Work Experience; WRKX Program Adjunct Instructor; TEMPORARY

Work Experience (WRKX) Program Adjunct Instructor (TEMPORARY)

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We are seeking Work Experience (WRKX) Program Adjunct Faculty. Positions for general, occupational, and/or discipline‑specific courses are available.

Position Title

Position Title Work Experience (WRKX) Program Adjunct Instructor (TEMPORARY)

Special Instructions to Applicants

We are seeking Work Experience (WRKX) Program Adjunct Faculty. Positions for general, occupational, and/or discipline‑specific courses are available.

Description of Position

Description:

• Assist students to develop appropriate learning objectives that are obtainable and reasonable within the scope of the WRKX program.
• Conduct one‑on‑one meetings with students to provide support and feedback regarding their work experience.
• Collect, maintain and complete course documents.
• Contact each employer twice, preferably with at least one contact occurring in‑person at the student’s place of employment.
• Hold weekly office hours on DVC campus or over Zoom.
• Maintain required student records in an organized and comprehensive manner and submit at the end of each term.
• Set up and participate in student WRKX orientations as needed.
• Hours may include evenings and weekends depending on location and hours of student placements.

If candidates have not already completed the Becoming an Effective Online Instructor (BEOI) course or approved equivalent, they must take this course upon being hired.

We are seeking people who recognize the critical role community colleges play in social justice, who have ability in this space, enthusiasm for this work, ideas and vision to improve our approaches, and a commitment to achieving equitable academic success for the 50,000+ students attending our five beautiful colleges and centers.

Our social justice work calls for employees who have a sense of social responsibility, interest in our community and world in which we live.

The intention of social justice work is to strengthen humanity by understanding that every person deserves the benefits of fully participating in our society and institutions.

Academic researchers have illustrated that crucial social justice principles are a compilation of equality, equity, diversity, inclusion, engagement, environmental sustainability and human rights. These complex principles are challenging to operationalize in higher education; yet, we are steadfast in our diligence to forge ahead to advance this vital mission.

Community colleges are uniquely positioned to lead higher education in the work of social justice. Many of our students come from historically underserved and underrepresented backgrounds; students of color, students with recent immigrant histories, students from cycles of low income if not poverty, students from indigenous communities, and students from first‑generation families.

The idea of promoting social mobility through education is unconditionally and uncompromisingly embraced by community colleges. This is an exciting role, and it comes with a heavy responsibility. Simply put, we need to create environments where our students achieve greater academic success, so much so that we close our persistent equity/opportunity gaps.

If you are committed to social and racial justice and if you are interested in joining a community dedicated to solving these inequities through education, please apply.

The compensation for academic employees who supervise cooperative vocational education students shall be according to the number of units each student earns, except where a student completes less than three (3) units, in which case the instructor shall be paid as if the student has completed three (3) units.
The rate of compensation will be $42.33 per unit.

Position Status

EEO Job Category

EEO Job Category Faculty & Other Instructional Staff

Employee Group

Employee Group Part‑Time Faculty

Department

Discipline Work Experience Instructors or Coordinators

Duties and Responsibilities