PT Older Adults: Noncredit Instructor

Cerritos College; Norwalk (CA); On-site; USD 134,000 - 209,000; Part time

Job summary

Cerritos College is seeking a PT Older Adults: Noncredit Instructor in Norwalk, CA. The role pays $97.02 - $151.63 per hour and closes May 21, 2027. The department is PT Non-Credit (Older Adult) within Continuing Education.

Duties include teaching assigned classes, maintaining records, and ensuring accessibility for older adult learners. Qualifications require an associate degree in a related subject or two years of occupational experience with older adults, plus a commitment to diversity and

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications include: Associate degree with related subject or 60 hours of coursework in understanding the needs of older adults or two years professional experience with older adults.
• Understanding of diverse student populations and ability to serve older adults respectfully.
• Prior teaching experience in noncredit or community education is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Teach all assigned classes as scheduled and ensure continuity of course content.
• Maintain student records, attendance, and progress per deadlines.
• Submit syllabi and required documents to the division office on time.
• Provide a safe learning environment and adapt materials for diverse learners.
• Stay current with program information, policies, and best practices in teaching older adults.

Skills

Teaching

Student assessment

Communication

Education

Associate degree in related subject

Two years occupational experience

Job description

PT Older Adults: Noncredit Instructor

Salary: $97.02 - $151.63 Hourly

Job Type:

Closing: 5/21/2027 11:59 PM Pacific

Location: 11110 Alondra Blvd., Norwalk, CA

Department: PT Non-Credit (Older Adult)-26

Division: Continuing Education

Description

Equity and Diversity

The District is strongly committed to achieving staffdiversity and the principles of equal opportunity employment. TheDistrict encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does notdiscriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin,ancestry, sex, age, religion, marital status, disability, or sexualorientation in any of its policies, procedures or practices. Infact, the college encourages applications from all segments ofqualified people.

Closing Date

This position will close on May 21, 2027 at 11:59PM

College Profile

Cerritos College is ranked 14th among the top 100 schools with thehighest Hispanic enrollment in the United States by the UnitedStates Department of Education. Cerritos College serves as acomprehensive community college for southeastern Los AngelesCounty. Communities within the college's district include Artesia,Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk,and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa FeSprings, and South Gate. Cerritos College offers degrees andcertificates in more than 180 areas of study in nine divisions.Enrollment currently averages 20,000 students. Visit CerritosCollege online at http://www.cerritos.edu.

Department Profile

The Continuing Education Division provides noncredit and fee-basedcourses on campus and in the community to provide greater accessfor community participants. Support services include comprehensiveintake and assessment, contextualized learning, onboarding, andother support and transition services. Courses include ESL (levelslow beginning to low advanced), Vocational ESL, Citizenship, BasicSkills and Support Courses (English and Math), Basic Literacy(Plaza Comunitaria), Apprenticeship (Construction Trades), coursesfor older adults (OWL - Older Wiser Learners), and short-termvocational programs. Partnerships include the PAACE (Partnershipfor Adult Academic and Career Education) consortium, whichcollaborates with local adult school districts to facilitate a college pathway for students entering the college. The divisionalso oversees the college Foster Kinship Care and Education (FKCE)program, which provides training to caregivers of foster youth.

Job Duties

• Maintain currency with current information, concepts, laws andideas in their disciplines and with best practices in teaching andlearning.
• Check mailbox, voicemail, and e-mail regularly.
• Complete the checkout form before leaving campus at the end ofthe academic term.
• Maintain student confidentiality as required by regulation andBoard Policy 5040 titled Student Records and DirectoryInformation.

• Teach all assigned classes unless excused under provisions ofBoard Policy.
• Teach all assigned classes for all scheduled minutes. In casesof necessary absence from class, notify the Instructional Dean ordesignee, or if unavailable, the Office of Academic Affairs inadvance and have plans prepared so that a substitute, if assigned,can maintain continuity of course content.
• Teach courses in accordance with the course outlines ofrecord.
• Provide opportunities for students to be aware of theirprogress.
• Submit a copy of the syllabus for each class to the DivisionOffice.
• Keep accurate records of student enrollment, attendance, andacademic progress and submit them to appropriate offices by thepublished deadlines.
• Submit end-of-session grades, including supportingdocumentation, and attendance reports by the publisheddeadlines.
• Submit required information about first-day, no-show studentsby the published deadlines.
• Submit textbook order information by the published deadlines.If the textbook is electronic or includes an electronic coursepack, these conditions must be met:

1. Tests and exams must be available to the student withoutcharge.
2. The text and course pack must be available to students withdisabilities.
3. The publisher must grant read-only access to designated collegestaff for purposes of evaluation of course materials.
4. The text must be downloadable or printable.

• Meet all classes during the final examination period.
• Give final examinations at the scheduled time unless approvalto do otherwise is granted by the Office of Academic Affairs or itsdesignee.
• Keep all corrected final examination papers for at least oneyear following the close of the semester or summer term.
• Maintain a safe learning environment in classrooms,laboratories, and other instructional spaces.
• Allow the instructional manager and/or Instructional Dean, uponrequest, to review any assignments given during the semester.

Minimum Qualifications

For a noncredit course intended for older adults, either pattern(1) or pattern (2) following:

• (A) Thirty hours or two semester units of course work or classwork in understanding the needs of the older adult, taken at anaccredited institution of higher education or approved by thedistrict. This requirement may be completed concurrently during thefirst year of employment as a noncredit instructor.
• (B) One year of professional experience working with olderadults.

OR

(2) An associate degree with a major related to the subject of the course taught; and two years of occupational experience related tothe subject of the course taught; and sixty hours or four semesterunits of coursework or classwork in understanding the needs of theolder adult, taken at an accredited institution of higher educationor approved by the district. This last requirement may be completedconcurrently during the first year of employment as a noncreditinstructor.

Understanding of and sensitivity to meeting the needs of thediverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, genderidentity, sexual orientation, and ethnic background of the student,community, and employee population.

Preferred Qualifications

Community College teaching experience in noncredit programs

Supplemental Information

Physical Demands

Physical requirements may be met with or without reasonableaccommodations. Requires ambulatory ability to move to variousoffice and classroom-type locations and to stand, bend, stoop, and reach to setup equipment and provide instruction. Requiressufficient hand eye coordination and dexterity to write on a boardor type on a computer. Requires sufficient visual acuity to readdocuments and make presentations. Requires sufficient auditoryability to project voice to a group, hear questions and prompts,and carry on routine conversations. Requires the ability to lift,push, and pull objects of medium weight (less than 30 lbs.) on anoccasional basis.

Conditions of Employment

Assignmentsare contingent upon sufficient funding and enrollment.

Assignments may include day, evening, and/or weekend classes.

Individual who is offered employment shall be required to obtainfingerprints for a criminal history clearance through the StateDepartment of Justice and remit the required fee for processing thefingerprints, produce an original social security card, and submita TB Risk Assessment reviewed and signed by a health professionalbefore employment.

Faculty must be able to teach on-campus or remotely asassigned.

Candidates must be able to provide proof of Californiaresidency prior to employment.

Proof of eligibility to work in the United States and signing ofloyalty oath per Government Codes 3100-3109.

** Please note - the District does not provide forimmigration sponsorships such as H1B Visas.

Required Documents

1. Resume/Curriculum Vitae
2. Copy of Unofficial Transcripts (Must show all courseworkcompleted and the conferral date of the degree)

Optional Documents

1. Cover Letter

The District ensures that all qualified applicants foremployment and employees have full and equal access to employmentopportunity, and are not subjected to discrimination in any programor activity of the District on the basis of national origin,religion, age, sex or gender, race, color, medical condition,ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status,physical or mental disability, or because he or she is perceived tohave one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based onassociation with a person or group with one or more of these actualor perceived characteristics. .