Part-Time Music Instructor (Pool)

Part-Time Music 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 classes as assigned from the regular Music Department curriculum.
2. Consult with students during regularly scheduled office hours.
3. Maintain expertise in current teaching and discipline technologies.
4. Perform other duties as required by contract, collective bargaining agreement, and general institutional needs. The College offers day and evening classes.

Employment Standards

Knowledge of:

1. Recent successful experience in teaching or preparation to teach college-level courses in music.
2. Understanding and commitment to the role and purpose of the community college.
3. Use of technology in teaching and music.
4. Acceptance of the division's commitment to established academic standards.
5. Commitment to the SMCCCD goal of integrating writing skills across the curriculum.

Skills and Abilities:

1. Use and develop teaching methods that emphasize cooperation and collaboration, and engage students actively in learning, encouraging them to become independent, creative learners with higher-order thinking skills.
2. Organize and explain materials in ways appropriate to students with different abilities, levels of preparation, and cultural experiences.
3. Develop instructional learning outcomes and to develop methods for assessing students' achievement of these outcomes.
4. Organize and teach both theoretical and practical applications of the subject matter in ways appropriate to students' abilities.

Job Requirements:

• Possession of a Master's or above in music OR Bachelor's in music AND Master's or above in humanities OR the equivalent (see below)
• 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.

Degree Equivalence

The employee or applicant possesses a degree(s) with similar content to those listed for the relevant discipline... [full details omitted for brevity, but include if space]

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

Work Demands

Environmental: typical on-site office environment; in-person work expected... [list demands]

Benefits: Academic employees participate in the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS)...

To apply, visit http://smccd.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=191687

Closes: 6/30/2026