Instructor, English

Job Summary

The Instructor, English is a full‑time, benefited Faculty A position, 9‑month, on‑campus. The instructor will teach English courses—including developmental English, college composition, literature, and creative writing—to students with varied academic and career goals. Responsibilities include developing, revising, and delivering course materials aligned with college standards, assessing student performance, and providing academic support to help students succeed.

The instructor also participates in student engagement activities such as recruitment, on‑campus events, and academic support initiatives, and collaborates on curriculum development, program assessment, community building, and student success strategies. Service duties include committee participation, accreditation processes, and departmental projects.

• Maximizes student engagement and success by employing methods that develop student understanding of values, practice, and procedures within the discipline and engaging students in interdisciplinary practices to develop 21st‑century learners.
• Prepares and delivers assigned courses by employing high‑impact teaching practices in a learning environment that promotes respect and rapport.
• Facilitates student achievement by maintaining clear expectations and defined learning outcomes.
• Promotes learning through the innovative implementation of effective classroom technologies.

• Evaluates student engagement and success through formative and summative assessment.
• Develops curriculum by articulating measurable, student‑centered learning outcomes and using competency‑based design strategies to maintain current, effective curriculum.
• Contributes to curricula by assisting in design, implementation, and review aligned with current or emerging community, state, or national needs.
• Participates in continuous improvement of student learning and success by gathering data, analyzing data, engaging with peers and stakeholders, and implementing change.

• Maintains professionalism by embodying the values, ethics, and behavioral codes of LCCC and the discipline.
• Demonstrates social competence and effective communication in professional and academic venues.
• Actively contributes to the college and the pathway, department, or discipline by engaging in expanding institutional connections and professional development, and by displaying commitment to the profession.

• Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
• Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods, including alternative ways to inform and persuade via written, oral, and visual media.
• Professional knowledge and ability within the disciplines of composition, rhetoric, reading, writing, and literature.
• English Language—knowledge of structure, grammar, and rules of composition.

• Speaking—talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Instructing—teaching others how to do something.
• Learning Strategies—selecting and using instructional methods appropriate for teaching new content.
• Active Learning—understanding the implications of new information for current and future problem solving.
• Active Listening—giving full attention to others, asking questions, and not interrupting.
• Writing—communicating effectively in writing.
• Critical Thinking—using logic and reasoning to evaluate alternatives.
• Monitoring—assessing performance of oneself and others to improve.
• Judgment and Decision Making—considering costs and benefits to choose the best action.
• Complex Problem Solving—identifying and reviewing information to develop and evaluate solutions.
• Time Management—managing one’s own time and the time of others.
• Communication—strong verbal and written skills to convey complex information.
• Document Editing—editing documents for correct spelling and grammar.
• Interpersonal Skills—interacting effectively,…