Welding Instructor, Part-time Adjunct Pool (East Kern/Tehachapi)

Kern Community College District; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 106,000; Part time

Job summary

Kern Community College District invites applications for a Welding Instructor, part-time adjunct pool for East Kern/Tehachapi. Location: CC - East Kern, Tehachapi, CA. Salary: $67.00 hourly. Department: Industrial Arts (INDA).

The successful candidate will teach Welding courses, participate in recruitment and transfer articulation, and maintain curriculum currency. Teaching may occur at multiple campus sites and via diverse modalities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and two years of experience.
• OR - Associate's degree AND six years of experience.
• OR - Possession of a valid credential which authorizes full‑time teaching of Welding at the California Community College level.
• OR - The equivalent. Submit an APPLICATION FOR EQUIVALENCE form with supporting documents.

Responsibilities

• Provide instruction in a full range of Welding courses.
• Teaching at other campus sites, day/evening classes, weekend classes, large classes, distance learning, and using multiple teaching methodologies.
• Participate in student recruitment and articulation of transfer programs for the Industrial Arts department; maintain subject matter currency; develop and revise curriculum.
• Use computer and multimedia technology; engage in departmental, college, and discipline-specific professional activities.
• Maintain awareness of diversity and inclusion in instruction and student support.

Skills

Welding

Curriculum design

Student recruitment

Assessment of outcomes

Multimodal teaching

Education

Bachelor's degree and two years of experience

Associate's degree and six years of experience

Valid welding teaching credential

Equivalent qualifications with equivalence form

Job description

Welding Instructor, Part-time Adjunct Pool (EastKern/Tehachapi)

Kern Community College District

Salary: $67.00 Hourly

Job Type: Temporary -- Adjuncts

Job Number: FY26-2700122

Location: CC - East Kern, Tehachapi, CA

Department: Industrial Arts (INDA)

Below is our job description for this position.

Representative Duties

The successful applicant will be expected to provide instruction in a full range of Welding courses.

This assignment may include teaching at other campus sites, day or evening classes, weekend classes, large classes, distance learning and using multiple teaching methodologies.

Other duties include: participation in student recruitment and articulation of transfer programs for the Industrial Arts department; maintaining subject matter currency; developing and revising curriculum; using computer and multimedia technology; collegial participation in departmental, college and discipline-specific professional activities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and two years of experience;
• OR - Associate's degree AND six years of experience;
• OR - Possession of a valid credential which authorizes full‑time teaching of Welding at the California Community College level;
• OR - The equivalent. Certain combinations of education, experience, and other accomplishments in the field may be judged as equal to the stated minimum qualifications for these positions. Candidates who feel they possess such equivalent qualifications must request and submit an APPLICATION FOR EQUIVALENCE form. Supporting documents must be included with the completed form. Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administration in California Community Colleges
• AND - A demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

Knowledge & Abilities

• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues in an environment that promotes innovation, teaching, learning and service to a diverse student population;
• Ability to effectively work with students with a wide range of skills, motivations, academic, and vocational goals;
• Ability to develop curriculum, including curriculum delivered via different modalities;
• Ability to participate in recruitment and articulation activities with local schools, colleges and universities;
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing;
• Demonstrated ability to maintain subject matter currency;
• Ability to assess student learning outcomes;
• Knowledge of computers and willingness to explore new technologies that would benefit the program;
• Knowledge of and commitment to the California community college mission;

The District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal employment opportunity. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race or ethnicity, color, medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, or because they are perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law, in any of its policies, procedures or practices.

The District does not provide sponsorship for authorization to work in the United States. Work authorization should be established at the time of application submission.