Welding Adjunct

Description

Welding Adjunct

Salary: $1,000 per credit*

Classification:
Adjunct Faculty

Department: PSNS Business & Technology

Reports to:

Dean of Business & Technology

This role will be teaching welding classes at the Bremerton and Shelton campuses. Specific job functions are listed below. Olympic College, an award-winning college on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, strives to attract faculty who will help accomplish the college's mission of helping students succeed. Olympic College seeks to recruit faculty who will enthusiastically support the College's commitment to the academic success of all of our students, including first-generation students, students of color, students with disabilities, military veterans, students of varying ages, students of diverse sexual orientations and gender expressions, and students of diverse socio-economic backgrounds.

• Teach college-level course(s) in accordance with college catalog, schedule of classes, course outlines, course syllabi, and departmental guidelines.
• Provide quality teaching, including related preparation and grading.
• Provide class syllabi to students enrolled in classes and to the division office as requested.
• Maintain accurate records of students and complete forms as required.
• Punctual communication with students, faculty, and staff.
• May include evening instruction.
• Perform other related duties as assigned and/or required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Five Years as a welder and/or as a supervisor of welders
• Experience in common welding processes like OFC, PAC, CAC-A cutting processes, OAW, and GTAW, GMAW-steel and alum, SMAW, FCAW-SS, and FCAW-GS

Desired Qualifications

• Teaching experience
• College degree in a related field
• Welding certifications

Successful Applicants will

• Foster a climate of multicultural understanding and appreciation.
• Demonstrate success working with individuals and groups representing a wide range of diverse cultural, geographic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Communicate promptly with students, faculty, and staff.
• Function as a team player.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to the Olympic College mission, diversity, and a learning-centered climate.
• Uphold Olympic College’s values and ethics necessary to maintain a positive climate.

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 towards 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.

For more information regarding benefits, please visit our website here.

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position. In addition to the background check, candidates will be required to complete the Sexual Misconduct Disclosure Form as required WB HB 2327.

The employee must reside in Washington State and within a reasonable distance of the campus to respond to workplace reporting requirements at the time of hiring.…