Adjunct Faculty - Human Services - Bristol Community College

Bristol Community College - Fall River, MA

Part-time

Fall River, MA

Educational Services

About the position

Adjunct Faculty are part time instructors hired on an as needed basis. Courses may be offered as face-to-face sections in Attleboro, Fall River, New Bedford, and/or Taunton. Courses may also be offered as online sections. Courses may be held during the day, in the evening, and on weekends (Friday nights, Saturdays, and Sundays). Please note: Positions will be available pending sufficient enrollment. Starting date is for the Academic Year 2024-2025. The minimum salary is $1,397 per credit hour, with actual salary commensurate with the DCE Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Responsibilities

• Teach and design Human Services course material to meet learning outcomes.
• Assess student learning and assign grades through equitable and inclusive pedagogies.
• Contribute to a climate of multicultural empowerment and understanding.
• Create an effective learning environment that fosters students' intellectual curiosity.
• Employ a variety of assessments to ensure classroom instruction leads to student learning.
• Help students reach their academic, personal, and professional goals.
• Contribute to and provide leadership in the student's academic communities.
• Participate in professional development opportunities.
• Complete required trainings such as Title IX, FERPA, and Bloodborne Pathogens.
• Adhere to workload as specified in the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Be available to students for assistance meeting course requirements.
• Foster student success across the college's diverse student body.
• Demonstrate professionalism and reflect Bristol's core values.
• Focus on the Commonwealth's Equity Agenda.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Master's degree in related field.
• Demonstrated experience working in the field of human services.
• Proven technological proficiency, including Microsoft Office 365 applications.
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse student body, faculty, and staff.
• Ability to teach courses in person at one of the locations: Attleboro, Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton.

Nice-to-haves

• Master of Social Work (MSW) preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with college level teaching or as a facilitator in a corporate or non-profit environment.
• Prior online teaching experience using a Learning Management System.
• Experience teaching social welfare, issues in diversity and oppression, and/or clinical interviewing courses.