Community & Public Health Doula Education Instructor - (Temporary, Part-Time Pool) - AMENDED

City College of San Francisco•San Francisco, CA

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About The Position

The Community and Public Health Department offers a wide variety of classes that meet graduation and transfer requirements as well as courses designed to train students for careers in public health and social services. This position would teach HLTH 210: Community Birth Worker/Doula Education, which prepares students for Doula certification and also fulfills an elective in the Community Health Worker Program. The ideal candidate will share the college's commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population and be knowledgeable about culturally responsive teaching techniques and effective practices for engaging diverse communities who are historically underrepresented and underserved in traditional classrooms.

Requirements

Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities to work with community college students with disabilities, various sexual orientations, and diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds (Required).
Earned Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution, or equivalent foreign degree, plus two years of professional experience directly related to the faculty member's assignment; OR THE EQUIVALENT;
OR
Earned Associate Degree from an accredited institution, or equivalent foreign degree, plus six years of professional experience directly related to the faculty member's assignment; OR THE EQUIVALENT;
OR
Hold a fully-satisfied LIFE California Community College Instructor Credential in Health and Physical Care Services and Related Technologies (California credentials were no longer issued after July 1, 1990).

Nice To Haves

Evidence of understanding of the racial, socioeconomic, academic, and cultural diversity within the community college student population, including students with different ability statuses (e.g., physical and/or learning).
Experience teaching childbirth education courses in birth centers, community clinics, community based organizations, hospitals, and other settings, with diverse communities.
Experience teaching childbirth education courses from a community wisdom, strengths-based, reproductive justice framework.
Current Doula certification and/or other childbirth education credentials.
At least 2 years related professional experience in the childbirth education field with communities that experience adverse birth outcomes.
Teaching or training experience in public health and/or behavioral health/community health/social service/educational/health care settings using culturally responsive pedagogy and equity-minded practices.
Demonstrated ability to motivate learners from diverse backgrounds, especially non-traditional and underrepresented students.
Excellent oral and written English communication skills.
Evidence of successful instructional experience at the university or college level using culturally responsive pedagogy.
Demonstrated experience with and knowledge of inequities in higher education and a commitment to rectifying policies and processes that restrict access for historically minoritized and disproportionately impacted students.

Responsibilities

Teach HLTH 210: Community Birth Worker/Doula Education from a community wisdom, strengths-based, reproductive justice framework.
Teach HLTH 210 in-person or hybrid, during days, evenings and/or weekends.
Utilize the Canvas Learning Management System to teach HLTH 210 as a hybrid-online and/or tech-enhanced course.
Create a student-centered classroom and lesson plans that reflect the approved HLTH 210 course outline.
Perform duties associated with instructing and assessing student progress including, but not limited to: developing a syllabus, grading, record-keeping, designing written lesson plans, classroom activities, related assignments, student learning outcome assessments, and using technology enhanced teaching.
Evaluate student performance and progress through in-class observation, assignments, and tests.
Provide opportunities for students to be aware of their progress.
Be available and accessible to students when necessary including holding office hours.
Respond to student disciplinary issues and work with supervisor and other appropriate campus offices to ensure that student and faculty rights are respected.
Maintain accurate records of student enrollment, attendance, and academic progress.
Submit census, attendance reports, grades and student learning outcomes, including supporting documentation, by the published deadlines.
Maintain student confidentiality as required by regulation and Board Policy.
Submit textbook and course materials information by the published deadlines.
Participate in department and college functions, such as staff meetings, committee work, curriculum development, course revisions and course assessments.
Support and engage in innovative, culturally responsive, inclusive and anti-racist teaching practices related to student success and student equity.
Keep abreast of current information, concepts, policies, laws and ideas in the discipline and with best practices in teaching and learning.
Participate in professional development and ongoing trainings on diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism.
Perform other related duties as assigned by supervisor.