Description:
The Community College of Aurora is looking for engaging, inclusive, and equity-minded instructors to teach social work classes through dynamic, rigorous, and student-centered learning strategies. We are seeking talented candidates who value and support the college's mission and goals of improving retention and success rates as well as closing the equity gap for underrepresented students. CCA expects quality instruction, high academic standards, high student support, and a strong commitment to student engagement and success.
This is a part-time instructor position. Colorado residency is required. We are seeking a candidate to teach a variety of social work courses in multiple modalities, including online, in-person, and hybrid. For some of the social work courses, students are also required to complete at least 30 hours of service-learning at a community organization. Our Behavioral Health Program Navigator will be responsible for connecting students to site placements.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Uphold the vision, mission, and values of the college.
- Maintain expertise in the subject area and effectively teach assigned courses; develop lesson plans, activities, and assessments that lead students to successful attainment of course competencies and outcomes.
- Be knowledgeable about online pedagogy/andragogy, methods, retention, inclusion, and assessment of outcomes; be willing to participate in coaching/mentoring.
- Promote student success through inclusive, accessible, challenging, equity-minded, student-centered, and engaging instruction.
- Provide proactive and holistic support for students; this includes providing outreach, differential instruction with high expectations and high support for students of varied preparedness.
- Implement current and effective teaching and learning practices, including diversification of instructional delivery, incorporation of diverse sources and voices into curriculum, and demonstration of cultural competency in teaching.
- According to established timelines and expectations, create and provide a course syllabus for each assigned class to the department. Provide students with department approved syllabi by the first day of classes in the LMS.
- Maintain accurate records according to department/division/college expectations and guidelines, including Instructional Guideline 2.11, in the college LMS - Desire2Learn (D2L). Submit required records according to published instructions and deadlines.
- Evaluate student performance in a constructive, timely, and effective manner as stated in the course syllabus.
- Participate in all departmental and college-wide assessment practices.
- Complete all required instructional professional development activities including a departmental orientation and multiple trainings during their first semester.
- Stay current with and implement expectations by reading emails regularly and attending departmental, divisional, and college meetings as called by the Chair, Dean, Vice President of Academic Success, and President.
- Understand and uphold the vision, mission, and values of the college, while abiding by all relevant CCA guidelines, and CCCS/SBCCOE policies and procedures.
- Assist in monitoring student progress at service-learning site placements and coordinate with the Behavioral Health Program Navigator and Department Chair if any issues arise.