Disabled Students Program and Services; DSPS Instructor Tenure-Track - Fresno Cit

Position: Disabled Students Program and Services (DSPS) Instructor (Full-Time, Tenure-Track) - Fresno Cit[...]

Disabled Students Program and Services (DSPS) Instructor (Full-Time, Tenure-Track) intent:
Fresno City College

Full‑time, tenure‑track position. District may fill more than one position from this pool.

Announcement Information

• Posting Number: AA2025‑2009
• Title:
  
  Disabled Students Program and Services (DSPS) Instructor (Full‑Time, Tenure‑Track) – Fresno City College
• Campus
  
  Location:
  
  Fresno City College
• Start Date:
  
  08/05/2026

Essential Functions of Position

At Fresno City College we value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socio‑economic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. We prioritize applicants who demonstrate an understanding of the benefits a diverse student population brings to a community college.

The successful candidate will be an equity‑minded leader committed to student success achieved through collaboration with faculty, classified staff, administration, students, and community partners who share(td) this commitment to closing equity gaps.

What an equity Dei means: an equity‑minded individual is a person who:

• Understands the importance of holding ourselves accountable as educatorsalara for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices;
• Reframes inequities as a problem of practice and views the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility;
• Encourages positive race‑consciousness and embraces human difference;
• Supports institutional practices that develop and sustain culturally responsive teaching and learning environments;
• /Y strategically builds support for and participation in equity‑related initiatives across internal and external communities.

Fresno City College seeks leaders who value placing the student at বি the center of everything we do, mentorship, and working in a collegial, collaborative environment. Leaders should be open and willing to participate in culturally relevant professional development.

Responsibilities

• Teach a full schedule of developmental and transfer‑level Disabled Students Program and Services courses as assigned;
• Identify students who will benefit from instruction in DSPS, Developmental Services (DEVSER), pre‑vocational skills training;
• Evaluate students’ functional limitations, skills, and abilities for appropriate vocational placements;
• Develop curriculum and individualized instruction plans;
• Conduct program review, develop and assess student learning outcomes for courses and programs, and use results to improve teaching and learning;
• Instruct individuals in appropriate pre‑vocational skills;
• Maintain files and complete reports;
• Serve as liaison and resource person for college personnel;
• Participate on campus committees, career awareness and exploration activities, and advising student assistants;
• Serve on and attend department, college, and district committees as needed;
• Participate in program review, learning‑outcome development, and assessment to improve student learning;
• Teach in various instructional settings and times, including evening, weekends, online, off‑campus, and large group instruction; may include off‑campus instruction at local high schools for dual enrollment;
• Fulfill all duties and responsibilities of instructors as required by Administrative Regulation 7122;
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in disability, special education, education, psychology, educational psychology, or rehabilitation counseling; AND fifteen or more semester units in upper‑division or graduate study in the area of disability, including but not limited to:
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Developmental disabilities
  • Deaf and hearing impaired
  • Physical disabilities
  • Adapted computer technology
• OR a valid California Community College credential; OR equivalently qualified education/experience (requires equivalency).

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience and skill incorporating elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all areas of responsibility;
• Recent experience working with racially minoritized students in the classroom and understanding of how historical exclusion patterns affect participation and outcomes;
• Willingness to examine and remediate instructional, relational, and classroom practices…