Business Chair

Central Christian College of Kansas

Instructor:
Business

Direct Supervisor
:
Chief Academic Officer

Status:
Full time (12 months), Exempt; or Part time, Adjunct

Department
:
Academics

Job Location
:
McPherson, KS

Under the supervision of the Chief Academic Officer, the instructor provides discipline-specific instruction in Business across Residential, Dual-Credit, Online, and Professional modalities. The College welcomes applications from candidates interested in either a full-time or adjunct appointment. Although a full-time appointment may be preferred, the College may appoint one or more qualified adjunct instructors when that represents the most favorable option based on candidate qualifications, availability, and instructional needs.

Instructors at Central Christian College of Kansas are life-long learners who also serve as content specialists with pedagogical skills appropriate for the collegiate learning environment. Aligned with this role, instructors also are expected to serve as models and mentors, ministering to students in alignment with our Wesleyan-holiness heritage, vision, mission, and purpose.

• Master's required (Doctorate preferred) in related field.
• Testimony validating a saving faith in Jesus Christ and a growing awareness of His Lordship
• (John 3:3, 1 Peter 1:23)
• Affirm alignment with the vision and mission of the College, its heritage, beliefs, values, and lifestyle expectations
• Manifest, by daily example, the highest Christian virtue, serving as a Christian role model (1 Timothy 4:12) in attitude, speech, and actions
• Attend a local body of believers who align with the evangelical perspective
• Proven history of strong, decisive, and collaborative leadership working with faculty, students, staff, administrators, and external stakeholders
• Experience leading and supporting multiple teaching modalities
• The ability to foster a culture of trust, transparency, and collegiality
• Presence of high-level interpersonal skills for communication, consultation, and collaboration
• Experience working with and mentoring and working across diverse groups of faculty, staff and students

The duties listed below are not designed to be comprehensive. Duties will be assigned according to the nature of the appointment. Adjunct appointments generally include teaching and course-related administration rather than advising, broader departmental administration, or institutional service. Some duties, responsibilities, and standards may be added, subtracted, and modified as appropriate to the needs of the College.

• Equip students with the tools and skills necessary to critically engage topics, incorporating Biblical principles into the content area and providing for theological reflection
• Promote engagement in devotional reflection and prayer
• Deliver, in a student receptive manner, the knowledge, skills, and experiences needed to successfully achieve course learning outcomes
• Create, post, and articulate course learning outcomes or objectives in order to ensure student understanding of expectations (e.g., syllabus, course schedule, outcomes, etc.)
• Create course curriculum, course handouts, lectures, labs, presentations, and other course materials required to deliver course information in an understandable and interesting manner
• Create course rubrics in order to reliably assess student performance related to the learning objectives and to identify areas for improvement
• Assist students by being available through “office hours” and other times to answer questions and assist students to better understand the material in one‑on‑one or group sessions
• Assign grades and maintain course/student records in accordance with FERPA regulations and submit grades and records by established deadlines
• Assist advisees to develop educational and career goals, and to seek the information necessary to achieve those goals
• Assist advisees in the completion of graduation requirements in the most cost effective and efficient manner
• Meet regularly with advisees to review educational, graduation, and career progress
• Provide academic mentorship and aid the spiritual formation of students in…