Art Instructor, Part-time Adjunct Pool

Art Instructor, Part-time Adjunct Pool

Kern Community College District

Salary: $67.00 Hourly

Job Type: Temporary – Adjuncts

Job Number: FY

Location: PC – Main Campus, Porterville, CA

Department: Fine and Applied Arts

The Art Instructor will teach art courses in the Fine and Applied Arts department, developing and delivering curriculum for a diverse student population. The position is part‑time and hourly, and may involve teaching a range of modalities.

• Work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues in an environment that promotes innovation, teaching, learning, and service to a diverse student population.
• Work with students who have a wide range of skills, motivations, academic, and vocational goals.
• Develop curriculum, including curriculum delivered via different modalities.
• Participate in recruitment and articulation activities with local schools, colleges, and universities.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Maintain subject‑matter currency.
• Assess student learning outcomes.
• Use and explore new technologies that benefit the program.
• Commit to the mission of California community colleges.

• Master’s degree in fine arts, art, or art history; or
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the above and a Master’s in humanities; or equivalent credentials.
• Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

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 federal, state or local law.