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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a diverse population
of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our
mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance
learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service
area.
As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:
- Reflects the diversity
of our community - Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
- Is attracted by the college’s mission to promote
equitable access to educational opportunities - Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for
under-represented populations - Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
- Engages with the community
both within and outside of ACC
Commitment to Equity and Inclusion
ACC is committed to the ongoing systemic changes
needed to ensure the increased recruitment, inclusion, retention, and completion of historically underserved and underrepresented
populations. Through continual strategic community engagement and professional development of administrators, faculty, staff, and students,
the college demonstrates its dedication to fostering a culture and climate for equitable outcomes.
ACC is proud to serve a diverse
student body as an open-access and low-cost institution. Dedicated faculty members are excellent professors who help students achieve their
educational goals and are sensitive to our students’ diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds. In 2017 our faculty adopted a
Statement of ACC Faculty Values. This Statement affirms that ACC’s faculty members value collaboration, service, agency, scholarship,
inclusion, and teaching, all of which attest to our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our
mission.
Job Posting Title:
Adjunct Faculty, Skills Lab Instructor – EMSP
Job Description
Summary:
Responsible to prepare and deliver Emergency Medical Services Professions coursework in engaging, innovative, and
discipline-appropriate ways that reflect a commitment to success equity, respect for diversity, an understanding of culturally responsive
teaching, and knowledge of the teaching field. Meets professional standards for faculty in accordance with college policies and
procedures.
Job Description:
Principal Responsibilities and Duties
- Prepare and teach courses in
the field of Emergency Medical Services Professions to a diverse student population based on the department’s approved course learning
outcomes, utilizing a variety of instructional strategies appropriate to the needs of community college students and the standards of the
discipline. - Evaluate student progress and provide clear, timely feedback reflecting program learning outcomes and departmental
expectations. - Provide teaching and mentoring services to students in a manner which does not discriminate based on race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or
other protected categories. - Remain current in the field through a variety of professional development activities.
- Perform
other related tasks as assigned by the department chair, dean, and/or associate vice president, vice president, executive vice
president.
Technology
- Demonstrated proficiency using computer applications, online resources, and other
technologies for the classroom. Demonstrated proficiency using an online learning management system such as Blackboard to develop and build
course content and perform administrative duties (posting office hours, syllabi, etc.)
Principal Professional
Standards
- Meet deadlines for attendance certification and submission of final course grades.
- Maintain regular
office hours to assist students and improve student retention and success. - Recognize and reflect standards of civility and
collegiality in all interactions. - Comply with published college policies and procedures and meet professional standards for teaching
in a community college. - Appropriate use of the college’s learning management system.
Required
EducationWorking Conditions
- Work is routinely performed in an
office/classroom environment. - Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing, and
pulling. - Ability to lift up to 10 pounds.
- Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and
behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.
Number of
Openings:
1
Job Posting Close Date:
January 31, 2024Clery Act
As required by the US
Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus
Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a
Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for
reporting.
Disclaimer
The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an
all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do
the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of
this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or
assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
essential functions of the job.
Austin Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
