"Faculty - Part-Time Pool in Labor and Community Studies"

Job Description

Job Category: Faculty (Credit Program)

Salary: Rate is set in accordance with the City College of San Francisco Faculty Salary Schedule for hourly assignments. Currently the rate upon entry is from $85.23 to $93.01 per hour depending upon placement.

Temporary, Part-Time Pool: EC §87482

Appointment Type: Faculty - Part-Time Pool

Full Time/Part Time: Part Time

Position Description: The department has a public interest career and educational program, teaches organizing, labor history, employment rights, activist communication skills, land use and community development. We offer a Certificate of Achievement in Labor and Community Organizing, and an Associates of Arts for Transfer in Social Justice, emphasis in Labor Studies. We create on-demand trainings for labor and community organizations. This department prepares students to increase their leadership skills and to work as labor and community organizers.

Job Duties

1. Teach classes in the Labor and Community Studies Program in the areas of labor and community organizing, intersectional working class history, workers rights, popular economics, health and safety and Social Justice.
2. Teach in-person day, evening, weekend, and/or on-line classes or classes at one or more sites as required.
3. Perform related instructional duties, including, record keeping, grading, etc.
4. Assist department chair in program promotion, curriculum development and revision, program review and student advising.
5. Teach day, evening, and/or weekend classes at any of the Colleges campuses, online, or at off campus sites as required.
6. Supports and engages in an innovative culture of culturally responsive, inclusive and anti-racist practices as it relates to student success with an awareness of student equity gaps.
7. Participates in ongoing training on diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism to center pedagogy.
8. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities to work with community college students with disabilities, various sexual orientations, and diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds (Required).
2. Earned Bachelors Degree from an accredited institution, or equivalent foreign degree, plus two years of professional experience directly related to the faculty members assignment; OR THE EQUIVALENT
3. OR Earned Associates Degree from an accredited institution, or equivalent foreign degree, plus six years of professional experience directly related to the faculty members assignment; OR THE EQUIVALENT
4. OR Hold a fully-satisfied LIFE California Community College Instructor Credential in Business and Industrial Management, Public Administration or Law (California credentials were no longer issued after July 1, 1990).

[If you would like to claim education equivalency for the formal educational requirement, the “Faculty Equivalency Application Form” is available on the left side margin. This form will be considered as part of the application materials and must be submitted before the application deadline as indicated on the job posting.]

Desirable Qualifications

1. Experience teaching working class adults in a variety of labor and/or community setting.
2. Demonstrated experience and a labor or community-based organizer, rank and file leader or staff person.
3. Demonstrated experience delivering college-level courses in non-traditional settings such as High Schools, Jails, Prisons, Union Halls, Apprenticeship Programs, and Community Centers.
4. Demonstrated knowledge of the San Francisco Bay Area social justice community, with a focus or unions, workers centers and community organizations.
5. Demonstrated experience teaching in the popular education tradition, using worker and student-centered techniques.
6. Commitment to contributing to a labor and community movement across lines of race, gender and sexuality.
7. Evidence of instructional experience at the university or college level using culturally responsive pedagogy.
8. Demonstrated experience with and knowledge of inequities in higher education and a commitment to rectifying policies and processes that restrict access for historically minoritized and disproportionately impacted students

Application Procedure

To apply for this posting, start by completing an online Faculty Position Application Form at http://jobs.ccsf.edu. To be considered a candidate for this posting, the following materials must be submitted and received by the Human Resources Department on or before 11:59 p.m. of the posting filing deadline. Substitution of required document(s) is not permitted.

Applicant: Please do not send any application materials to the Department Chair. Human Resources Department is not responsible for any documents addressed and/or sent to the Department Chair.

1. A detailed letter expressing interest in the position, indicating specifically how the minimum qualifications and as many as possible of the desirable qualifications will be fulfilled. Minimum and desirable qualifications are listed in this posting. The letter should also address the applicants background and skills in the areas stated in the Examples of Duties. OPTIONAL: Candidates may attach documents that provide supporting evidence of fulfillment of minimum and desirable qualifications, such as letters of recommendation, teaching evaluations, teaching commendations, etc.
2. A current resume summarizing educational background, teaching experience, and related work experience.
3. A City College of San Francisco Electronic Faculty Position Application completed in full and applied to this specific posting online. The statement “See Resume” is not acceptable.
4. Three (3) current references – Names, addresses, and telephone numbers. The list of references must include current supervisors/employers, or other professionals, who have knowledge of the responsibilities/duties specific to this type of position. If any reference is missing a telephone number, the reference will not be counted as a valid; and, as a result, the application will be considered incomplete.
5. Copies of transcripts verifying the degrees and majors as listed on applicants CCSF Application Form; official transcripts and actual verification of work experience will be required at a later date. [NOTE: Degrees and majors must be posted on transcripts to be considered in the application process. Foreign degree(s) must be evaluated before an application can be processed. Foreign Degree Evaluation sources information is located on the left side margin.]
6. Diversity Statement: Separate from your letter of interest, submit a concise response using only one page to discuss how your course content and teaching methods meet the needs of culturally and academically diverse learners. List classes or professional development activities you have participated in that directly relate to working with diverse student populations. (Note: Substitution of “diversity statement” with a “teaching philosophy” document will be automatically disqualified.)

Applicants bear the sole responsibility for ensuring that all application materials are complete when submitted and are received by the Human Resources Department by 11:59 p.m. on the posting filing deadline. Postmarks will not be honored. Emails are not acceptable. Incomplete application packages will not be considered. All application materials become the property of the City College of San Francisco, and will not be returned. Application files for this posting will not be considered for other postings.

For additional assistance, please call Human Resources Department at (415) 452-7660.