Part-Time Spanish Instructor; Pool

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FLSA Status: Exempt
Salary

Schedule:

Placement on the adjunct faculty salary schedule is based upon education and credited experience. Pending any course assignment, initial placement can range as follows:
Lab Course (Salary Schedule HB) – $89.20 up to $130.94 per hour. Lecture Course (Salary Schedule AJ) – $103.85 up to $151.07.
Months Per Year: Semester assignments as needed
Mandated Reporter: Yes
Campus Security Authority: No

The duties below are representative of the duties of the classification and are not intended to cover all of the duties performed by the incumbent(s) of any particular position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the scope of work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this classification.

• Teach courses offered in the Spanish curriculum
• Assist in curriculum revisions and new course development
• Consult with students during regularly scheduled office and lab hours
• Maintain expertise in current practice and technologies
• Serve as a member of division and college committees
• Perform other professional duties as required by contract and general institutional needs

• Native-level grasp of the Spanish language
• Willingness to expand the use of technology in foreign language education

• Teach the full range of community college courses in Spanish, ranging from beginning to advanced level
• Successful experience teaching or preparation to teach both developmental and college-transfer level courses in Spanish
• Commitment to staying abreast of the latest developments in Spanish education
• Reflect on and evaluate one’s pedagogy and examine its effect critically
• Organize and explain materials in ways appropriate to students’ abilities and learning styles in both developmental and transfer courses
• Use teaching methods that engage students actively in their learning and encourage them to become self-regulated learners
• Use instructional methods that emphasize cooperation and collaboration and that reflect cultural sensitivity and interdisciplinary approaches to subject matter
• Motivate students to develop higher-order thinking skills
• Ensure consistent and appropriate monitoring of student progress
• Commitment to the teaching profession, its goals and ideals, and enthusiasm for the mission of the community college
• Desire to work collaboratively with other teachers to enhance instruction, curriculum, and student success

• Master’s or above in Spanish OR Bachelor’s in Spanish AND Master’s or above in another language or linguistics OR the equivalent (see below)
• Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice both within and outside of the classroom

Safety: Employees must report any unsafe working conditions or practices, as well as any near‑miss incident to their supervisor.
- Position is designated as a Mandated Reporter under the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act.
- Position is a Responsible Employee under the Equity in Education Act and Title IX.

• Frequent hearing and speaking to exchange information in person and online
• Comprehend speech at normal levels
• Upper limb dexterity to operate computers and peripheral equipment
• Vision sufficient for daily and frequent use of computers, databases, and written materials
• Sitting for extended periods of time
• Frequent bending at the waist
• Physical presence at on‑site locations
• Communicate and interact with others
• Observe and interpret people and situations
• Learn and apply new information or skills
• Perform highly detailed work on multiple concurrent tasks
• Perform highly detailed work under changing priorities and deadlines on multiple concurrent tasks
• Work with frequent interruptions
• Self‑regulate emotion and behavior

Academic employees participate in the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS), a…