Learning Disabilities Specialist; Academic Accommodations Center Pool

We are now accepting applications for the Adjunct Instructor Applicant Pool. Adjunct pools are open on a fiscal year basis for continuous recruitment for department assignments. Please review application material requirements carefully to ensure successful submission.
Your application will not be considered until all required documents are received.

The teaching assignment may be at the Valencia or Canyon Country campus, or other college teaching locations. Part-time faculty positions are as needed positions and do not accrue rights to tenure. Part-time faculty positions offer flexible hours and the opportunity to assist a diverse group of students in achieving their educational goals. We offer a wide range of opportunities in transfer, general education, vocational and occupational programs.

College of the Canyons is seeking adjunct faculty members in Learning Disabilities Specialist (AAC - Academic Accommodations Center). Applications will be considered for immediate and future eligibility into the Learning Disabilities Specialist Noninstructional Applicant Pool. We are accepting applications on an on-going basis for future consideration into the Applicant Pool. When no review date is listed for an Adjunct Instructor position, the position is open until filled.

Your application will not be considered until all required documents have been received.

• Service – Assume leadership roles both within the department and in the institution as a whole. Commitment to serving the needs of the student, department, college, and community. Collaboration across disciplines and utilization of student support resources. Participation in department, division, college committees, and participatory governance activities.
• Participation in curriculum and program development.
• Work collegially and collaboratively within the college community.
• Participation in ongoing professional development.

• Ability to create a dynamic learning environment that values instructor/student interaction.
• Ability to effectively engage with and facilitate authentic learning for students of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences.
• Ability to adapt teaching pedagogy to the knowledge of each individual and class. Ability to self-reflect and respond to an evidence-based assessment of student learning.
• Demonstrated experience and commitment to integrating new technologies into the learning process, including but not limited to interactive technologies for on campus and on-line courses.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Possession of an unexpired California Community College Credential in Learning Disabilities Specialist.

OR - Master’s degree in learning disabilities, special education, education, psychology, speech language pathology, communication disorders, educational or school psychology, counseling, or rehabilitation counseling.

AND fifteen (15) semester units of upper division or graduate study in the area of Learning Disabilities.

• Two years of full-time experience or the equivalent in one or more of the following: (a) counseling or guidance for students with disabilities, or (b) counseling and/or guidance in industry, government, public agencies, military or private social welfare organizations in which the responsibilities of the position were predominantly or exclusively for persons with disabilities.
• Completion of the California Community College Learning Disabilities Eligibility & Services Model (LDESM) training OR verified graduate level coursework OR professional training on one or more of the following assessment instruments:
  Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS IV paper or Q-interactive), Woodcock Johnson IV, Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT
  4) and/or the Wide Range Achievement Test (WRAT-5).
• Experience in conducting learning disability evaluations with adults in community college following the LDESM. Experience in administering and interpreting the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale IV (WAIS IV), the Woodcock Johnson IV Tests of Achievement (and Cognition) and other test instruments used in the Learning…