Part-Time English Instructor (Pool)

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Schedule: Placement on the adjunct faculty salary schedule is based upon education and credited experience. Pending any course assignment, initial placement can range as follows: Lab Course (Salary Schedule HB) - $89.20 up to $130.94 per hour. Lecture Course (Salary Schedule AJ) - $103.85 up to $151.07.

Months Per Year: Semester assignments as needed

Mandated Reporter: Yes

Campus Security Authority: No

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Teach developmental and transfer composition, workplace writing, and/or literature courses.

Employment Standards

Knowledge of:

1. The full range of college English: developmental and transfer composition, workplace writing, and literature, including successful experience teaching, or evidence of preparation to teach in the discipline
2. Composition theory and research
3. The use of technology in teaching and learning

Skills and Abilities:

1. Willing to work in the Writing Center, which serves students enrolled in English and ESL courses and courses participating in the Writing Across the Curriculum Initiative
2. Teach in specialized programs designed to encourage student retention
3. Use teaching methods emphasizing cooperation and collaboration and engaging students actively in their studies, encouraging them to become independent learners with higher-order thinking skills
4. Organize and explain materials in ways appropriate to students with differing abilities, levels of preparation, and cultural experiences
5. Willing to monitor students' progress regularly and judiciously, and provide substantive feedback
6. Acceptance of the division's commitment to established academic standards
7. Reflect on and evaluate the effectiveness of one's pedagogy
8. Enthusiasm for the well-being of the department, division, college, and district as reflected in a willingness to work with both faculty and staff in a spirit of collegiality

Job Requirements

Master's or above in English, literature, comparative literature, or composition OR Bachelor's in any of the above AND Master's or above in linguistics, TESL, speech, education with a specialization in reading, creative writing, or journalism OR the equivalent

Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice both within and outside of the classroom

Note: If you believe your degree, academic background, or professional achievements are equivalent to the stated minimum qualifications, please complete the Application for Equivalence - For Faculty Positions.

Additional Information: Position is designated as a Mandated Reporter under the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act. Position is a Responsible Employee under the Equity in Education Act and Title IX.

Benefits: Academic employees participate in the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS), a defined-benefit retirement plan through the State of California or they may choose to participate in the STRS Cash Balance program or Social Security.

EEO Statement: San Mateo County Community College District is an Equal Opportunity, Title IX, and Section 504 employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law.