Medical Assisting Adjunct Professor

South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) seeks to establish a pool of highly motivated and qualified candidates for the position of Medical Assisting Professor.

Adjunct faculty salary for the  fiscal year is $1,165.00- $1,189.00 per credit hour, as listed in the CBA (Download PDF reader).

• Place student successat the center of all instructional and professional decision-making.
• Engage collaboratively with students, faculty, staff, and administrators to build a supportive community of learners.
• Seek continuous improvement in teaching and learning excellence.
• Embrace innovation, adaptability, and thoughtful risk-takingin instructional practices.
• Respect and value the diverse cultural values, beliefs, and lived experiences of others.
• Contribute to bothtechnical and general education, supporting students as they enter the workforce and/or transfer to a university.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to reducing economic, academic, and systemic barriers for students.
• Exhibit cultural competence and sensitivity in a learning environment that reflects broad diversity, including—but not limited to—gender, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion.

South Puget Sound Community College is committed to increasing its cultural diversity with an emphasis on equity and inclusion among its professional staff. A firm understanding of anti-racist policy development, coupled with the skills to eliminate barriers that harm underrepresented people, is a college requirement. The students that we serve come from a variety of backgrounds. On average, 43% of SPSCC students are people of color.

We strongly encourage members of the underrepresented groups, veterans, and bi- or multilingual individuals to apply for this position to help meet the needs of our diverse students and service district.

And if that isn’t enough? We also offer:

• A healthy work/life balance for our employees, with the opportunity for flexible work schedules and remote work, depending on position and college needs
• The Clipper Coffee Corner serves Batdorf & Bronson coffee and a selection of delicious food
• A brand new Health & Wellness Center
• FREE Bus service every 15 minutes to downtown Olympia and beyond
• FREE parking on our campuses; permits are not required
• On-campus child care
• Many walking paths that are marked and on nicely paved sidewalks
• SPSCC promotes wellness with a variety of workshops and events on campus
• Lots of activities with our Artist & Lecture series, which are FREE for staff and faculty
• Many community events in the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that offer an opportunity for SPSCC employees to gather and connect around issues that define them personally and affect their work at the College and their professional development. Current Employee Resource Groups include:
• Staff and Faculty of Color (SFOC) ERG - an employee network that strives to create an intentional and relational foundation for community and trust-building across different groups through shared values.
• The LGBTQIA+ ERG creates a space for LGBTQIA+ staff and faculty at the college to share resources, build support and community, and work towards greater equity and accessibility.

Faculty members will work with other faculty, staff, and administrators to:

• Create and facilitate contextualized and integrated learning experiences in Medical Assisting in relation to identified college pathways that are linked to career goals.
• Create authentic assessments of students' knowledge, skills, and abilities in Medical Assisting that measure course, program, and college wide outcomes.
• Provide online, hybrid, and face-to-face learning experiences that utilize a learning management system.
• Apply multiple teaching and learning strategies that promote the affective, cognitive and kinesthetic domains of learning.
• Support students in and out of the classroom, which includes directing them to campus services and resources.
• Utilize local, state, and national data and analytics to enhance strategies for student success continually.
• Be available to teach classes on various days and times.

Schedule information:

• Be available to teach classes using multiple modalities: on-campus,…