Business Instructor

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• Position Title
  :
  Full-Time Business Instructor
• Campus
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  West Valley College

West Valley College is currently accepting applications for a full-time, tenure-track instructor in the Business Department. West Valley College is part of the West Valley-Mission Community College District. Designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution, West Valley College enrolls over 15,000 students annually and is minutes away from the heart of the Silicon Valley in a beautiful park-like setting on 143 wooded acres.

The student population represents diverse communities from the cities of Saratoga, Campbell, and Los Gatos. Detailed information about the student population, including data related to student success, can be found on the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research webpage.

The college is ranked number one in transfer in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area and number four in California out of 116 community colleges. The college is known for high quality academic and career education programs supported by talented faculty and dedicated classified professionals who bring an equity-minded approach to student success. West Valley College was recognized by the Aspen Institute as one of the top 200 U.S. community colleges eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.

The college was honored to receive the  Family

U Seal for its service to parenting students.

As a campus community, West Valley is committed to addressing inequities and injustices and recognizes that institutions of higher education have colluded, harmed, and remained complacent in upholding aspects of white supremacy, ableism, patriarchy, and other systems of oppression. The College is committed to long-term equity, social justice, and racial justice work and will transform individuals, the institution, and the greater community.

The community embraces accountability and will act with courage, grace, and humility in fulfilling the commitment to learning and unlearning.

The successful candidate will be qualified to teach in a variety of subject matter areas. The subject matters may include, but are not limited to, Business Math, Marketing, Introduction to Business, Small Business Start-up, Entrepreneurship, Business Management, Business and Society, Business Law, Human Resources, Negotiations, Project Management, and others. The candidate will be expected to teach in person, asynchronously, and synchronously.

In-person class assignments may include nights and weekends. The candidate is expected to be flexible regarding the assignment of day and evening instruction. Candidates should expect a job that requires being on campus five days a week.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

• Facilitate classroom instruction;
  Teach assigned class in accordance with the learning objectives;
  Develop and maintain syllabus materials;
  Evaluate student performance;
  Maintain grades, enter midterm and final grades;
  Respond promptly to student inquiries;
  Maintain attendance records according to West Valley College standards;
  Integrate current and emerging instructional delivery technologies into the learning process;
  Maintain professional standards that protect student confidentiality;
  Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing using discretion, patience, and courtesy.

Other duties include maintaining accurate class records, submitting necessary reports and rosters, posting office hours, providing each student with a current course syllabus as required by Title 5 (including SLOs), referring students to college resources, advising students on requirements for success, and assuming…