Humanities Instructor (IVC - Part-Time Faculty )

South Orange County Community College District; Mission Viejo (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

South Orange County Community College District invites applications for temporary, part-time faculty positions to support a diverse student body across transfer, general education, career, and technical programs. Instructors teach classes, prepare outlines, provide lectures, and assess student progress.

Minimum qualifications include a Master’s in Humanities or the equivalent, plus a demonstrated commitment to equity and diversity.

Qualifications

• Must meet one of the following qualifications: Master’s in Humanities, or a combination of education and experience that is the equivalent. Applicants submitting on the basis of equivalency must thoroughly answer all equivalency questions, in addition to providing other required materials.
• Commitment to equity and diversity. All applicants must have demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Teach classes in accordance with established curriculum and course outlines.
• Prepare and provide students with course outlines, materials, and lectures that support learning objectives in the course syllabus; develop and measure learning outcomes as identified by the department; assess student performance and maintain grade records.
• Report assessment data on student learning outcomes, administrative unit outcomes, and/or student services outcomes.
• Utilize the results of student learning outcomes assessment to make improvements in teaching and learning.
• Maintain appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics.
• Maintain current knowledge in the subject matter areas.
• Follow the regulations, policies, and procedures of the college and district as published.
• Complete program/college/district reporting deadlines on time.
• Complete and submit required documents in a timely manner.
• Make use of technology and learning materials that are current, support the lesson, and enable students to engage with the material.
• Establish and maintain a framework for regular and sustained contact with/among students if teaching distance education courses.
• Teach classes during the scheduled time and at the assigned location.
• Meet workload obligations.
• Maintain accurate records.
• May participate in curriculum review and program development.
• Assignments may include day, evening, weekend, online and/or off-campus classes.

Education

Master's in Humanities

Job description

Temporary, part-time faculty positions offer the opportunity toassist a diverse group of students in achieving their educationalgoals. As one of the largest community college districts insouthern California, we offer a wide range of opportunities intransfer, general education, career, and technical educationprograms. These part-time positions are on an as-needed basis andapplicants should live within commuting distance to OrangeCounty.

Performance Responsibilities

• The primary responsibilities of part-time faculty are to teachclasses in accordance with established curriculum and courseoutlines. The faculty member will prepare and provide students withcourse outlines, materials, and lectures that support learningobjectives set forth in the course syllabus; when requested, helpdevelop, and measure learning outcomes as identified by thedepartment; and assess student performance and maintain graderecords.
• Report assessment data on student learning outcomes, administrativeunit outcomes, and/or student services outcomes.
• Utilize the results of student learning outcomes assessment to makeimprovements in teaching and learning.
• Maintain appropriate standards of professional conduct andethics.
• Maintain current knowledge in the subject matter areas.
• Follow the regulations, policies, and procedures of the college anddistrict as published.
• Complete all program/college/district reporting deadlines ontime.
• Complete and submit required documents in a timely manner.
• Make use of technology and learning materials that are current,support the lesson, and enable students to engage with thematerial.
• Establish and maintain a framework for regular and sustainedcontact with/among students if teaching distance educationcourses.
• Teach classes during the scheduled time and at the assignedlocation.
• Meet workload obligations.
• Maintain accurate records.
• May participate in curriculum review and program development.
• Assignments may include day, evening, weekend, on-line and/oroff-campus classes.

Minimum Qualifications

• 1. Must meet one (1) of the following qualifications under (a) through (d):
• (a) a Master's in Humanities
• (b) A combination of education and experience that is at least theequivalent of (a) above. Applicants submitting an application onthe basis of equivalency must thoroughly and completely answer allof the equivalency questions, in addition to providing all otherrequired materials.
• 2. Commitment to equity and diversity. All applicants must havedemonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverseacademic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender, genderidentity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of communitycollege students, faculty, and staff. The applicant must be able todemonstrate how these factors relate to the need for equity mindedpractices within an educational environment.

Please attach all academic transcripts that reflect how youmeet one (1) of the above qualifications.

If you are applying based on (d) above, please thoroughly andcompletely answer all of the equivalency questions.

Applicationsrequiring but missing answers to the equivalency questions may not be considered.

If your degree is from a non-United States institution, you willneed to attach a foreign degree evaluation that was completed by athird party. Please visit www.naces.org/members for a list of partiesthat can complete this service for you. Applicationsrequiring but missing an evaluated degree may be consideredincomplete.