Medical Assisting Instructor (Part-Time Faculty - SC)

South Orange County Community College District•Mission Viejo, CA

About The Position

The South Orange County Community College District is hiring temporary, part-time faculty to teach Medical Assisting courses on an as-needed basis. Applicants should live within commuting distance of Orange County and must reside in California while employed. Assignments may be offered during the day, evening, or weekend, online, and/or at off-campus locations. Faculty teach courses in accordance with established curriculum and course outlines and support students in achieving their educational goals.

Requirements

Meet one of the following qualifications: any bachelor’s degree or higher and two years of professional experience; any associate degree and six years of professional experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Professional experience must be directly related to the Medical Assisting teaching assignment. Professional experience is required when the applicant possesses a master’s degree.
Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff, and explain how these factors relate to equity-minded practices in an educational environment.
Applicants relying on education-and-experience equivalency must submit the Supplemental Application for Equivalency Determination Form and answer the equivalency questions.
Attach academic transcripts that demonstrate how the minimum qualifications are met. Applicants with degrees from non-U.S. institutions must attach a third-party foreign degree evaluation.
Applicants must reside in California while employed and be authorized to accept employment in the United States.

Responsibilities

Teach classes in accordance with established curriculum and course outlines.
Prepare and provide students with course outlines, materials, and lectures that support the learning objectives in the course syllabus.
When requested, help develop and measure learning outcomes identified by the department.
Assess student performance and maintain grade records and other accurate records.
Report assessment data on student learning, administrative unit, and/or student services outcomes, and use assessment results to improve teaching and learning.
Maintain current knowledge in the subject matter and appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics.
Follow college and district regulations, policies, and procedures.
Meet program, college, and district reporting deadlines and submit required documents in a timely manner.
Use current technology and learning materials that support lessons and enable student engagement.
For distance education courses, establish and maintain a framework for regular and sustained contact with and among students.
Teach at the scheduled time and assigned location and meet workload obligations.
May participate in curriculum review and program development.