Part-Time English Instructor; Pool

Part-Time English Instructor (Pool)

San Mateo County Community College District

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary

Schedule:

Placement on the adjunct faculty salary schedule is based upon education and credited experience. Pending any course assignment, initial placement can range as follows:
Lab Course (Salary Schedule HB) - $89.20 up to $130.94 per hour. Lecture Course (Salary Schedule AJ) - $103.85 up to $151.07.

Months Per Year: Semester assignments as needed

Mandated Reporter: Yes

Campus Security Authority: No

• Teach developmental and transfer composition, workplace writing, and/or literature courses.

• The full range of college English: developmental and transfer composition, workplace writing, and literature, including successful experience teaching, or evidence of preparation to teach in the discipline
• Composition theory and research
• The use of technology in teaching and learning

• Willing to work in the Writing Center, which serves students enrolled in English and ESL courses and courses participating in the Writing Across the Curriculum Initiative
• Teach in specialized programs designed to encourage student retention
• Use teaching methods emphasizing cooperation and collaboration and engaging students actively in their studies, encouraging them to become independent learners with higher‑order thinking skills
• Organize and explain materials in ways appropriate to students with differing abilities, levels of preparation, and cultural experiences
• Willing to monitor students' progress regularly and judiciously, and provide substantive feedback
• Acceptance of the division's commitment to established academic standards
• Reflect on and evaluate the effectiveness of one's pedagogy
• Enthusiasm for the well‑being of the department, division, college, and district as reflected in a willingness to work with both faculty and staff in a spirit of collegiality

• Master's or above in English, literature, comparative literature, or composition OR Bachelor's in any of the above AND Master's or above in linguistics, TESL, speech, education with a specialization in reading, creative writing, or journalism OR the equivalent (see below)
• Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff as these factors relate to the need for equity‑minded practice both within and outside of the classroom

Safety: to promote a safe working and learning environment employees must report any unsafe working conditions or practices, as well as any near‑miss incident to their supervisor.

• Position is designated as a Mandated Reporter under the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• Position is a Responsible Employee under the Equity in Education Act and Title IX

The environmental, physical, and mental demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

Environment: typical on‑site office environment; in‑person work expected with potential to participate in the District's telework program, as available.

• Frequent hearing and speaking to exchange information in person and online
• Comprehend speech at normal levels
• Upper limb dexterity to operate computers and peripheral equipment
• Vision sufficient for daily and frequent use of computers, databases, and written materials
• Sitting for extended periods of time
• Frequent bending at the waist
• Physical presence at on‑site locations
• Communicate and interact with others
• Observe and interpret people and situations
• Learn and apply new information or skills
• Perform highly detailed work on multiple concurrent tasks
• Perform highly detailed work under changing priorities and deadlines on multiple concurrent tasks
• Work with frequent interruptions
• Self‑regulate emotion and behavior

Academic employees participate in the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS), a defined‑benefit retirement plan through…