Part-Time Middle College High School Government/Economics Instructor (Pool)

This position is for the Middle College at Skyline College (MCSC) in the Strategic Partnerships & Workforce Development Division, involving teaching high school juniors and seniors (11th and 12th grade students) who are concurrently enrolled in college courses.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach classes as assigned based on the areas of self-development, career planning, social adjustment, personal management, community service, and general life/skills knowledge.
• Provide learning support services and activities.
• Consult with students during regularly scheduled office hours.
• Maintain expertise in current teaching and discipline technologies.
• Support and supervise co-curricular activities.
• Perform professional responsibilities per pertinent goals, missions, and plans of the college, division, and programs.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director or required by contract, collective bargaining agreement, and general institutional needs.

Knowledge of:

• The use of technology in teaching career and learning strategies.
• Theoretical and practical applications of the subject matter and the ability to organize and teach in ways appropriate to students' abilities.

Skills and Abilities:

• Enthusiasm and expertise in teaching high school students.
• Successful experience teaching and providing general classroom guidance in academic strategies, i.e., critical thinking, organization skills, time management, collaboration, studying skills, note taking, career education and pathways, and college readiness.
• Understanding and commitment to the role and purpose of the MCSC.
• Acceptance of the division's and MCSC's commitment to established academic standards.
• Maintain current records of student attendance and progress.
• Evaluate student progress based primarily on achievement of performance objectives.
• Adhere to MCSC and SMCCCD policies and procedures and state regulations.
• Use writing as an evaluative assessment.
• Develop and use teaching methods that emphasize cooperation and collaboration, and engage students actively in product-based learning, encouraging them to become independent, creative learners with higher-order thinking skills.
• Organize and explain materials in ways appropriate to students with different abilities, levels of preparation, and cultural experiences.
• Develop instructional learning outcomes and to develop methods for assessing students' achievement of these outcomes.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree(s) or higher in government or economics and two years of related professional experience OR associate degree(s) in government or economics and six years of related professional experience OR the equivalent.
• California Single Subject Teaching Credential.
• Current EL Authorization (part of California Single Subject Teaching Credential).
• 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.

Preferred: Master's degree.

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