Music Instructor; Choir, Piano Music Appreciation

Overview

The Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District (Shasta College) sits at the northern end of the Sacramento Valley, surrounded by mountains to the north, east, and west. The area provides outdoor amenities and activities, including hiking and biking trails, national parks, two lakes, and the Sacramento River. The main campus is located in Redding. Shasta College is committed to equitable education outcomes for its diverse student population and to developing innovative education programs to increase student success.

The college enrolls more than 11,000 students annually and serves a wide range of skills and abilities. Our ideal candidate joins a campus community prioritizing the success of racially and socio-economically diverse staff and student populations. Teaching in the California Community College system offers opportunities to empower students to improve their lives and communities. As a faculty member at Shasta College, you will help provide a positive, diverse educational environment where students experience diverse academic and cultural perspectives.

A career in teaching at Shasta College is highly rewarding.

The Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Community College District is a collaborative and inclusive organization that strives for equity and equal opportunity and serves a diverse student population. Under administrative leadership, it is the responsibility of the full-time college instructor to teach classes and participate in processes that improve instruction and programs, student success and completion, and advancement of the vision, mission, and values of Shasta College.

Placement on the current Faculty Salary Schedule is commensurate with previous education and experience. Full-time instructional faculty are contracted to work 175 days per year including 164 days of classroom instruction and 11 days of professional growth and development. Instructors have up to 18 weeks off per year during summer and winter intercessions. The Fall and Spring semesters each contain 17 weeks of instruction with approximately 82 instructional days.

The Fall semester begins in late August and ends in mid-December. The Spring semester begins in mid-January and ends in mid-May. The number of hours worked each day varies with course schedules. The District s academic calendars are available stacollege.edu/academics/academic-calendars/. This position is Instructional faculty. Starting Salary: $63,500.44 - $/year on the  Full-Time Faculty Salary Schedule. Salary Range: $63,500.44 - $/year on the  Full-Time Faculty Salary Schedule.

$2,000/year doctorate differential. State Teachers Retirement System (STRS).

START DATE:

This position is anticipated to start at the beginning of the Fall 2026 semester. May be expected to teach online and/or at the Tehama Campus in Red Bluff.

Dean of Arts, Communications, and Social Sciences or designee.

Responsibilities designated below are primary to the instructor role.

• Classroom Responsibilities:
• Meet classes/laboratories as assigned within the academic calendar. Develop and implement instruction for each class and laboratory period, consistent with the official course outline and District guidelines.
• For online and hybrid courses, maintain online course components, including asynchronous or synchronous content delivery, as required by the teaching assignment.
• For online and hybrid courses, provide regular student-student and student-instructor contact.
• During the first week of class, distribute a syllabus for each course to communicate to students the course description, objectives, grading, testing, attendance, and other requirements, in accordance with District guidelines on syllabus content.
• Provide regular, timely feedback to students; return all graded work in a timely fashion.
• Assign final grades for courses as required by District policy, administrative procedures, California Education Code, and Title 5.
• Demonstrate respect for student rights as specified in District policy and applicable laws.
• Submit requisitions for textbooks and instructional materials in a…