Job Details
SUMMARY
An adjunct faculty member's primary responsibility is to design and create learning opportunities that maximize student success.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Assess learner abilities and student performance; provides feedback to assist students in attaining learning competencies and course objectives stated in the section outline
- Designs and implements learning options in a variety of formats that are appropriate to reach students of varying educational and experiential backgrounds and learning styles
- Creates and distributes to students a section outline based on the master syllabi for the course
- Provides content expertise and individual assistance to students by being available for scheduled office hours and keeping arranged appointments
- Gives input to chair and full-time faculty in the continuous quality improvement process through ongoing program evaluation including course materials, instructional strategies, learning resources, and the use of technology
- Participates in department/division meetings for adjuncts to facilitate communication and provide continuity of instruction district-wide
- Participates in faculty evaluation and orientation/professional development programs
- Maintains and submits all records required by regulatory agencies
- Maintains required office hours to ensure accessibility to students
- Performs other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Must possess appropriate academic preparation
- Must be able to provide official transcripts and/if transcripts are earned from a foreign learning institution, then must be able to provide an evaluation indicating that this education is equivalent or beyond the qualifications required. This evaluation must be from an approved evaluation service (names of evaluation service can be provided by the Office of Human Resources)
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Commitment to the community college philosophy of education
- Applicants for this position will be subject to a national criminal background check under STC Policy
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
- Applicant must meet the STC credential requirements as per Board Policy DBA - Employment Requirements and Restrictions: Credentials and Records.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of students and respond to questions from individuals as well as chairs and/or management personnel.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand. The employee is occasionally required to walk and sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Faculty may be required to teach at any of the College's campuses or teaching sites during time periods that fall outside 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and/or dual enrollment courses at high schools throughout the College's service area.
Organization
Founded in 1993, South Texas College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and offers more than 120 degree & certificate options, including associate degrees in a variety of liberal art, social science, business, math, science, technology, advanced manufacturing and allied health fields of study. Additionally, South Texas College is the only community college in the State of Texas to offer four baccalaureate degrees. South Texas College has a faculty and staff of more than 2,700 to serve the college's five campuses, two higher education centers, and one virtual campus.
Since 2000, the Dual Credit Programs has served over 100,000 high school students at 70 high school sites, saving families over 200 million dollars in tuition.
South Texas College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the Baccalaureate and Associate degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of South Texas College.