PT Short Term Vocational (Electrical): Noncredit Instructor

Cerritos College•Norwalk, CA

16h

About The Position

Cerritos College is hiring a noncredit instructor for its short-term vocational electrical program within the Continuing Education Division. The division offers noncredit and fee-based courses on campus and in the community, including short-term vocational programs, and provides intake, assessment, learning, onboarding, and transition support services. Assignments are contingent upon sufficient funding and enrollment and may include day, evening, and/or weekend classes. Faculty must be able to teach on campus or remotely as assigned. All faculty are expected to maintain current knowledge in their disciplines and in teaching and learning practices; regularly check their mailbox, voicemail, and email; complete the end-of-term checkout form; and protect student confidentiality. Faculty assigned classes must teach all scheduled class minutes and follow the course outlines of record, prepare for necessary absences, provide students opportunities to understand their progress, submit syllabi and required academic records on time, meet final-period classes and examination requirements, retain corrected final exams for at least one year, maintain safe instructional spaces, and provide assignments for review upon request. Employment requires fingerprinting and criminal history clearance, an original Social Security card, a TB Risk Assessment reviewed and signed by a health professional, proof of California residency, proof of eligibility to work in the United States, and signing a loyalty oath. The District does not provide immigration sponsorship. Applicants must provide transcripts verifying required education; foreign transcripts must be evaluated by a NACES-certified agency, and qualifying education or training must be from regionally accredited institutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and two years of occupational experience related to the course subject; or associate degree and six years of related occupational experience; or a full-time, clear California Designated Subjects Adult Education Teaching Credential authorizing instruction in the subject; or, for an occupation with district apprenticeship instruction, the minimum qualifications specified in Section 53413 for noncredit apprenticeship instructors.
Understanding of and sensitivity to the needs of students, community members, and employees from diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds.
Provide copies of transcripts verifying required degrees and coursework; foreign transcripts must be evaluated by a NACES-certified agency, and qualifying degrees or training must be from regionally accredited colleges or universities.
Obtain fingerprint-based criminal history clearance, provide an original Social Security card, and submit a TB Risk Assessment reviewed and signed by a health professional before employment.
Provide proof of California residency and eligibility to work in the United States, and sign a loyalty oath.

Nice To Haves

Community college teaching experience in noncredit programs.

Responsibilities

Maintain currency in the discipline and with current teaching and learning practices.
Check mailbox, voicemail, and email regularly; complete the checkout form before leaving campus at the end of the academic term.
Maintain student confidentiality in accordance with regulations and Board Policy 5040.
Teach assigned classes for all scheduled minutes and in accordance with the course outlines of record.
Notify the Instructional Dean or designee in advance of necessary absences and prepare continuity plans for a substitute if assigned.
Provide students opportunities to be aware of their progress.
Submit class syllabi and accurate enrollment, attendance, academic progress, grades, and supporting documentation by published deadlines.
Submit first-day/no-show student information and textbook orders by published deadlines.
Ensure electronic textbooks and course packs meet the stated access, disability-accessibility, evaluation-access, and download-or-print requirements.
Meet classes during the final examination period and give final examinations at the scheduled time unless an exception is approved.
Keep corrected final examination papers for at least one year after the semester or summer term ends.
Maintain a safe learning environment in classrooms, laboratories, and other instructional spaces.
Allow the instructional manager and/or Instructional Dean to review assignments upon request.
Teach on campus or remotely as assigned.