Adjunct Faculty - English as a Second Language
Priority Application Date April 3 2026 open until filled Anticipated Start Date Fall 2026
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Taft College is seeking candidates with demonstrated instructional skills tojoin an outstanding team of faculty and staff to provide high quality programs and services for our students. Teaching assignments may be temporary part-time andor on-call and may be immediate or as needed as specified in Education Code 8748.25. We are seeking lecturers who have the ability to teach English as a Second Language for inclusion in the adjunct pool for the 2026 Fall semester and beyond.
Note Current adjunct teaching opportunities associated with this recruitment are in-person courses.
QUALIFICATIONS
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
The minimum qualifications for this adjunct lecturer pool can be met in one of three ways
Masters in TESL TESOL applied linguistics with aTESL emphasis linguistics with a TESL emphasisEnglish with a TESL emphasis or education with a TESLemphasis
OR
Bachelors in TESL TESOL English with a TESLcertificate linguistics with a TESL certificate appliedlinguistics with a TESL certificate or any foreignlanguage with a TESL certificate AND masters inlinguistics applied linguistics English compositionbilingualbicultural studies reading speech or anyforeign language
OR
An Equivalency Determination may be submitted along with all application materials to be considered for this position if you do not meet the stated minimum qualifications. The Equivalency Determination document may be found on the Taft College website httpswww.taftcollege.eduaboutoffices-departmentshuman-resourcesforms_filesfacultyEquivalencyDetermination.pdf Please complete the last page of the policy and upload with your application.
Must show a demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic socioeconomic cultural disability and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
COMPENSATION
78.86-92.66 per hour.
REQUIRED MATERIALS FOR APPLICATION
Completed application through httpswww.taftcollege.eduaboutoffices-departmentshuman-resourcesjob-opportunitiesindex.php
Letter of Introduction describing how you meet the minimum and desired qualifications.
A current Resume
Complete transcripts of all collegeuniversity coursework unofficial is acceptable.
Three 3 professional references.
FOREIGN TRANSCRIPTS
Transcripts issued outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from a certified transcript evaluation service verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. For information on transcript evaluation services please visithttpwww.ctc.ca.govcredentialsleafletscl635.pdf
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The West Kern Community College District is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity . The District is dedicated to a policy of nondiscrimination and as such is an equal opportunity employer. Veterans women minorities and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.