Faculty, College Readiness GED/High School Equivalency (HSE)

About the Role

Austin Community College's High School Equivalency (HSE/GED®) program provides academic classes designed to prepare adult learners to pass their GED exams and earn a state-recognized credential. The program covers core test subjects—Math, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies—while integrating direct pathways to higher education and workforce training. Instructors focus on building academic confidence and practical skills, equipping students with the tools needed for long-term career advancement and post-secondary success.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and teach GED-aligned Math and/or Language Arts courses for a multicultural student population, aligned with approved learning outcomes.
• Design, review, and refine comprehensive HSE/GED curricula including goal-setting, collaborating with and supporting and mentoring colleagues in effective implementation.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of current practices and make data-driven adjustments to foster student success.
• Guide and support students through the GED.com experience. Support GED Ready and other GED related events as needed.
• Apply best practices in classroom and online management to promote accessibility, engagement, and retention.
• Participate actively in departmental responsibilities and governance, including curriculum review/revision, program review, and course/program-level learning outcome assessments.
• Provide accessible and individualized academic support, including one-on-one assistance.
• In collaboration with SCR teams, assist with assessment and enrollment of HSE/GED students, providing placement, enrollment, application, proficiency/progress testing, and related support.
• Maintain attendance, grading, and blackboard in a timely manner.
• Serve as a mentor to new faculty in the HSE/GED program.
• Collaborate with program leaders, faculty, and coordinators to support student achievement.
• Maintain a positive, and culturally responsive classroom environment.
• 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 that 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 chancellor, vice chancellor, or executive vice chancellor.

Technology

• Demonstrated proficiency using computer applications, online resources, video creation, and other technologies for the classroom.
• Demonstrated proficiency using an online learning management system such as Blackboard Ultra to develop and build course content and perform administrative duties (posting office hours, syllabi, etc.)

Principal Professional Standards

• Appropriate use of the college's learning management system.
• Meet deadlines for attendance certification and submission of final course grades.
• Maintain regular office hours to assist students and improve student retention and success.
• Attend and participate in college-wide, campus, department, or other activities and meetings.
• 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.

Minimum Education

Bachelor's degree in English, Education, Math, Curriculum Design, or a related field.

Required Experience

• 1 year experience teaching varied student populations, including ESL/ELL/ESOL, K-12, adult education, and higher education.
• OR At least 3 graduate hours in an appropriate education course focused on adult learners, educational psychology, teaching developmental courses, or educational methods.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in education or related field.
• Experience teaching within the School of College Readiness, ENGL, INRW, ESOL, or EDUC.
• Reading certification such as Neuhaus, Wilson or similar.

Qualities of a Successful Candidate

• Knowledge of adult learning theory and instructional methods.
• A strong commitment to engaging in classroom and online management best practices.
• Awareness of Texas College and Career Readiness Standards.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.
• Ability to build positive working relationships and serve as a student role model.
• Ability to exhibit creativity, patience, and flexibility in teaching approaches.
• Ability to apply ethics, integrity, and sound professional judgment.
• A commitment to establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with students, colleagues, and staff representing multicultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Dynamic, non-traditional instructional delivery methods to teach students of widely varying levels of proficiency and from various backgrounds and abilities.
• Appropriate and up-to-date knowledge of the discipline and subject matter.
• Experience using technology as an instructional aide, where appropriate, to enhance learning.
• Documented experience with active and applied teaching and learning methodologies.
• A strong commitment to teaching in a community college setting, including teaching practices that reflect an understanding of the multicultural classroom and the benefits of cultural awareness and sensitivity in the classroom and the workplace.
• Commitment to a culture of care for all.
• Commitment to the comprehensive mission of Austin Community College and to the principles and practices associated with Servant-Leadership.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students with a wide range of skills and backgrounds.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with varied populations from the local community as well as students, staff, faculty, and administration.
• Strength in communication media, both verbal and written, as well as listening.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to maintain an established schedule, including evenings and weekends, and possible multiple campus locations that may vary by semester.
• Commitment to maintaining the confidentiality of student information.
• Understanding of what it means to teach in a community college environment that often serves underprepared and underserved students.

Working Conditions & Requirements

• Ability to teach evenings and weekends.
• Ability to teach in person at any ACC campus and online.
• Valid Texas driver's license and reliable transportation for local travel.
• Work is performed in the classroom, ACCelerator labs, or online environments. Requires extended standing, walking, sitting, and reaching. Occasional lifting of up to 20 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.

Application Requirements

Upload the following documents to your application:

• Unofficial/copy of transcripts
• Updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) or Résumé
• Cover letter - explaining interest in the position

If you get selected for the position, then please request official electronic transcripts to be sent directly from the institution to hrtranscripts@austincc.edu. This email address must be entered as the recipient. Please do not select "Austin Community College" from a menu. It will not be received by ACC Human Resources. If you need assistance, please contact your university's registrar's office. If official electronic transcripts are not an option, a hardcopy can be mailed to the following address: ACC Human Resources Attn: Prisca M. Baker 6101 Highland Campus Dr., Bldg 3000, Suite 3.2224 Austin, TX 78752. Photocopies of transcripts or transcripts stamped "issued to student" are not accepted.

Pay

$64,427 - $96,197 (Based on a 10.5 month contract to start Spring 2027).