Special Education Clinical Coaches Part-Time Lecturer Pool

Special Education Clinical Coaches Part‑Time Lecturer Pool

Department of Special Education – Clinical Coaches Part‑Time Lecturer Pool

The Department of Special Education at CSU Fullerton invites applications for its Clinical Coaches Part‑Time Lecturer Pool. We welcome experienced, student‑centered individuals to serve as supervisors in the Education Specialist Teaching Credential program.

This is a general recruitment for a pool of part‑time lecturers for the department to draw from as needed. Qualified applicants will be contacted when positions are available. Appointments from the part‑time pool are temporary and often made just prior to the start of the academic term. Applicants must be available on very short notice.

• Current or expired clear Education Specialist Credential with 3 years’ experience or 3 years’ equivalent experience working with birth‑2‑2 youth in diverse settings.
• Demonstrated commitment to Just, Equitable, and Inclusive education.
• Knowledge of the current context of public schooling, including the California adopted birth‑2‑2 content standards, frameworks, and accountability systems.
• Knowledgeable of Teacher Performance Expectations (TPE) and able to support candidate development pertaining to the TPEs and TPA's.
• Knowledge of diversity in society, including diverse abilities, culture, language, ethnicity, and gender orientation.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work with students from intersecting historically marginalized social groups using innovative instructional approaches and methods.
• Committed to ongoing professional development to maintain currency in the field, including effective use of technology.
• Ability to use current technologies to effectively communicate and share documents with candidates and mentor teachers.
• Note:
  
  Clinical coaches without a master’s degree are not eligible to teach any prerequisite or credential courses in the program. They may only supervise students in field placements.

• Master's Degree in special education or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience using anti‑racist teaching and social justice pedagogies.
• Plurilingual or have experience working with plurilingual students.
• Experience supporting teachers, teacher candidates, and/or new teachers.
• Active in subject matter professional organizations.

A complete online application must be submitted in order to receive consideration.

Applications will be reviewed as needed. Please direct all questions about the position to Dr. Adrian Jung (ajung), Department Chair.

All College of Education students leave with a perspective that recognizes, acknowledges, and respects the knowledge and strengths all students bring from their communities. This perspective is known as Just, Equitable, and Inclusive Education (JEIE) and is evident in all our programs. The statement should focus on your commitment to just, equitable, and inclusive education. Your response may address:

• Your contribution to issues of JEIE.
• How you incorporate issues of JEIE into your teaching materials and methods or in your research.
• How you have personally experienced issues regarding JEIE.
• Your experiences and/or qualifications that enhance your ability to work with diverse groups.

The prompt will be evaluated for what it tells us about your knowledge, application, experience and expertise as it relates to JEIE. The strongest statements will include attention to the intersectionality of JEIE elements.

The need for part‑time faculty is greatest in the Fall and Spring semesters. The Fall term begins in late August and ends in mid‑December; the Spring term runs from mid‑January to the end of May. On rare occasions part‑time…