Part-Time Office Technologies Instructor (Pool)

San Mateo County Community College District; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 123,984 - 206,640; Part time

Job summary

San Mateo County Community College District is seeking an adjunct faculty member to teach Office Technologies courses, including secretarial skills, office systems, and computer applications. The role involves consulting with students during office hours and maintaining up-to-date expertise in teaching technologies.

The position emphasizes equity-minded practice and requires a bachelor’s degree or higher with relevant experience, or an associate degree with substantial professional experience,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher and two years of professional experience, or any associate degree and six years of professional experience.
• Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff as these factors relate to equity-minded practice.

Responsibilities

• Teach classes as assigned from the regular Office Technologies curriculum (secretarial skills, office systems, word processing, computer applications, automated office training)
• Consult with students during regularly scheduled office hours
• Maintain expertise in current teaching and discipline technologies
• Perform other duties as required by contract, collective bargaining agreement, and general institutional needs. The College offers day and evening classes

Skills

Cultural competence

Diversity awareness

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Two years professional experience

Associate degree + six years professional experience

Job description

FLSA Status

Exempt

Salary Schedule

Placement on the adjunct faculty salary schedule is based upon education and credited experience. Pending any course assignment, initial placement can range as follows: Lab Course (Salary Schedule HB) - $89.20 up to $130.94 per hour. Lecture Course (Salary Schedule HC) - $103.85 up to $151.07.

Months Per Year

Semester assignments as needed

Mandated Reporter

Yes

Campus Security Authority

No

Duties and Responsibilities

The duties below are representative of the duties of the classification and are not intended to cover all of the duties performed by the incumbent(s) of any particular position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the scope of work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this classification.

• Teach classes as assigned from the regular Office Technologies curriculum (secretarial skills, office systems, word processing, computer applications, automated office training)
• Consult with students during regularly scheduled office hours
• Maintain expertise in current teaching and discipline technologies
• Perform other duties as required by contract, collective bargaining agreement, and general institutional needs. The College offers day and evening classes

Employment Standards

• Computer office technology college-level courses, including Introduction to Computer Applications (Microsoft Office), Keyboarding and Skill Building, Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, and preparation to teach in these areas and other relevant courses
• The use of technology in teaching
• Teaching methods that emphasize cooperation and collaboration, and engage students actively in learning, encouraging them to become independent, creative learners with higher-order thinking skills

Skills and Abilities

• Organize and explain materials in ways appropriate to students with different abilities, levels of preparation, and cultural experiences
• Develop instructional learning outcomes and develop methods for assessing students' achievement of these outcomes
• Organize and teach theoretical and practical applications of the subject matter in ways appropriate to students' abilities
• Respectful, tactful, and sensitive interactions with people who are diverse in their academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds
• Understanding and commitment to the role and purpose of the community college
• Acceptance of the division's commitment to established academic standards
• Commitment to SMCCCD's goal of integrating writing skills across the curriculum

Job Requirements

• Any bachelor's degree or higher and two years of professional experience, or any associate degree and six years of professional experience. Professional experience is required when the applicant possesses a master's degree. The professional experience required must be directly related to the faculty member's teaching assignment
• Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice both within and outside of the classroom.

Safety

• Position is designated as a Mandated Reporter under the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• Position is a Responsible Employee under the Equity in Education Act and Title IX

Work Demands

The environmental, physical, and mental demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

Environmental: typical on-site office environment; in-person work expected with potential to participate in the District's telework program, as available.

• Frequent hearing and speaking to exchange information in person and online
• Comprehend speech at normal levels
• Upper limb dexterity to operate computers and peripheral equipment
• Vision sufficient for daily and frequent use of computers, databases, and written materials
• Sitting for extended periods of time
• Frequent bending at the waist
• Physical presence at on-site locations
• Communicate and interact with others
• Observe and interpret people and situations
• Learn and apply new information or skills
• Perform highly detailed work on multiple concurrent tasks
• Perform highly detailed work under changing priorities and deadlines on multiple concurrent tasks
• Work with frequent interruptions
• Self-regulate emotion and behavior

Benefits

Academic employees participate in the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS), a defined-benefit retirement plan through the State of California or they may choose to participate in the STRS Cash Balance program or Social Security.

EEO Statement

San Mateo County Community College District is an Equal Opportunity, Title IX, and Section 504 employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law. We seek to employ individuals who reflect our community's diversity of cultures, languages, and abilities. Our EEO Plan, grounded in Title 5 regulations, is developed and monitored by an EEO Advisory Committee, reviewed at least every three years, and supported by regular training for all members of selection and screening committees. We collect and analyze recruitment and retention data to measure progress and identify barriers.