Part-Time Dual Enrollment Fashion Design Instructor (Pool)

Part-Time Dual Enrollment Fashion Design 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

• Teach courses in the Dual Enrollment program on participating high school campuses
• Develop and evaluate curricula appropriate to the different learning needs of students as well as developing student learning outcomes
• Provide a classroom environment that promotes and stimulates learning for every student
• Use and stay abreast of current pedagogies and technologies that are effective in a diverse classroom as well as staying current with all requirements and regulations of state agencies that have accreditation authority over the program and its courses
• Consult with students during regularly-scheduled office hours
• Collaborate with other program faculty and staff to use assessment techniques to maximize the effectiveness of instruction and student success
• Perform other duties as required by contract, collective bargaining agreement, and general institutional needs in a timely manner

Employment Standards (acquired through education, training, and/or experience)

Knowledge of:

• Issues pertaining to training and employment in the applicable discipline area
• Experience or familiarity with the development of student learning outcomes and assessment, as well as program review
• An understanding of and commitment to the role and purpose of the community college, including the mission and values of the Colleges
• Successful experience in teaching or evidence of preparation to teach the full range of applicable discipline college courses
• Experience in computer-based applications and modern technologies for teaching

Skills and Abilities:

• Evidence of outstanding ability as a teacher
• Teach both theoretical concepts and practical skills
• A commitment to and proficiency in creating curricula and methods of delivery that reflect department standards and practices
• Use instructional methods that emphasize cooperation and collaboration and that reflect cultural sensitivity and interdisciplinary approaches to subject matter
• Motivate students from diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds
• Use teaching methods that emphasize cooperation and collaboration and engage students actively in their studies, encouraging them to become critical thinkers and independent learners

Job Requirements:

Any bachelor's degree or higher and two years of professional fashion design experience OR any associate degree and six years of professional fashion design experience OR the equivalent (see below). The professional experience required must be directly related to this teaching assignment.

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.

a) Degree Equivalence

The employee or applicant possesses a degree(s) with similar content to those listed for the relevant discipline.

b) Academic Background Equivalence

Related to disciplines in which a Master's degree is not generally expected or available. The employee or applicant must have completed at least 24 semester units (or equivalent) of coursework in the academic field being applied for, and must possess at least the equivalent level of achievement and the equivalent in breadth, depth of understanding, and rigor in each of the following:

• a broad cultural education usually met by the general education requirements for any Bachelor's or Associate's degree, and
• a detailed study of the discipline in breadth, depth, and rigor, usually met by coursework required for the degree major.

c) Professional Achievement Equivalence

The employee or applicant must have completed the general education requirements for any Bachelor's or Associate's degree, and show evidence of outstanding professional achievement and/or substantial training in the requested field.

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

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.