English (Adjunct Faculty)
JOB CLASSIFICATION
Pay grade level: N/A
Compensation: $1,070.32 per credit hour
Employee category: Adjunct
Department: English
Reports to: Dean of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (AHSS)
FLSA status: Exempt
Job Code: AA002Adjunct
Positions Supervised: None
Location: Primarily Main Campus, but any location assigned by the appropriate administrator, including local high schools
SUMMARY
Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC) is currently searching for Adjunct faculty to teach courses in the English program (ENGL). Locations may be at our main campus or any location, including local high schools, daytime, online, evening, or virtually.
This is a POOL position. Application materials for this adjunct position are accepted on an ongoing basis due to increasing demand for courses in this subject area.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
- Conduct all class sessions according to schedule.
- Provide instruction, activities, assignments, and assessments to adequately cover all Student Learning Objectives for the specific course(s) taught.
- Use teaching methods that emphasize application, cooperation, and collaboration and engage students actively in their studies, encouraging them to become independent learners with higher-order thinking skills.
- Organize and explain content using methods which are appropriate to students with differing abilities, levels of preparation, and cultural experience
- Assign and provide feedback for in- and out-of-class work.
- Monitor student progress.
- Perform adequate assessment and analysis of assessment according to college requirements.
- Reflect on and evaluate the effectiveness of one's own pedagogy.
- Other duties as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to arrive on time and be ready to teach course(s) during scheduled times.
- Ability to prepare curricular materials to convey learning objectives to students.
- Ability to effectively utilize Blackboard for posting assignments, assessing students, performances, and grading.
- Ability to think critically and solve problems independently.
- Ability to be organized and work on multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Ability to work with students, staff, and faculty.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 applications.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's or higher degree in English or a Master's or higher degree in a related field with 18 credit hours of graduate English coursework.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Four (4) years of teaching experience at the collegiate level.
- Experience with a Learning Management System such as Blackboard.
- Experience in learner-centered pedagogy.
WORKING CONDITIONS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and occasionally push or lift items. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
WORK SCHEDULE
Must be able to work a variable schedule/hour to meet operational needs. May require evening and weekend hours. Your appointment is contingent on sufficient enrollments or on program and scheduling changes.
To Apply
Visit www.kckcc.edu and click on CAREERS for a list of available positions.
- Read the job announcement carefully, noting the initial screening date, minimum qualifications, and required information. Note that information contained in your application materials will be used to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Make sure you complete/submit all the documents listed as required.
- If the position lists a required transcript (during the application process), unofficial transcripts may be submitted. However, please note that upon selection for hire, you will be required to submit official transcripts.
- Ensure that your transcripts show that a degree was awarded or conferred if you are stating that it is your highest level of education completed. If you certify your level of education and it cannot be verified from your transcript(s), your application may not be referred to the selection committee.
- Foreign degrees are acceptable provided they have been translated and/or shown to have equivalency to a United States Associate, Bachelor, Master, or Doctorate level degree.
- Documentation verifying completion of a degree, coursework within a discipline, or other educational criteria should be electronically attached (uploaded) to your application.
- Three (3) professional references with phone numbers and email addresses are required.
- A college selection committee is responsible for application review and interviews. The final candidate(s) selected to be hired will be made by the hiring manager.
- Successful completion of a background check on all persons recommended for employment is required. Individual hiring departments may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions, as part of the applicant selection/hiring process.
- This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor. This job description may be revised upon development of other duties and changes in responsibilities.
KCKCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer