Adjunct Faculty POOL- American Sign Language Instructor (2025-2026 Academic Year)

Description

Walla Walla Community College is accepting applications for a part-time American Sign Language Instructor to be part of a pool of professionals we can reach out to for teaching ASL courses.

Location:

• In-person on the Walla Walla campus, located in Walla Walla, WA
• Online

General Responsibilities: Faculty members at WWCC are professional educators committed to providing students with access to relevant, equitable, and innovative learning opportunities. General responsibilities include facilitating student learning through the preparation and delivery of course materials, providing timely and meaningful feedback on assignments and exams, assigning final grades, and connecting students to campus resources and support services.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Teach assigned classes at the scheduled time and place.
• Demonstrate professional skills appropriate to the teaching assignment.
• Provide each student with a comprehensive syllabus at the beginning of the quarter.
• Provide clear explanations, assignments, and directions.
• Conduct appropriate and frequent evaluations of student performance and provide feedback so students are aware of their performance throughout the quarter.
• Assign and submit grades based on the results of evaluations and the college grading policy. Maintain student records and grades in the College's LMS.
• Post and be available a minimum of one (1) office hour each week that is reasonable for student access.
• Maintain course outlines and syllabi to reflect program curriculum.
• Review and recommend program textbooks, materials, and technology.
• Utilize available technology appropriate to the assignment.

Competencies: The ability to create learning environments that contribute to students' academic growth requires that the instructor develop these essential instructional competencies:

• Student success teaching strategies.
• Outcomes-based learning.
• Assessment.
• Equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Digital and information literacy.
• Commitment to continuing education, learning, and improvement in the discipline or program of expertise.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in American Sign Language; closely related credentialing may substitute at the discretion of the college.
• Demonstrated proficiency teaching at the college-level (two years minimum); experience as a teaching assistant or adjunct instructor may count towards the requirement.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctoral Degree in American Sign Language.
• Experience teaching at a community college.
• Experience using instructional technology to support student learning, including but not limited to Learning Management Systems (LMS), digital whiteboards, and Zoom.
• Experience teaching in a variety of modalities, including in-person, hybrid, blended, and online.
• Experience working with and relating to persons from varied cultural, ethnic, gender, age, socioeconomic, and educational backgrounds.

Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered at the discretion of the college. For remote work, must reside in either WA, OR, ID, CA, IL, NE, NV, PA, or TX.

Compensation: Compensation for an adjunct assistant professor is contingent on enrollment and paid in accordance with the contract between the WWCC Board of Trustees and the WWCC Association for Higher Education. Refer to WWCC Human Resources Page, Appendix C for the adjunct salary schedule.

Required Application Materials:

• NEOGOV online application
• A cover letter detailing how you meet the qualifications and competencies for this position
• Curriculum vitae or comprehensive resume
• Contact information for three professional references.
• Answers to all supplemental questions
• Unofficial transcripts for application purposes; official transcripts are required prior to an official start date.