Associate Faculty - College in the High School

Big Bend Community College•Moses Lake, WA

12d

About The Position

Big Bend Community College (BBCC) is seeking Associate Faculty to teach College in the High School (CiHS) classes in specific disciplines as per Interagency Agreements with area high schools. This role reports to the Dean of Academic Transfer and Allied Health and collaborates with the Dual Enrollment Coordinator, Division Chair, and faculty liaison. BBCC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all individuals feel a sense of belonging, are respected, and receive the support needed to thrive. The college emphasizes its 'small but mighty' spirit, aiming to enact significant change to uplift students and employees. BBCC's mission is to serve as a bridge, stand as a leader, and support success, guided by principles that include advocating for equity, inclusion, and diversity, and embracing innovation and integrity.

Requirements

Master’s degree in discipline or related field or master’s degree in education with a bachelor’s degree in discipline or related field. Master’s degree may be in progress.
Must be employed as a teacher at a high school within the college's service district.
Demonstrated ability to relate to students from diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds.

Nice To Haves

Experience implementing strategies to improve student success and retention.
Experience with online learning, hybrid courses, learning management systems (LMS), video conferencing and other applications for instructional purposes such as Word, PowerPoint/Canva, and Excel.
Bilingual Spanish/English proficiency.

Responsibilities

Prepare and teach assigned CiHS courses in accordance with the Master Course Outline and in consultation with a BBCC faculty mentor.
Utilize best practices for teaching course content, engaging and motivating students to succeed.
Meet the class times as required and assist students as needed with questions related to the course(s) being taught.
Provide students access to course materials and their course grades.
Support students’ academic success by maintaining regular student hour(s).
Foster a flexible, healthy learning environment with respect for student diversity.
Maintain positive and effective communications with students.
Maintain and submit grades and class rosters to college personnel when required.
Work with faculty mentor to post syllabi to the Big Bend Portal for each course taught.
Work with faculty mentor to provide paired syllabi and paired assessments for each CiHS class taught.
Attend annual discipline-specific training and annual discipline-specific professional development as required by the CiHS program accreditation.
Meet with faculty mentor during annual site visit for each CiHS class taught.
Submit CiHS program assessment data as requested by faculty mentor.
Attend CiHS program meetings held at BBCC, including new teacher orientation.
Assist with development, selection, and/or recommend selection of instructional materials for course(s) being taught.