"Adjunct, Jewelry"

Company:

Salt Lake Community College

Job Location:

Various SLCC locations, UT

Category:

Art

Type:

Adjunct/Part-Time

Salary:

$1,056.00 Hourly

Job Type:

Adjunct Contract

Job Number:

202500143

Division:

Academic Affairs

Department:

Visual Arts & Design

Closing Date:

7/31/2026 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA:

Exempt

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

All employees are expected to maintain a permanent residence within the State of Utah as a condition of employment. New employees must provide a valid Utah residential address within 30 days of their start date.

Job Summary

Welcome to the SLCC Community!!

The Visual Arts & Design, Jewelry adjunct faculty member will work with full-time faculty, under general supervision of the Associate Dean, in program and class-related duties such as classroom (including online) instruction, content design and delivery, and student evaluation.

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.
3. SLCC Employee Benefits Page. SLCC Faculty General Description found Appendix 1 link below: https://i.slcc.edu/culture/benefits/index.aspx

Essential Duties & Responsibilities & Knowledge Skills & Abilities

• Follows the course curriculum outline, prepares and delivers lectures and other classroom activities
• Supports department assessment initiatives
• Demonstrates and supports professional commitment to division, school, and college mission and values
• Follows SLCC policies and procedures
• 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 in a timely fashion per department standards
• Maintains student attendance records (for Financial Aid purposes) and grades
• Conducts a variety of appropriate evaluations of student performance
• Informs students of progress-to-date periodically and assigns and submits 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 duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to teach post-secondary jewelry students
• Demonstrated abilities in jewelry proficiency
• Good reading and writing skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Dependable and punctual
• 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.

You are employed as an Adjunct Faculty member/ Instructor on a contract-to-contract basis, with no future expectation or obligation for employment. Your employment may be terminated At Will at any time.

You are required to maintain professional boundaries with all SLCC students.

Minimum qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in jewelry field
• Some post-secondary (college) education experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Five years full-time experience in the jewelry industry