Adjunct Automotive Instructor

Job Overview

Antelope Valley College invites applications for our adjunct (temporary, part-time) faculty applicant pool for the following Career Technical Educational discipline:
Automotive Adjunct Instructor position.

• Teach a variety of courses in Automotive Technology; subjects may vary from ASE A1-A8.
• Deliver courses during day, afternoon, evening, online, or off‑campus sites.
• Follow curriculum of record to teach students valuable real‑world skills and prepare them to pass ASE exams.
• Instruct lecture and lab classes and demonstrate hands‑on live work to students.
• Guide students in the use of tools, equipment, and industry standard safety practices.
• Evaluate student performance, record grades, and submit final grades.
• Maintain professional and ethical standards.
• Instruct students in the assigned discipline.

• Most current Minimum Qualifications for Faculty in California Community Colleges:
  Any Bachelor's degree and two years of professional experience or any Associate degree and six years of professional experience, or Equivalency.
• Antelope Valley College Equivalency (approved 5/4/2023).
• College work, military training, or nationally recognized certifications equivalent to a Baccalaureate degree and two years of related occupational experience in the discipline.
• College work, military training, or nationally recognized certifications equivalent to an Associate degree plus six years of occupational experience related to the discipline.
• Eight years of experience in the automotive service occupation, two of which must have included assignment as a supervisor, instructor, trainer, or owner of an automotive service shop.

• ASE certifications from A1-A8 and G1.
• Automotive manufacturer training.
• California BAR Smog certification.
• Experience rebuilding manual or automatic transmissions.
• A sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students (Assembly Bill 1725; Education Code 87360).

Antelope Valley Community College District (AVC) is committed to employing administrators, faculty, and staff members who are dedicated to student success. AVC recognizes that diversity in the academic environment fosters cultural awareness, promotes mutual understanding and respect, and provides suitable role models for all students. AVC is committed to hiring processes that support equal opportunity, diversity, and provide equitable consideration for all candidates as required in federal and state laws and regulations.