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Success starts at Community College of Philadelphia. Innovators and difference makers work at Community College of Philadelphia. Diversity thrives at Community College of Philadelphia. We are a college that is committed to promoting a work environment that attracts and retains talented and diverse faculty and staff. We challenge each other and ourselves to achieve at the highest level while contributing to the mission of the College and the betterment of Philadelphia. We value and support an…
intellectually dynamic community to prepare our students for global citizenship. Join us and become a part of a community that has long been and will continue to be generators of generational chance in this city and beyond.
Community College of Philadelphia is an open-admission, associate-degree-granting institution which provides access to higher education for all who may benefit. Its programs of study in the liberal arts and sciences, career technologies, and basic academic skills provide a coherent foundation for college transfer, employment and lifelong learning. The College serves Philadelphia by preparing its students to be informed and concerned citizens, active participants in the cultural life of the city, and enabled to meet the changing needs of business, industry and the professions. To help address broad economic, cultural and political concerns in the city and beyond, the College draws together students from a wide range of ages and backgrounds and seeks to provide the programs and support they need to achieve their goals.
Position Summary
The Workforce Development Department at the Community College of Philadelphia is seeking part-time instructors to teach Essential Skills for Professional & Personal Success in our non-credit program. Courses include topics such as communication skills, teamwork, budgeting, leadership, coaching, customer service, emotional intelligence, critical thinking, and decision making.
Classes are offered primarily during daytime hours, with occasional evening sessions as needed. Instruction is delivered both online and in person, either on campus or at client locations. Participants are typically adult learners. This position offers a competitive hourly rate.
Workforce Development provides credit and non-credit education to businesses, organizations, and individuals wishing to enhance their skill set and meet educational goals. We offer a comprehensive menu of high-quality continuing education and career-training programs brought to you by our expert faculty and staff. Workforce Development delivers programming through the following business lines: Career & Professional Development Training, Contract Training and Corporate College.
Essential Responsibilities
- Teach Essential Skills Courses that are part of the Career & Professional Development Training, Open Enrollment and Contract Training Offerings.
- Curriculum will be provided; adaptation to online format is the responsibility of the instructor.
- Demonstrate appropriate use of existing technology to further learning for students.
- Incorporate instructional technology to support the learning process.
- Commitment to the College’s Mission: Demonstrate a sense of connection and responsibility for helping the College achieve success through a commitment to its mission, vision, and values.
- Collaboration: Communicate effectively, share vision, focus on people, initiate positive change, value differences, and foster collaboration. Work with and inspire others to achieve college, department, and individual successes. Proactively identify/address problems.
- Respect for Diversity: Establish an inclusive environment in the classroom. Demonstrate an understanding of, and sensitivity to, the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of the College’s faculty, staff and students.
- Manage the learning environment with a student-centered focus. Implement diverse teaching and learning strategies that accommodate the learning styles of students.
- Student Success: Strive for excellence in teaching, applying best practices in the field of discipline, and modeling behaviors that encourage student success and retention. Recognize the unique needs, culture, and context of students and advocates for their learning and well-being.
Required Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree required.
- Proven experience as an instructor or trainer, including at least two (2) years of teaching adult learners.
- Working knowledge of designing and delivering effective instruction in online and in-person environments required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree preferred.
- Strong interpersonal skills, a passion for training, and the ability to engage and connect with students are preferred.
- Demonstrated experience teaching diverse student populations.
- Demonstrated experience teaching within a community college.
- Bilingual or other language proficiency.
If you are required to submit references in your application, please provide your current supervisor and two previous supervisor's contact information.
Please note - CCP will not contact your references until a contingent offer has been made. You will have the opportunity to alert your references and current employer prior to the reference check process beginning.
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Working at Community College of Philadelphia
Welcome to Community College of Philadelphia, a public, open-admission institution that provides both academic resources and support services to help students achieve their academic goals. As the largest public institution of higher education in Philadelphia, the College has served more than 685,000 of the city's residents since 1965. We serve a diverse population of students, from recent high school graduates starting here on their path to a bachelor's degree, to adults looking to change careers. On our Main Campus or at any of our three Regional Centers within Philadelphia, we offer the convenience our students need to fit classes into their busy schedules.
We seek to empower our community through education, one individual at a time. More than 90 percent of our graduates remain in the area and strengthen our local economy. It is our mission to prepare Philadelphians for a new career or transfer to a four-year college so that they can achieve their educational and career goals.
Community College of Philadelphia is dedicated to promoting a work environment which attracts and retains talented, high caliber faculty and staff, and which challenges each of us to achieve at the highest level while contributing to the mission of the College.
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