Art Adjunct

Art Adjunct

Salary: $1,000 per credit*

Classification: Adjunct Faculty

Reports to: Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities

Continuous Recruitment listings are for potential future needs and do not necessarily reflect a current open position. Applications received in response to these listings will be considered when an actual need is identified.

Olympic College is continuously recruiting adjunct faculty to teach Art lectures and skill-based courses, including Art Appreciation, Painting, and Drawing.

• Teach the course(s) in accordance with the college catalog, course outlines, course syllabi, and any departmental guidelines;
• Teach courses in-person and online, as well as teaching at satellite campuses, as needed;
• Provide quality teaching including related preparation and timely grading;
• Provide class syllabi to students enrolled in classes in the first week and to the division office by the tenth day of the quarter;
• Maintain accurate records of students and complete forms as required;
• May require evening instruction.

Master's degree in a related area or equivalent experience/degree. Successful teaching experience. For performance courses, experience directing varying-sized ensembles.

• Demonstrate competencies through training and experience in teaching.
• Effectively teach and impart excitement and enthusiasm in teaching courses.
• Demonstrate a commitment to teaching students with little or no background in art as well as the experienced student desiring to further their studies and/or career.
• Utilize a variety of methods and modes of instruction to ensure student success.
• Teach and contribute through actions or in any other way to the college’s diversity.
• Function as a team player.
• Foster a climate of multi‑cultural understanding and appreciation.
• Demonstrate success working with individuals and groups representing a wide range of diverse cultural, geographic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing in the classroom and with other professionals.
• Appropriately incorporate the use of computer information technology in the delivery of services.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Please note that we are unable to sponsor visas for this position. Only candidates who are currently authorized to work in the United States will be considered. Faculty members must submit official, unopened transcripts to the Human Resources department within 30 days of their employment. Final salary contract will be determined based on educational qualifications and applicable credits.

This is an adjunct faculty position contracted on a quarterly basis. Placement on the faculty salary schedule will be commensurate with educational background and experience. The salary listed is a range based on per quarter. A collective bargaining agreement exists, and this position is covered by the Association for Higher Education (AHE). Flexibility is required to meet the needs of the department.

Evening and/or weekend classes, instruction at satellite Olympic College campuses, and off-campus assignments including travel to clinical sites may be a part of the instructional load.

Adjunct positions at the college are open continuously and reviewed on a quarter‑by‑quarter basis. Individuals who apply to the applicant pool are considered active for a period of 12 months from the application date and may be contacted when vacancies occur. Applying does not guarantee that a position will be available or offered. Adjuncts are not eligible for benefits upon their initial hire.

Adjunct faculty must work 50 percent of a full‑time load for two consecutive quarters to become eligible. Additional hours earned at other SBCTC colleges may count toward this requirement. The list of benefits that may be available after is as follows:

• Deferred Compensation Program (DRS) retirement savings plan
• TIAA supplemental retirement savings plan
• sick leave
• Aflac
• space available tuition waiver
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• fitness center
• reduced rate and priority consideration on‑site childcare on a space available