Adjunct, Early Childhood Education

Adjunct, Early Childhood Education

Company: Salt Lake Community College

Category: Teacher Education - Early Childhood

Type: Adjunct/Part-Time

Salary: $1,056.00 Hourly

Location: Various SLCC locations, UT

Job Type: Adjunct Contract

Job Number: 202500225

Division: Academic Affairs

Department: Educ/Fam Study/Soc Wk

Closing Date: 7/31/2026 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Job Summary:

Under the general supervision of the Department Administrator and a full-time faculty mentor, the successful candidate will prepare and teach Early Childhood Education courses assigned by the department.

This is a pooled position. The department reviews applications as positions become available.

This position is paid at $1,056 per instructional unit.

Please attach resume or curriculum vitae, copy of transcripts, or other documents for consideration.

1) In accordance with SLCC policy, adjunct positions are offered on a semester-by-semester basis with no guarantee of continued employment.

2) Official transcripts are required for those who are offered employment within 30 days of hire.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Prepares and teaches Introduction to Education and/or Elementary Education course material as stipulated in the course syllabi provided by the department.
• With the assistance of a full-time faculty mentor, develops course calendar and weekly outlines.
• Supports professional commitment to the Department, School and College mission and values.
• Becomes familiar with, and abides by, all college policies with immediate priority given to those policies that govern interactions with colleagues, staff, administrators, and departments throughout the organization.
• Maintains professional etiquette in communications with students, staff, faculty, and administrators.
• Provides appropriate and timely feedback for all assignments.
• Returns graded assignments/quizzes within one week of assigned due date.
• Maintains student attendance records (for Financial Aid purposes) and detailed grade calculation records.
• Conducts a variety of appropriate evaluations of student performance.
• Informs students of progress-to-date periodically and assigns and submits final grades by published deadlines.
• Assists in maintaining a safe and mutually respectful instructional environment.
• Prepares and submits incident reports to Dean of Student Services for inappropriate student behavior as defined by the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy.
• Maintains professional and collegial behavior.
• Handles/responds to student concerns/complaints and responds to student communications and inquiries promptly (generally within 1-2 days).
• Maintains professional appearance as defined by the discipline and/or College procedure.
• Completes all required employee trainings.
• Knows and enforces FERPA guidelines.
• Provides ADA accommodations as requested.
• Other job-related duties as needed.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to communicate assigned subject matter to students.
• Ability to use a computer and other instructional technologies.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, culture, ethnic background, and abilities, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
• Ability to work with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic background of community college students, faculty and staff, including those with disabilities.

All Faculty will maintain an on-site campus presence to encourage in-person relationships and create engaging, meaningful, and impactful learning experiences unless approved for on-line only courses.

Minimum qualifications:

Master's degree in Early Childhood Education, or Early Childhood Development, or a closely related field, from an accredited college or university with at least 6 semester hours of graduate-level coursework in the topic being taught.

Preferred Qualifications:

Three or more years of experience teaching young children (birth thru 8 years old).