Dual Adjunct Faculty, Criminal Justice

About the role

The Adjunct Faculty at Texas Southmost College are professional educators who work on a limited basis and have the primary responsibility of fulfilling the College's mission, vision, values, and goals. Their role includes leading, teaching, advising, and facilitating learning for students.

Responsibilities

• Strive for continual improvement of student success by planning an optimal learning environment, providing high-quality instruction, and participating in the development of learning outcomes and in the assessment of students and self.
• Manage learning environments by ensuring accurate syllabi, maintaining attendance records, submitting grades, and providing constructive feedback to students.
• Deliver effective instruction by assuming primary responsibility for curriculum development, designing learning activities, and using the College’s digital learning solution to meet course objectives.
• Enhance the student’s learning experience by integrating real-life situations, developing academic literacy, and working with students and employers in occupational settings.
• Collaborate with colleagues to construct and continuously improve measurable learning outcomes, including THECB core curriculum objectives and additional Texas Southmost College objectives.
• Achieve continual improvement by developing and revising curriculum as needed and using defined student learning outcomes to plan, develop, document, and evaluate teaching activities.
• Promote continual improvement as part of the cycle of teaching and learning by supporting the values and institutional goals as defined in the College’s Strategic Plan.
• Maintain a learning-centered environment by being available to students during the designated work period and supporting student learning through various means.
• Support student learning by making students aware of and referring them to appropriate student and academic support services.
• Pursue professional development by taking graduate courses, attending internal classes, and maintaining required professional credentials, licensing, and continuing education hours.
• Participate in discipline-specific activities developed for adjunct faculty, as appropriate.
• Attend the workplace regularly, report to work punctually, and follow a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite.
• Use interpersonal skills and make sound judgments to decide how duties and responsibilities are completed between coworkers, the supervisory chain, faculty, staff, students, and customers.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions; and effectively present information to top management, public groups, and other groups as needed.
• Perform duties and responsibilities within a high-tech all-digital environment.
• Complete all required training and professional development sessions sponsored by Texas Southmost College.

Requirements

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications

The qualifications for this position include a bachelor's degree and relevant teaching experience. Additional qualifications may vary based on the specific discipline and course requirements.

Skills

Effective communication, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills are essential. Proficiency in using the College’s digital learning solution is also required.

Benefits

Details about benefits are not specified in the job posting.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details about the schedule are not specified in the job posting.