.
• Ability to teach nutrition across varied instructional settings and times.
• Familiarity with curriculum outlines of record and grading practices.
• Commitment to professional conduct and ongoing development in nutrition teaching.

Responsabilités

• Teach courses in nutrition in multiple instructional settings including evenings and online.
• Use diverse pedagogies and instructional technologies for face-to-face, online, or hybrid formats.
• Communicate effectively with students and provide course syllabi and records.
• Evaluate student progress and submit grading and evaluation reports timely.

Formation

Master’s in nutrition, dietetics or dietetics and food administration

Bachelor’s in nutrition, dietetics or dietetics and food administration

Bachelor’s in chemistry, public health or family and consumer studies/home economics (plus master’s)

California Community College teaching credential (or equivalent)

Description du poste

Food/Nutrition Instructor (Part-Time) Oakhurst Community College Center

Campus Location: Madera Community College at Oakhurst

Start Date: (not specified, varies by opening)

Essential Functions of Position

The ideal candidate will share the Oakhurst Community College Center’s commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. As of Fall 2017, we currently enroll over 1,000 students of which 39% are Latinx, 1% are Filipino, 5% are Asian, 3% are Black/African American, 43% are White, 2% American Indian/Alaska Native, and 5% are multiracial. OCCC 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 department dedicated to the use of curriculum responsive to the students it serves.

Providing instruction in Food/Nutrition in a variety of instructional settings and times, including evening and/or weekends, on-line or off-campus and large group instruction classes as needed, the instructor will be responsible for:

• Maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position and currency in teaching Food/Nutrition;
• Teaching courses in nutrition;
• 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;
• 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; and
• Otherwise fulfilling all of the duties and responsibilities of instructors as required by Administrative Regulation 7122.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s in nutrition, dietetics or dietetics and food administration; OR
• Bachelor’s in any of the above AND master’s in chemistry, public health or family and consumer studies/home economics; OR
• A valid California Community College teaching credential; OR
• The equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency).

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.

(Note: A bachelor’s in nutrition, dietetics or dietetics and food administration, and certification as a registered dietician, is an alternative qualification for this discipline.)

Desirable Qualifications

• A master’s degree and certification as a registered dietitian;
• Breadth of teaching experience in nutrition;
• Experience teaching at the post-secondary level;
• Experience working with or administering nutrition programs;
• Related work and professional experience;
• Experience in computer assisted instruction and other instructional technologies;
• Ability to communicate effectively (oral and written) and maintain effective working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and administration;
• Ability to develop new and current curriculum and focus on student learning outcomes to improve student learning;
• Experience working with students of various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds;
• Recent experience working with African American, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students in the classroom and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusions 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;
• Experience and skill with addressing issues of equity in the classroom;
• Potential for contribution to institutional vitality and growth; and
• Knowledge of the community college and its mission and goals.

Salary and Benefits

Starting rates are $45.49 – $61.78 for lecture, $38.67 – $52.55 for lab, and $38.30 – $52.05 for non-instructional. Sick leave accrual is based on assignment hours.

Selection Procedure

The selection and hiring process will be explained by the hiring department if the candidate is extended an opportunity to interview.

Please note: This position does not have a closing date and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position(s) is/are filled. By applying for this position, you understand that you will be placed in a continuous pool. If at any time you are no longer interested in this position, please withdraw your application.

Additional Information

This is a part-time position. Open until filled. Start dates may vary.