Adjunct Human Services Faculty; Part-Time - Functional Family Intervention

Title:

Adjunct Human Services Faculty (Part-Time) - Functional Family Intervention

Southside VA Community College

Brunswick - 025

Exempt

Per credit hour rate is determined based on experience and education

Part Time

Thank you for considering employment with Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC). We are dedicated to attracting and retaining a talented workforce, which has earned us recognition as a Great College to Work For by The Chronicle of Higher Education for several consecutive years. Committed to ensuring equal educational opportunities for all students, SVCC values the diverse backgrounds and perspectives of our students, faculty, staff, and the communities we serve.

For more information, visit southside.edu.

Be a part of developing student understanding of family structure, dysfunction, and intervention techniques in contemporary human services practice.

Join Southside Virginia Community College in preparing future human services professionals through HMS 225:
Functional Family Intervention. This course provides a comprehensive understanding of functions and dysfunctions within the family unit. The successful candidate must be committed to SVCC’s mission to provide high-quality education to the Southside Virginia community.

Applications will be received, reviewed, and considered continuously until needed positions are filled.

• Provide students with a foundational understanding of both healthy functions and common dysfunctions within the family system.
• Emphasize the development of effective clinical and support skills using an interpersonal and interactional approach to family intervention.
• Deliver instruction in a hybrid format, ensuring high-quality course materials align with college standards and learning outcomes.
• Maintain engagement through the college’s Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) for the online portion of the course.
• Participate in professional activities and support student success through active engagement and mentorship.
• Monitor and document class attendance in compliance with college policies, maintaining accurate records and communicating with students and necessary departments as needed to support academic success.

• Master’s degree with at least 18 graduate semester hours in Human Services, Counseling, Social Work, or a related field from a regionally accredited institution.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Interpersonal communication skills; ability to write syllabi and exams.
• Ability to develop learning strategies, curriculum, and assessments.
• Ability to work with students of varying abilities from diverse backgrounds.
• Understanding of and commitment to the mission of the community college and student success.

• Teaching experience at the college level, specifically with face-to-face and online/hybrid modalities.
• Competency using instructional technologies such as SMART boards, Zoom, and Canvas Learning Management System (LMS).
• Experience working with community college students.
• Demonstrated commitment to student engagement and academic success.