Music Instructor, Part-Time Adjunct

Salary: $67.00 Hourly
Job Type: Temporary -- Adjuncts
Location: CC - Main Campus, Ridgecrest, CA
Department: Visual & Performing Arts (VPA)

About the role

Kern Community College District accepts applications for part-time, hourly faculty pools on a continuous basis. This allows the division to contact qualified applicants immediately if a need arises without having to wait for a period of time to advertise. If there is an interest and/or need within the specific department, applicants who meet the minimum requirements will be contacted by respective department supervisors, deans and/or division chairs. Applications submitted will remain active for up to two years.

Representative Duties

• Provide instruction in a full range of music courses
• Teach at other campus sites, day or evening classes, weekend classes, large classes, distance learning and using multiple teaching methodologies
• Participate in student recruitment and articulation of transfer programs for the Visual and Performing Arts department
• Maintain subject matter currency
• Develop and revise curriculum
• Use computer and multimedia technology
• Participate collegially in departmental, college and discipline-specific professional activities

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's in Music; OR
• Bachelor's in Music AND Master's in Humanities; OR
• Possession of a valid credential, which authorizes the full-time teaching of Music at the California Community College level; OR
• The equivalent

Certain combinations of education, experience, and other accomplishments in the field may be judged as equal to the stated minimum qualifications for these positions. Candidates who feel they possess such equivalent qualifications must request and submit an APPLICATION FOR EQUIVALENCE form. Supporting documents must be included with the completed form.

Degrees and credits must be from accredited institutions (Title V Section 53406). Any degree from a country other than the United States, including Canada and Great Britain, must be evaluated by an evaluation service.

A demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

Knowledge & Abilities

• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues in an environment that promotes innovation, teaching, learning and service to a diverse student population
• Ability to effectively work 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