Part-Time Reading 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 or preparation to teach developmental and transfer-level reading courses
2. Use teaching methods that engage and motivate students
3. Commitment to teaching at a community college and an understanding of the role of the community college
4. Preparation to teach with a multicultural perspective
5. Use technology in teaching and learning
6. Share the department's commitment to established academic standards
7. Commitment to the goal of reading across the disciplines
8. Work in the Reading and ESL Center
9. Teach evenings and/or Saturday classes

Employment Standards

Knowledge of:

1. Developmental and transfer-level reading courses, including successful experience teaching or evidence of preparation to teach
2. The use of technology in teaching and learning

Skills and Abilities:

1. Use teaching methods that engage and motivate students
2. Commitment to teaching at a community college and an understanding of the role of the community college
3. Preparation to teach with a multicultural perspective
4. Acceptance of the department's commitment to established academic standards
5. Commitment to the goal of reading across the disciplines
6. Willingness to work in the Reading and ESL Center
7. Willingness to teach evenings and Saturdays

Job Requirements

Master's or above in education with a specialization in reading or teaching reading OR Bachelor's in any academic discipline AND twelve semester units of coursework in teaching reading AND Master's or above in English, literature, linguistics, applied linguistics, composition, comparative literature, TESL, or psychology 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

Safety: To promote a safe working and learning environment employees must report any unsafe working conditions or practices, as well as any near-miss incident to their supervisor.

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.

Work Demands: The environmental, physical, and mental demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

Environmental: Typical on-site office environment; in-person work expected with potential to participate in the District's telework program, as available.

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.

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