Associate Faculty - Lifelong Learning

Position: 2025/2026 - Associate Faculty - Lifelong Learning

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:
Santa Rosa Junior College is currently accepting applications on a continuous basis to establish a pool for associate faculty assignments. Associate assignments may be temporary, part-time and/or on-call and may be immediate or as needed.

Compensation/Benefits
Assignments are made on a part-time, hourly basis. A part-time faculty assignment may not exceed a total of 67% of an annual full-time assignment.

• Starting Hourly Rate:
  Please see the hourly salary schedules for the Lifelong Learning Program or contact Human Resources for more information.

• Salary placement is based on academic background, vocational experience, and teaching experience (depending on discipline) and as documented in application materials. Initial Step placement will be at Step 1 pending evaluation of experience as outlined in the SRJCFT Contract Article 16 (Download PDF reader) .

• Compensation for assigned classes is paid over the duration of the assignment.

Benefits:
The District offers medical insurance for those who meet the eligibility requirements. Additional information, including medical plan information and eligibility requirements can be found on the Benefits page .

Sick Leave Accrual:
Associate faculty accrue sick leave on a pro-rated basis. Additional information can be found in Article 18 of the Contract.

Retirement: SRJC offers CalSTRS Defined Benefit, CalSTRS Cash Balance and Social Security as Associate Faculty retirement options. Eligibility for each plan is determined based on prior membership status with CalSTRS.

• Provide excellent instruction and faculty support to students, which may include evening, weekend, online or hybrid and/or off-campus assignments.

• Provide academic assistance and related services to students.

• Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty and staff.

• Maintain currency in field(s) of expertise.

• Associate faculty focus primarily on providing instruction.

• Associate faculty are typically not required to participate in District or department service such as committee work, evaluations, student learning outcomes assessment, and hiring committees, but may be asked to perform these services for additional compensation.

The examples of duties listed above are representative of those that must be met by a faculty member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

SELECTION PROCESS:

If the department has an immediate need to add candidates to their pool, they will review applications. If the department does not have an immediate need to add candidates to their pool, applications remain in the queue for consideration until the need arises, or for up to one year. If selected, candidates will be invited to an interview with a Screening and Interviewing Committee.

Selected candidates who are not given an immediate assignment will remain in the pool for four years.

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
:

The Active Older Adults Program provides instruction to approximately 3,000 older adults in courses designed to serve the college's mission of lifelong learning. Courses are offered throughout Sonoma County at over 47 different sites. The faculty in this program are represented by the California Federation of Teachers [CFT] contract (all other faculty are covered by the All Faculty Association [AFA] contract).

Older Adults Program website

We are seeking instructors for inclusion in a pool who have the ability to teach in one or more of the following areas:

• Autobiography
• Creative Arts for Older Adults
• Discussion Groups (focus areas such as History, Current Events, Language/Culture, Philosophy/Religion, Etc.)
• Fitness for Older Adults
• Music for Older Adults

Candidates must be qualified in either category (1) or (2) as listed below:
1. Bachelor's degree with major related to the subject of the course taught; and either (A) or (B) below:
A. Thirty hours or two semester units of course work or class work in understanding the needs of the older adult, taken at an accredited institution of higher education or approved by the District. This requirement may be completed concurrently during the first year of employment as a non-credit instructor.
OR
B. One year of full-time (or part-time equivalent) professional experience working with older adults.

2. An Associate's degree with a major related to the subject of the course taught; and (A) AND (B) below:
A.Two years of occupational experience related to the subject of the course taught;
AND
B.Sixty hours (60) or four (4) semester units of coursework or classwork in understanding the needs of the older adult taken at an accredited institution of higher education or approved by the District. This requirement may be completed concurrently during the first year of employment as a non-credit instructor.

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