French Instructor, Part-time Adjunct Pool - East Kern Center, Rising Scholars Education Program

French Instructor, Part-time Adjunct Pool – East Kern Center, Rising Scholars Education Program

Salary: $67.00 Hourly

Job Type: Temporary – Adjuncts

Job Number: FY21-22-00658

Location: CC – East Kern, Edwards/California City/Tehachapi (Rising Scholars), CA

Department: English (ENGL)

The successful candidate will provide instruction in a full range of French courses including Elementary and Intermediate French, as well as other courses as needed, such as distance learning and classes for incarcerated students. Other duties include:

• Participating in student recruitment and articulation of programs.
• Maintaining subject‑matter currency.
• Developing and revising curriculum.
• Using computer and multimedia technology.
• Assessing student learning and program level outcomes.
• Participating collegially in department, college, and discipline‑specific professional activities.

• Master’s degree in French, or
• Bachelor’s in French and a Master’s in another language or linguistics, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
• Degrees and credits from accredited institutions; foreign degrees must be evaluated.

• 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 work with students with a wide range of skills, motivations, academic, and vocational goals.
• Ability to develop curriculum, including curricula delivered via different modalities.
• Ability to participate in recruitment and articulation activities with local schools, colleges, and universities.
• Ability to communicate effectively, 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 any other characteristic protected by 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.