Part Time - Speech Instructor

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

The Yuba Community College District is seeking qualified candidates for this part‑time, temporary (Adjunct) faculty position. Part‑time instructor positions are filled as needed through ongoing recruitment. Applicants are contacted and hired year‑round based on college needs. This pool is open continuously and refreshed every two years.

Applicants in this pool will remain active for two years. After two years applicants will receive an email with information on how to remain in the pool.

• To apply for this position, interested candidates are required to complete an online application, including submission of a Resume, Letter of Interest, EEO/Diversity Statement and Unofficial Transcripts through the People Admin application portal.
• FOREIGN TRANSCRIPTS: Include a U.S. evaluation and translation. Click HERE for a list of acceptable agencies providing foreign transcript services.
• It is important to note that the District retains the right to extend time limits or initiate the recruitment/selection process anew at any stage.
• Education Code §87408.6 states that no person shall be initially employed by a community college district in an academic or classified position unless the person has submitted to an examination within the past sixty (60) days to determine that he/she/they is free of active tuberculosis.
• As a condition of employment, the position you are applying for will require that you provide fingerprints to the local police department. The fees charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI for the fingerprint report is the employee’s responsibility.
• Fingerprint clearance must be received prior to the employee’s first day on the job.

Job Title:

Adjunct Faculty – Speech Communication

Location:

Woodland Community College - Woodland, CA

Description of Duties:

• Provide instruction for the full‑range of the speech curriculum that includes public speaking, interpersonal communication, group discussion, argumentation, and intercultural communication.
• Support and be capable of coaching a competitive College Forensic Program.
• Prepare complete course syllabi and outlines, and work on articulation agreements with local colleges and schools.
• Develop and maintain a relevant community college curriculum leading to certificate and degree completion in Speech Communication.
• Adapt instructional techniques to accommodate varied learning styles and abilities to support student success.
• Teach day, evening, and/or weekend teaching assignments, which may include distance learning (interactive television, online) and accelerated courses.
• Participate in division, college and/or district‑wide committees.
• Be committed to, and participate in, the shared‑governance process.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s in speech, speech broadcasting, telecommunications, rhetoric, communication, communication studies, speech communication, or organizational communication OR
• Bachelor’s in any of the above AND Master’s in drama/theater arts, mass communication, or English OR
• The equivalent — applicants must have obtained an equivalency determination from the District before the publication of the Recruitment Announcement. Please  for equivalency application .

EXPERIENCE : Preference may be given to candidates with life or teaching experience which would demonstrate the clear ability to teach Speech/Communications to community college students.

• Range/Step Class I - VII (Based on degree and teaching experience).

PART‑TIME (less than .60 FTE):
Part‑time positions less than .60 FTE are not entitled to any District paid fringe benefits.

The Yuba Community College District is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Yuba Community College District will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals. Applicants who require reasonable…