Adjunct Culinary Arts Instructor

Position Summary

Lawson State Community College is accepting applications for part-time/adjunct faculty for all subjects. Under general supervision, prepare and deliver instruction for credited academic and technical courses at the freshmen and sophomore levels and perform other duties related to institutional effectiveness.

This is an applicant pool. Individuals will be hired as needed. Submitted applications will remain on file for 36 months.

Terms of Employment: Employed on an "As Needed" basis; local salary schedule in accordance with documented academic credentials and/or educational experiences and not to exceed nine credit hours per semester. All exceptions must be approved by the Vice President for Instruction.

Salary:

• Technical Adjuncts (1‑3 years of experience): $20.40–$22.44 per hour.
• Technical Adjuncts (4+ years of experience): $23.46 per hour.

• Adhere to all requirements related to the learning management system, including posting syllabi, announcements, calendars, presentations, assignments and test dates.
• Adhere to and teach from current, job‑relevant course syllabi and training plans.
• Supplement lectures and demonstrations with multimedia materials.
• Demonstrate to students the safe use of each piece of equipment used in the training plan.
• Include safety, health, and fire prevention as an integral part of instruction.
• Maintain an environment conducive to learning.
• Supervise students and maintain discipline in class, lab, and shop.
• Develop laboratory projects that enable students to relate theory to practical application through laboratory assignments.
• Distribute to students at the beginning of each term a current syllabus containing course objectives, outline, methods of evaluation, schedule of activities, lab/shop rules and regulations, and required materials.
• Administer written and performance examinations systematically to determine students' progress, including final examinations.
• Implement a system of recording student progress, such as progress charts and the learning management system.
• Teach and demand good work habits from students.
• Submit a plan for follow‑up during absence, as directed by the department chairperson and supervising administrators.
• Communicate students' progress to students and appropriate personnel by established guidelines.
• Supervise students in cooperative educational settings when applicable.
• Respond to students' requests promptly, usually within 24 to 48 hours.
• Follow all regulations regarding online instruction when applicable.
• Facilitate instructional methodologies for programs requiring industry chemicals/products.

• Maintain permanent roll and accurate attendance of students.
• Submit attendance reports on time as required.
• Follow the state and institution’s adopted grading system.
• Submit grades each term for each student by the due date.
• Submit forms to the registrar when changes occur in students' status.
• Assist students in submitting the required documents for graduation.

• Participate in departmental orientation.
• Communicate to students announcements as directed by the administration.
• Follow institutional and system policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Adhere to FERPA regulations and report any known violations.
• Adhere to ADA accommodation requirements when presented with official documentation.

Instructors must hold a minimum of an Associate's degree or equivalent in the teaching discipline and have at least three (3) years of successful full‑time experience as a practitioner in the field.

Technical Division subjects include:
Drafting & Design, Electronics, Cosmetology (Alabama Cosmetology instructor license required), Culinary Arts, Automotive Service Technology, Air Conditioning/Refrigeration, Entertainment Media Production, Machine Tool Technology, Welding, Plumbing, Barbering, Phlebotomy, and Pharmacy Technician.

Lawson State Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the Alabama Community College System, including all post‑secondary community and technical colleges under the control of the Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees, that no employee or applicant for employment or promotion, on the basis of any impermissible criterion or characteristic including, without limitation, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, disability, sex, age, or any other protected class as defined by federal and state law, shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity, or employment.