Funeral Services Education Adjunct Assistant Professor

Los-Rios-Community-College-District; California (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

The Los Rios Community College District invites qualified applicants for a part-time adjunct faculty position in Funeral Service Education. Professors teach assigned classes under the area dean, mentor students, assess outcomes, and contribute to curriculum and program development.

Eligible candidates should have a bachelor’s degree or higher and relevant professional experience; equity-minded and committed to inclusive education; involvement in governance and accreditation activities is

Qualifications

• Teach assigned classes under supervision of the area dean.
• Assess student learning outcomes and maintain up-to-date knowledge in the teaching field.
• Contribute to articulation and curriculum development and review.
• Participate in faculty governance including accreditation and student co-curricular activities.

Responsibilities

• Teach assigned classes and help students fulfill their maximum potential in mastering course content.
• Assess student learning outcomes and maintain knowledge in current teaching field.
• Continue professional development and utilize current technology in duties.
• Assist with articulation and curriculum development and review and participate in governance.

Skills

Teaching

Student assessment

Curriculum development

Professional development

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

The Los Rios Community College District is seeking qualified candidates for this part-time, temporary (Adjunct) faculty position.

The adjunct faculty member shall be responsible for the following: teaching assigned classes under the supervision of the area dean; helping students fulfill their maximum potential in mastering course content; assessing student learning outcomes; maintaining a thorough and up-to-date knowledge in their regular teaching field; continuing professional development; utilizing current technology in the performance of job duties; maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position; assisting with articulation and curriculum development and review; serving on college committees and participating in faculty governance including accreditation and student co-curricular activities; assuming other responsibilities as assigned by the area dean; fulfilling other duties and responsibilities of an adjunct faculty member.

Position Salary Information

Initial maximum salary placement is based on academic degree, upper/graduate level units earned, and/or related professional occupation experience per the Los Rios College Federation of Teachers Contract (the initial maximum placement is Class V, Step 1). For more information on the step placement process, please.

Instructional Subject Areas

• Funeral Service Directing
• Merchandising
• Counseling
• Management
• Law and Ethics
• Embaling

Courses

• FSE 297 Practicum in Funeral Service Education
• FSE 300 Introduction to Funeral Service
• FSE 312 Funeral Directing II
• FSE 330 Merchandising in the Funeral Service Industry
• FSE 365 Embalming II
• FSE 370 Funeral Service Counseling

The Department’s primary focus is on

• Explaining the importance of funeral service professionals in developing relationships with the families and communities they serve.
• Identify standards of ethical conduct in funeral service practice.
• Interpreting how federal, state, and local laws apply to funeral service in order to ensure compliance.
• Applying principles of public health and safety in the handling and preparation of human remains.
• Demonstrating technical skills in embalming and restorative art that are necessary for the preparation and handling of human remains.
• Demonstrating the skills required for conducting arrangement conferences, visitations, services, and ceremonies.
• Describing the requirements and procedures for burial, cremation, and other accepted forms of final disposition of human remains.
• Describing methods to address the grief-related needs of the bereaved.
• Explaining management skills associated with operating a funeral establishment.
• Demonstrating verbal and written communication skills and research skills needed for funeral service practice.

As an accredited mortuary college program, the department maintains a focus on

• Preparing students to be members of a human services profession
• Preparing students to be members of the community in which they serve
• Participating in the relationship between bereaved families and those engaged in the funeral services profession.
• Offering professional knowledge of and compliance with federal, state provincial/territorial, and local regulatory guidelines
• Being sensitive to the responsibility for public health, safety and welfare in caring for human remains
• The Funeral Service Education Program at American River College is accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE), 992 Mantua Pike, Suite 108 Woodbury Heights, NJ 08097 [phone]. Web: https://abfse.org/index.html.
• The program consists of a combination of general education and funeral service education courses with related laboratory experience

To view a complete list of courses for this discipline, please visit the Programs and Majors webpage:

• ARC Programs and Majors

1. Have a bachelor’s degree or higher and two years of professional experience; OR any associate degree and six years of professional experience; OR the equivalent*. Professional experience must be directly related to the assignment being taught. All degrees must be from an accredited institution completed by time of hire.
2. Have an equity-minded focus, responsiveness, and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical or learning disabilities as it relates to differences in learning styles; and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• Degree titles must match the stated qualifications exactly (word-for-word).
• If the degree title differs, or if it contains added, missing, or rearranged words, applicants must submit a completed Equivalency Determination Request Form for the application to be considered. See the Equivalency Determination Process webpage for details.
  • Example: If a master's in Psychology is required but your transcript lists Counseling Psychology, and that title is not listed in the Minimum Qualifications, an Equivalency Determination Request Form must be submitted.
• Previously granted equivalency in the discipline applying for must be attached for verification. Email [e-mail] for a replacement copy.

Eligibility and Compliance

• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa.