American Sign Language Instructor, Part-time Adjunct Pool - East Kern, Tehachapi

American Sign Language Instructor, Part-Time Adjunct Pool – East Kern, Tehachapi

Kern Community College District

Salary: $67.00 hourly

Job Type: Temporary – Adjuncts

Job Number: FY21-22-00568

Location: CC – Main Campus, Ridgecrest, CA

Department: English (ENGL)

This course is an introduction to American Sign Language (ASL), a visual‑gesture language used by the deaf community in the United States and Canada. It focuses on developing basic conversation skills, emphasizing the culture and history of ASL through in‑class and out‑of‑class requirements.

• Identify and demonstrate finger spelling, numbers, and vocabulary at a beginning level.
• Describe and demonstrate ASL classifiers, grammar structure, facial expression, and body movement.
• Compose ASL gloss translation from English.
• Explain basic cultural aspects of Deaf culture.
• Examine and show an understanding of the history, culture, and civilization of the Deaf world.

This assignment may include teaching at other campus sites, day or evening classes, weekend classes, large classes, distance learning, and multiple teaching methodologies.

• Bachelor's degree and at least 2 years of related professional experience, or
• Associate's degree and at least 6 years of related professional experience.
• The equivalent. Certain combinations of education, experience, and other accomplishments in the field may be judged as equal to the stated minimum qualifications.

Candidates who feel they possess such equivalent qualifications must request and submit an APPLICATION FOR EQUIVALENCE form. Supporting documents must be included with the completed form.

• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues in an environment that promotes innovation, teaching, learning, and service to a diverse student population.
• Ability to effectively work with students with a wide range of skills, motivations, academic, and vocational goals.
• Ability to develop curriculum, including curriculum delivered via different modalities.
• Ability to participate in recruitment and articulation activities with local schools, colleges, and universities.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain subject matter currency.
• Ability to assess student learning outcomes.
• Knowledge of computers and willingness to explore new technologies that would benefit the program.
• Knowledge of and commitment to the California community college mission.
• Commitment to a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socio‑economic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

Completed application packet must include:

• Completed online application for employment
• Current resume
• Copy of legible transcripts

It is the applicant's responsibility to redact or remove any personal information from all documents prior to uploading, including Social Security Numbers, Date of Birth, and any photos of the applicant.

The District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal employment opportunity. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race or ethnicity, color, medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, or because an applicant is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics.

The District does not provide sponsorship for authorization to work in the United States. Work authorization should be established at the time of application submission.

The Kern Community College District participates in E‑Verify to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.