Adjunct, Education

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Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

All employees are expected to maintain a permanent residence within the State of Utah as a condition of employment. New employees must provide a valid Utah residential address within 30 days of their start date.

Under the general supervision of the Department Administrator and a full-time faculty mentor, the successful candidate will prepare and teach Introduction to Education and/or Elementary Education courses assigned by the department. This is a pooled position. The department reviews applications as positions become available. This position is paid at $1,056 per instructional unit. Please attach resume or curriculum vitae, copy of transcripts, or other documents for consideration.

• In accordance with SLCC policy, adjunct positions are offered on a semester-by-semester basis with no guarantee of continued employment.
• Official transcripts are required for those who are offered employment within 30 days of hire.

• Prepares and teaches Introduction to Education and/or Elementary Education course material as stipulated in the course syllabi provided by the department.
• With the assistance of a full-time faculty mentor, develops course calendar and weekly outlines.
• Supports professional commitment to the Department, School and College mission and values.
• Abides by all college policies with emphasis on policies governing interactions with colleagues, staff, administrators, and departments.
• Maintains professional etiquette in communications with students, staff, faculty, and administrators.
• Provides appropriate and timely feedback for all assignments.
• Returns graded assignments/quizzes within one week of the due date.
• Maintains student attendance records (for Financial Aid purposes) and detailed grade calculation records.
• Conducts evaluations of student performance and informs students of progress periodically; assigns and submits final grades by published deadlines.
• Assists in maintaining a safe and mutually respectful instructional environment.
• Prepares and submits incident reports to the Dean of Student Services for inappropriate student behavior as defined by the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy.
• Maintains professional and collegial behavior; handles/responds to student concerns/complaints and responds to student communications and inquiries promptly (generally within 1-2 days).
• Maintains professional appearance as defined by the discipline and/or College procedure.
• Completes all required employee trainings and knows and enforces FERPA guidelines.
• Provides ADA accommodations as requested.
• Other job-related duties as needed.

• Ability to communicate assigned subject matter to students.
• Ability to use a computer and other instructional technologies.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, culture, ethnic background, and abilities, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
• Ability to work with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic background of community college students, faculty and staff, including those with disabilities.

All Faculty will maintain an on-site campus presence to encourage in-person relationships and create engaging, meaningful, and impactful learning experiences unless approved for online-only courses.

You are employed as an Adjunct Faculty member/Instructor on a contract-to-contract basis, with no future expectation or obligation for employment. Your employment may be terminated At Will at any time.

You are required to maintain professional boundaries with all SLCC students.

• Master’s degree in education from an accredited college or university with at least 6 semester hours of graduate-level coursework in the topic being taught.
• Three or more years of experience teaching in a public-school setting.

Current teaching license.

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