American Sign Language Instructor - Part-Time Adjunct Pool (ESCC)

About the role

Kern Community College District is accepting applications for part-time, hourly adjunct instructors in American Sign Language. Applications remain active for up to two years. When a need arises, qualified applicants may be contacted immediately by department supervisors, deans, or division chairs.

Representative Duties

• Teach an introductory American Sign Language (ASL) course with emphasis on basic conversation skills, Deaf culture, and history.
• Identify and demonstrate finger spelling, numbers, and beginning-level vocabulary.
• Describe and demonstrate ASL classifiers, grammar structure, facial expression, and body movement.
• Compose ASL Gloss translations from English.
• Explain basic cultural aspects of the Deaf community.
• Examine and demonstrate understanding of the history, culture, and civilization of the Deaf world.
• Teaching may occur at multiple campus sites, including day, evening, weekend, large, or distance-learning classes using varied methodologies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor degree and 2 years related professional experience or
• Associate degree and 6 years related professional experience or
• The equivalent.

Candidates claiming equivalent qualifications must submit an APPLICATION FOR EQUIVALENCE form with supporting documentation.

Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administration in California Community Colleges apply, including a demonstrated sensitivity to diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

Degrees and credits must be from accredited institutions. Foreign degrees require evaluation by a NACES or ACEI member service.

Knowledge & Abilities

• Ability to work effectively with colleagues in an environment that promotes innovation, teaching, learning, and service to a diverse student population.
• Ability to work effectively with students with a wide range of skills, motivations, academic, and vocational goals.
• Ability to develop curriculum, including curriculum delivered via different modalities.
• Ability to participate in recruitment and articulation activities with local schools, colleges, and universities.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain subject matter currency.
• Ability to assess student learning outcomes.
• Knowledge of computers and willingness to explore new technologies that would benefit the program.
• Knowledge of and commitment to the California community college mission.