Instructor, College And Career Readiness (Part-Time)

College of The Albemarle welcomes applications from individuals interested in an adjunct (part-time) Instructor, College and Career Readiness position.  Part-time and/or substitute instructor appointments are made on a semester-by-semester and/or as needed basis.  Positions are not benefit eligible. The candidate should have the ability to accommodate a flexible working schedule and limited travel within the service area. This job posting will serve as a pool of applicants from which the hiring manager may consult as needs arise.    

Applicants must complete the online application in its entirety, including an unofficial copy of their college transcript.    

Applications will remain active for 12 months.  

Evening positions available at COA - Elizabeth City and COA - Dare

Position Subject to Availability of Budgeted Funds

Salary is based on degree and experience

The role of the College and Career Readiness (CCR)  Instructor is to manage and instruct the Adult High School (AHS) and High School Equivalent (HSE) students in the CCR program at the Dare County Campus. The instructor will coordinate and implement program needs, exercising functional and technical supervision over students and volunteer instructional staff.

The PT CCR Instructor receives supervision from the Director, College and Career Readiness.

Program Administration and Documentation:

• Maintain and review all assessment testing and coursework data for all AHS and HSE students on Literacy Education Information System (LEIS) forms.

• Monitor instructional hours and academic progress for all AHS and HSE students to determine optimum post-test opportunities for assessment testing.

• Maintain up-to-date compliance data on assessment pre-tests, post-tests and Educational Functional Levels (EFL) gains for all AHS and HSE students.

• Maintain student records, attendance records and folders for all AHS and HSE participants.

Academic Advisement/Guidance and Instruction:

• Provide basic skills and AHS and HSE instruction to adult students, evaluate needs; correct work and assign tasks.

• Create lesson plans for instruction of students in area being taught.

• Prepare, teach and evaluate assigned instructional courses (classroom/lab).

• Meet with new AHS and HSE students to discuss graduation requirements, testing-based placement and options for enrollment in the program. Work with students to establish clear academic goals.

• Meet with returning students to re-establish rapport, answer questions, review requirements and set goals.

• Maintain continuous contact with ongoing students to monitor progress toward academic goals.

• Make referrals as necessary to special programs and agencies that are available to aid student progress Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Human Resource Development (HRD) and Student Success and Enrollment Management (SSEM), etc.).

Recruitment and Retention:

• Regularly assess the involvement and progress of current students. Make contact with students who may have difficulty attending class, maintaining hours or making passing grades and meet with them or discuss by phone what measures need to be taken to correct any problems. Also, make contact with all students on a regular basis to offer them encouragement and remind them of program resources.

• Maintain an ongoing effort to contact non-current students who have been active in recent semesters but who are not current, encourage them to return to the program.Telephoning is a preferable contact method, then email or postal mail.

• Participate in orientation sessions by presenting information on the HSE program.

• Assist with all recruiting/retention efforts implemented by the department and College.

Direction and Implementation of Program Goals:

• Participate in regular North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) training sessions.

• Work with the Director to recommend additions, changes and deletions to keep program area current.

Interface with Department:

• Maintain rapport with other instructors to remain apprised of the academic progress of AHS and HSE students.

• Use student management software to enroll new students in the AHS and HSE, re-activate returning students and assign AHS and HSE classes.

• Create student user accounts for all AHS and HSE programs.

• Meet in person with new AHE and HSE users to orient them to the AHS and HSE program, review policies, log-in and user logistics, grading information and specifics about class.

• Be available for students during office hours to address problems that students have concerning specific assignments or problems that they have with the logistics of the AHS and/or HSE program.

• Maintain electronic files and hard copies of all time reports.

• Maintain regular entries of AHS and HSE instruction time on the attendance roster for each student.

• Enforce probationary and disciplinary measures for students who fail to adhere to AHS and HSE instructional policies (minimum time requirements, academic integrity, etc.). Diminish the need for such measures by regular contact with students, encourage them to keep their hours and address any obstacles.

• Teach evening classes, classes at other campuses and off-site locations based on instructional and/or staffing needs as required.

Required:

• Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university with major course work in education or a related field.

• Two years of increasingly responsible experience in education, including two years of administrative responsibility.

• Two years teaching experience.

Ability to:

• Prepare, documents and maintain records.

• Use modern office equipment including computers and software.

• Establish and maintain a cooperative and team-oriented working relationship with those contacted in the course of work and with other areas of the College.

• Perform advising services and make agency referrals when client problems are beyond program scope.

• Maintain the security of confidential student records.

• Communicate effectively with participants, staff and community agencies to create an environment open for communication.

• Understand needs of undereducated adults and youths, at risk learners and special populations.