Part-time Faculty Pool: Guidance; Prison Education

Overview

Part-time Faculty Pool:
Guidance (Prison Education)

Salary: $65.60 - $84.79 Hourly

Job Type: Part-time

Job Number:

Closing: 6/30/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Location: Merced College, CA

Department: Prison Education

Open pool for academic year . Merced College is a midsized community college located in California s Central Valley with a mission to innovate and support student success. Merced College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity in its staff and student body.

This is a part-time instructional assignment in the Prison Education Program serving Valley State Prison and California Correctional Women s Facility under the general direction of the Dean of the Learning Resource Center, Distance Education, Prison Education, and Off-site Centers. The professor could be assigned to teach a variety of guidance courses. The maximum teaching load is 10 units per semester, which may include evening and weekend hours.

• Provide innovative and effective instruction in accordance with current pedagogy and established course outlines and expectations
• Inform students about course requirements, evaluation procedures and attendance policies and maintain regular and substantive contact with students
• Maintain and submit required student attendance and scholastic records on the Learning Management System (e.g. grades and syllabi)
• Utilize the Learning Management System to deliver, prepare, and grade class assignments and examinations
• Maintain and utilize effective skills in instructional design, applications, and methods
• Post and maintain regular office hours in accordance with prevailing policy
• Participate in the development and review of curriculum
• Participate in the development of teaching-learning methods and materials
• Participate in departmental, area, and campus professional activities/committees
• Represent the college within the Merced community and professional circles
• Participate in the college s learning outcomes assessment program, including course, program, and institutional assessments to continually improve student learning outcomes

Required:

• Master s degree from an acceptable accredited institution in counseling, rehabilitation counseling, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, guidance counseling, educational counseling, social work, career development, marriage and family therapy, or marriage, family and child counseling OR the equivalent
• (
  
  Note:
  
  a bachelor s degree in one of the listed degrees and a license as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) is an alternative qualification for this discipline.)
• Promote and incorporate culturally affirming DEIA and anti-racist principles to nurture and create a respectful, inclusive, and equitable learning and work environment. Staff shall acknowledge the diversity of students and colleagues.

Preferred:

• Experience in the field
• Current technology skills related to teaching in the discipline and a willingness to pursue future technological developments

• Submit a complete application by the closing date/time on the Merced College career pages at
• Letter of interest addressing your qualifications (cover letter)
• Resume
• List of three professional references
• Legible unofficial college transcripts (undergraduate and graduate)
• Diversity Statement — describe how your professional experience would contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Limit to one page.
• If applicable, foreign transcripts must include a U.S. evaluation and translation by an approved organization
• If applicable, Equivalency Review Form (Required for applicants seeking equivalency)

Interview information:
Highly qualified applicants may be invited to oral interviews. A limited number of candidates will be interviewed on site.

Employee Benefits:

Sick leave accrues for part-time faculty on an hourly basis.

Conditions of Employment:
Fingerprinting and tuberculosis testing required at applicant’s expense prior to start. All offers are subject to Board of Trustees approval. Applicants must be able to perform essential functions with or without accommodations.

Merced Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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