"Practical Nursing Adjunct Faculty"

This position represents SCTCC’s commitment to serving its community by partnering and investing in students as they attain the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to serve the Saint Cloud and surrounding communities. A qualified candidate will demonstrate a commitment to creating a culturally responsive curriculum and environment where students from our diverse community will thrive. This position is Adjunct, teaching 4 credits per semester. These 4 credits may be filled by multiple individuals.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Facilitate student learning through mentoring and engaging with students in settings individualizing learning strategies in support of our students.
• Collaborate with colleagues and students, cultivating an inclusive, equitable, and culturally responsive learning environment.
• Design and revise the curriculum through an equity-minded, student-centered, antiracist lens.
• Ensures the course content and teaching resources are inclusive and designed to encompass students enrolled in our programs eliminating barriers and creating a culturally responsive pedagogy.
• Engage in college committees and activities driven to ensure a culturally responsive culture.
• Provide holistic support designed to foster student success and the development of students’ engagement in lifelong learning.
• Support continuous improvement efforts utilizing assessment data to bolster accreditation efforts. Including learning and assessment to improve student learning and close equity gaps and institutional performance gaps.

Required Application Materials: Cover Letter addressing the applicant’s experience and the preferred qualifications listed in this announcement, Resume/Curriculum Vitae, Unofficial Transcript(s) of your highest completed degrees, Three professional references (at least one must be a manager/supervisor).

Salary Range: Depends on the number of credits assigned. 1-4 credits assigned, the adjunct faculty would be paid per credit ($775.00 - $1650.00 per credit).

Minimum Qualifications: Must meet minimum qualifications for faculty credentialing in Practical Nursing (Field #500040). Please refer to the MN State Credentialing Website at: http://www.minnstate.edu/system/asa/academicaffairs/cfc/index.html. Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree in nursing or a graduate degree in support of the field of nursing and/or education with a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing if the graduate degree is not in Nursing. A nursing program director must hold a graduate degree in nursing, nursing administration, nursing education, public health nursing or a nursing clinical specialty. Occupational Experience Requirement: Two full-time years (or equivalent) of verified related paid work experience as a registered nurse at the professional level. As a registered nurse at the professional level, experientially qualified to accomplish the mission, goals, and expected student and faculty outcomes; including experiential preparation in the areas the faculty will teach. Recency Requirement: One year of this work experience shall be within the five years immediately preceding the date of application for the credential field. The recency requirement shall be waived if the individual has two years of successful full-time (or equivalent) postsecondary teaching experience in the credential field within the last five years. Professional Requirement: Current unencumbered licensure as a registered nurse (RN) with current registration in Minnesota. Other Requirement: Compliance with clinical affiliate policies for attending on-site clinical teaching assignments. Teaching and Learning Competency Requirement: Course construction (credit course), Teaching/instructional methods (credit course), Student outcomes assessment/evaluation (credit course), Philosophy of community and technical college education (credit or non-credit course). Faculty shall have a degree in education or three years of successful full-time (or equivalent) teaching experience prior to being hired, or shall be required to complete coursework in the above content areas (or their equivalent) prior to being granted unlimited status. These courses shall be waived for individuals who at the time of hire have: a degree in education, or have documented evidence of successful completion of equivalent coursework in the specified teaching and learning content areas, or have three years of successful, full-time (or equivalent) secondary, postsecondary, industry, or trade apprenticeship teaching experience in the field for which they are being hired. This course shall be waived for individuals who, at the time of hire, have documented evidence of successful completion of equivalent coursework.

Preferred Qualification: Nursing education focus, Experience integrating simulation-based learning technologies into curriculum, Teaching experience at the postsecondary level, preferably at a two-year college, Prior on-line experience using D2L Brightspace platform or equivalent information management system, Demonstrated commitment to quality instruction and continuous improvement, Ability to work with a diverse student body with a broad range of interests and abilities, Ability to communicate effectively with students and peers, Experience in curriculum development at the professional nursing level, Effective planning, organizational, and interpersonal skills, Other Requirements: In accordance with the Minnesota State Colleges Universities (Minnesota State) Vehicle Fleet Safety Program, employees driving on college/university business who use a rental or state vehicle shall be required to conform to Minnesota State’s vehicle use criteria and consent to a Motor Vehicle Records check. A job offer may be contingent upon successfully passing a background check. The background check may consist of the following components: Criminal Background Check, Employment Record Review (current and former State employees only), Employment Reference Check, Conflict of Interest Review. Employment eligibility: The college regrets that it is unable to offer H-1B sponsorship at this time. The successful candidate, under U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations, must be able to accept work in the U.S. by the day employment begins. Work Shift: Days/Evenings 8 hour days. Telework: No. About St. Cloud Technical Community College’s (SCTCC) Mission and Student Experience Statement, along with Minnesota State’s Equity 2030 initiative, are the bedrock of SCTCC’s strategic initiative to eliminate educational inequities across race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geographic location. It is our belief that an antiracist and antidiscrimination ethos is necessary for advancing social justice and equity. Every individual has intrinsic value and our differences enrich our community.