Adjunct, English Composition and/or Integrated Reading and Writing

About the role

Under general supervision, prepare and teach Introductory and Intermediate English Composition and other English courses as needed. Faculty member may be assigned to any SLCC location.

Responsibilities

• Follows the English course curriculum outline, prepares and delivers lectures and other classroom activities
• Uses the published Canvas development shells
• Keeps accurate classroom records
• Captures Student ADA accommodation requests following college policy and procedures
• Answers student questions and provides necessary feedback on student progress
• Supports the Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies (ELWS) assessment initiatives
• Maintains student attendance records (for Financial Aid purposes) and grades
• Conducts a variety of appropriate evaluations of student performance
• Informs students of progress-to-date periodically and assigns and submits grades by published deadlines
• Assists in maintaining a safe and mutually respectful instructional environment
• Prepares and submits incident reports to Dean of Student Services for inappropriate student behavior as defined by the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy
• Provides appropriate and timely feedback for all assignments
• Returns graded assignments in a timely fashion per department standards
• Handles/responds to student concerns/complaints, and responds to student communications and inquiries promptly (generally within 1-2 business days)
• Maintains professional and collegial behavior
• Maintains professional appearance as defined by the discipline and/or College procedure
• Completes all required employee trainings
• Completes the ELWS department orientation annually
• Completes the Canvas User Credential within a semester of being hired
• Completes the Online Teacher Credential if teaching online classes
• Completes the Livestream Teacher Credential if teaching Livestream classes
• Knows and enforces FERPA guidelines
• Provides ADA accommodations as requested
• Other job related duties as needed

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Expertise in current approaches to composition and English studies
• Demonstrated fluency in core pedagogies of writing instruction, including but not limited to: developing and supporting writing assignments; responding to student writing; facilitating the work of students in small groups, as well as in whole-class activities; and facilitating collaborative work
• Expertise and teaching experience in a variety of writing courses, including technical and professional writing
• Demonstrable proficiency with writing technologies, including but not limited to on-line or technology-enhanced course design and teaching, multi-media, hypertext, and distance education
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, culture, ethnic background, and abilities, to maintain good working relationships across the College
• Ability to work with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic background of community college students, faculty and staff, including those with disabilities

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Masters degree in English, Composition, Writing Theory, TESOL, Reading, Postsecondary Literacy, or a related field.
• Preferred Qualifications: One-year experience teaching composition at a post-secondary institution; Graduate coursework in writing and reading pedagogy; Multilingual