Spanish

Kansas City Kansas Community College.; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 884,000 - 1,474,000; Part time

Job summary

Kansas City Kansas Community College is seeking an adjunct faculty member to teach Spanish (LANG) courses as assigned by the Interim Dean of AHSS. Courses may be daytime, online, virtual, or at area high schools.

This is a pool position with ongoing applications due to increasing demand for Spanish courses. Responsibilities include delivering instruction, creating assignments, assessing student performance, and maintaining course records.

Qualifications

• Masters or higher in Spanish or a Master's in another discipline with 18 Spanish graduate credit hours.
• Experience delivering college-level Spanish instruction and assessments.
• Ability to develop curricular materials and align with course objectives.
• Familiarity with online/hybrid instruction and learning management systems.

Responsibilities

• Conduct all class sessions according to schedule.
• Provide instruction, activities, assignments, and assessments to cover learning objectives.
• Use teaching methods encouraging application, cooperation, and higher-order thinking.
• Organize content to meet diverse student needs and backgrounds.
• Assign and provide feedback for in- and out-of-class work; monitor progress.
• Maintain accurate records and submit reports in a timely manner.

Skills

Communication skills

Spanish proficiency

Spanish vocabulary

Punctual

Curriculum development

Stakeholder communication

Education

Master's degree in Spanish

Tools

Blackboard Ultra

Job description

Spanish

JOB CLASSIFICATION

Pay grade level: N/A
Compensation: $1,070.32 per credit hour
Employee category: Adjunct
Department: Spanish
Reports to: Interim Dean of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (AHSS)
FLSA status: Exempt
Job Code: AA002Adjunct
Positions Supervised: None
Location: Primarily Main Campus, however, assignments may include any KCKCC location as designated by the appropriate administrator but not limited to local high schools.

SUMMARY

Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC) is currently searching for an adjunct faculty to teach Spanish (LANG) courses assigned by the Interim Dean of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. There may be additional sections to be taught at any location including daytime, online, virtually and/or at area high schools.
This is a POOL position. Application materials for this adjunct position accepted on an on-going basis due to increasing demand for courses in this subject area.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

• Conduct all class sessions according to schedule.
• Provide instruction, activities, assignments, and assessments to adequately cover all student learning objectives for the specific course(s) taught.
• Use teaching methods that emphasize application, cooperation, and collaboration. Engage students actively in their studies, encouraging them to become independent learners with higher-order thinking skills.
• Organize and explain content using methods which are appropriate to students with differing abilities, levels of preparation, and cultural experience.
• Assign and provide feedback for in and out-of-class work, monitor student progress and maintain accurate record of students’ performances.
• Perform adequate assessment and analysis of assessment according to college requirements.
• Reflect on and evaluate the effectiveness of one's own pedagogy.
• Ensure timely, accurate and complete submission of all reports to the appropriate office(s).
• Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Complete knowledge and understanding of the discipline of Spanish.
• A thorough understanding of the vocabulary used in the field of Spanish.
• Ability to arrive on time and be ready to teach course(s) during scheduled times.
• Ability to prepare curricular materials to convey learning objectives to students.
• Ability to effectively utilize Blackboard Ultra for posting assignments, assessing students, performances, and grading.
• Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively and professionally with high school partners, college coordinators, and other stakeholders involved in concurrent enrollment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's or higher degree in Spanish or a Master's degree in another discipline with at least eighteen (18) credit hours of Spanish graduate coursework.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Teaching experience in an open enrollment, urban community college.
• Experience with a Learning Management System such as Blackboard Ultra.
• Experience in learner-centered pedagogy.

WORKING CONDITIONS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and occasionally push or lift items. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK SCHEDULE

Must be able to work a variable schedule/hour to meet operational needs. May require evening and weekend hours. Your appointment is contingent on sufficient enrollments, or on program and scheduling changes.

***This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor. This job description may be revised upon development of other duties and changes in responsibilities.

KCKCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer