Instructor in Diesel Mechanics (Part-Time Pool)

About the role

We are accepting applications on an ongoing basis for future consideration for part-time instructors in this discipline at Ventura College. Applications submitted to this pool will be kept on file for the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, and Spring 2027 semesters and may be considered if a vacancy becomes available within the academic year. If you have applied to previous pools in this discipline, you will need to apply to this pool to continue to be considered.

Responsibilities

• Provide academic instruction to students through lecture, lab, or performance courses.
• Assess and develop cognitive abilities, communication skills, and higher order thinking skills among students through appropriate assignments and activities in one-on-one, classroom, and distance-mediated instructional settings.
• Advise and instruct students regarding programs of study, other institutions of higher education, lifelong learning resources, and effective study skills; refer students to support services, programs, resources, and other professionals as appropriate.
• Evaluate and select instructional materials such as textbooks, manuals, software, and tools in collaboration, as appropriate, with discipline faculty; order instructional materials according to campus bookstore procedure to ensure timely delivery.
• Revise and update course content and materials of instruction in accordance with new theory, application, and industry developments within the discipline or area of specialization.
• Evaluate and develop measurable student performance indicators for each course.
• May participate in curriculum and program development; may provide input into the development of student learning outcomes.
• May attend and participate on committees and in department, division, campus, and district meetings.
• May provide work direction to others.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Candidates must possess the minimum qualifications for the discipline as approved by the California Community Colleges Board of Governors and defined in the Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators in California Community Colleges handbook.
• The Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD) is a public community college district serving residents throughout Ventura County. VCCCD's three colleges - Moorpark College, Oxnard College, and Ventura College - offer programs for transfer to four-year colleges and universities; career technical training, basic skills instruction; as well as community service, economic development, and continuing education for cultural growth, life enrichment, and skills improvement.
• VCCCD recognizes that a diverse community of faculty, staff, and administrators promotes academic excellence and creates an inclusive educational and work environment for its employees, contractors, students, and the community it serves.
• The Ventura County Community College District does not engage in any employment practice that discriminates against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of ethnic group identification, race, color, language, accent, immigration status, ancestry, national origin, political beliefs, age, gender, sex, religion, transgender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, and/or physical or mental disability.

Qualifications

Any bachelor's degree and two years of professional experience OR any associate degree and six years of professional experience OR The equivalent* OR Possession of an appropriate California Community College Credential Professional experience is required when the applicant possesses a master's degree. The professional experience must be directly related to the faculty member's teaching assignment.

Skills

Essential duties include providing academic instruction, assessing and developing cognitive abilities, communication skills, and higher order thinking skills among students, advising and instructing students, evaluating and selecting instructional materials, revising and updating course content and materials of instruction, and participating in curriculum and program development.

Benefits

Applications submitted to this pool will be kept on file for the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, and Spring 2027 semesters and may be considered if a vacancy becomes available within the academic year. If you have applied to previous pools in this discipline, you will need to apply to this pool to continue to be considered.

Pay

Details about pay will be provided during the interview process.

Schedule

Details about schedule will be provided during the interview process.