Noncredit Art Instructor, Adults, Part-time Adjunct Pool; Tehachapi

Position Overview

Noncredit Art Instructor, Older Adults, Part-time Adjunct Pool (Tehachapi)

Salary: $67.00 Hourly

Job Type: Temporary – Adjuncts

Job Number: FY

Location: CC - East Kern, Tehachapi, CA

Department: Visual & Performing Arts (VPA)

The successful applicant will provide instruction in a full range of art courses.

Responsibilities include:

• Teaching at off‑campus sites, day or evening classes, weekend classes, large classes, distant learning, and multiple teaching methodologies.
• Participation in student recruitment and articulation of transfer programs for the Visual and Performing Arts department.
• Maintaining subject matter currency.
• Developing and revising curriculum.
• Using computer and multimedia technology.
• Participating collegially in departmental, college, and discipline‑specific professional activities.

• Bachelor's degree with a major related to the subject of the course taught, and either:
• (A) Thirty hours or two semester units of coursework or classwork in understanding the needs of older adults taken at an accredited institution; or
• (B) One year of professional experience working with older adults.
• OR
• Associate degree with a major related to the subject of the course taught; and two years of occupational experience related to the subject of the course taught; and sixty hours or four semester units of coursework or classwork in understanding the needs of older adults taken at an accredited institution.
• Equivalent qualifications may be judged as equal; applicants who feel they possess such qualifications must submit an Application for Equivalence form.
• Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
• All degrees and credits must be from accredited institutions; any degree from a country other than the United States must be evaluated by an accredited evaluation service.

• Broad preparation and depth of knowledge in the discipline.
• 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 curriculum delivered via different modalities.
• Ability to participate in recruitment and articulation activities with local schools, colleges, and universities.
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written.
• 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 because an individual is perceived to have one or more of these characteristics or based on association with an individual or group with one or more of these characteristics or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law, in any of its policies, procedures or practices.

Discrimination Free Work Environment. 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.