Adjunct Professor of Child Development

Posting Number  Classification Title Adjunct Professor Working Title Adjunct Professor of Child Development Datatel Position A Annual Hours As needed or assigned Placement Range $740 per Credit Hour Position Type Adjunct Faculty Job Category General Description

An adjunct faculty member at Oklahoma City Community College has the primary responsibility of interactive and substantive instruction. This instruction will include on campus, hybrid, in person zoom, and online classes.

Secondary responsibilities include supporting the integrity of curricula, encouraging student success, and promoting the mission of the department and division to which the adjunct faculty member belongs as well as the College as a whole.

What position does this position report to? Child Development Department Chair What position(s) reports to this position?

None

Minimum Education /Experience

Master's Degree including a minimum of 18 graduate hours in Child Development or Early Childhood Education or comparable field.

Twenty-Four months of teaching experience with young children (birth to 8 years old) in a classroom setting.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Demonstrated positive human relations and communication skills

Basic computer skills, proficient in the use of Microsoft Office or similar software

Flexible teaching style to accommodate individual learning styles

Committed to helping students achieve their goals to be successful and attain a college education

Knowledge of or willingness to learn computer programs used in the department and on campus (such as Moodle)

Organization and attention to detail

Support and willingness to teach in a competency-based instructional system

Ability to work independently and coordinate work with colleagues and peers

Ability to work well as a team member in an instructional unit

Ability to communicate and articulate concepts in an organized manner both verbally and in writing

Ability to read and understand content in order to assist students when they are having difficulty interpreting concepts

Ability to interact in an effective and encouraging manner with students individually and in groups

Must be punctual

Must be reliable

Physical Demands/Working Conditions

1. GENERAL

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Sedentary work:
The person in this position may occasionally exert up to 10 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

2. PHYSICAL

ACTIVITIES:

This position requires the person to frequently move about the classroom to assist students and perform the essential functions of the position.

This position requires the person to frequently communicate with colleagues and students to perform the essential functions of the position. Must be able to exchange accurate information in various situations.

This position frequently requires the person to operate a computer; other office equipment and mobile devices to prepare instructional documents and answer email correspondence.

3. VISUAL ACUITY:

This position requires the person to judge, observe and assess the accuracy, neatness, thoroughness of work assigned or to make general observations.

4. WORKING CONDITIONS

This position's essential functions are performed in an indoor, classroom or office setting.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience teaching in person zoom and daytime on campus instruction.

Online teaching certification

Required Training Work Hours

Day, evening, or weekend as well as campus, zoom and/or online as required by section assignment.

Department Child Development Job Open Date 05/29/2025 Job Close Date Open Until Filled No HR Contact Beth Holmes Special Instructions to Applicants

Applicants are to thoroughly complete the electronic application and attach the required documents:
Cover letter, resume and transcript conferring a minimum of a Master's degree including a minimum of 18 graduate hours in Child Development or Early Childhood Education and twenty-four months of teaching experience with young children (Birth - 8 years old) in a classroom setting.

Applicants who do not attach the required documents will not be considered for the position.

Applicants needing assistance may call Human Resources at .

Job Duties

Job Duties (Position Specific)

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

Job Duties (Duties Assignment Statement)

An adjunct faculty member is primarily responsible for supporting student learning by providing quality interactive instruction in courses that the adjunct faculty member and the department chair/dean agree…