To advance the college’s mission, vision, principles, values and strategic initiatives through continuous improvement decisions.
GENERAL JOB SUMMARY:
Under minimal supervision, Kirkwood Community College is seeking an instructor to teach Composition I and II at the Iowa County Center campus in Williamsburg, Iowa and/or the Washington County Regional Center campus in Washington, Iowa.
The instructor must evaluate, record, and report student achievement and progress in assigned courses in accordance with department, division, and College policies and procedures.
UNIVERSAL CORE COMPETENCIES:
- Advocate for Continual Improvement- empowering each other to identify opportunities for excellence.
- Collaborate with Mutual Accountability- working together with a willingness to take ownership and account for our actions.
- Champion Service- anticipating needs and creating a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive environment.
- Perseverance- commitment to excellence even in the face of adversity or delay in achieving success.
- Lead, regardless of title, through positive influence.
Constant (67-100%)
- Effectively organize and teach curriculum in accordance with established and/or developed syllabi for courses such as Composition I and Composition II.
- Effectively teach in various delivery formats, primarily in person.
- Maintain current course syllabi for all courses taught.
- File a current copy of the syllabus and provide a course syllabus beginning of each term in accordance with department guidelines.
- Effectively organize and prepare learning activities for assigned courses in accordance with established syllabi.
- Evaluate, record, and share student performance and progress on a regular basis and provide students with timely feedback.
- Make student referrals when deemed necessary to the other college personnel such as the dean, counselor, Financial Aid, etc., for more specialized information and assistance.
- Be able and willing to represent the college in the most positive manner with prospective, former, and current students, clients, suppliers, and the community we serve.
- Welcome, value, and nurture people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, as well as promote an environment that embraces differences, supports inclusion, and mitigates equity gaps.
- Possess the ability to organize and present various concepts to a wide range of students with varying backgrounds and abilities, and adjust teaching techniques accordingly.
- Prepare for, attend, and facilitate all classes and finals as scheduled.
- Establish and maintain good working relationships with students, colleagues, staff, administrators, and the general public.
- Send or submit your course syllabi to the office staff at the beginning of each semester.
- Check rosters to ensure that students in your section are registered for your section.
- Report attendance for financial aid purposes.
- Respond to students and to their work in a civil and timely fashion.
- Report midterm grades and final grades accurately and by the published deadlines.
- Respond to staff questions for book orders.
- Respond to staff and administrative communications about individual students.
- Respond with data for the department assessment projects.
- Attend to your Kirkwood email each weekday.
Position involves working in a classroom setting. Occasional (10-33%) sitting, pushing, pulling and grasping. Frequent (34-66%) reaching and viewing a computer and other types of close visual work. Constant (67-100%) standing, walking, repetitive motion, talking and hearing.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:- A conferred Master’s degree by date of appointment from an accredited institution with:
- At least 18 graduate hours in a combination of English, Communication, Creative Writing, Journalism, Literature, Speech, Technical Writing, or English Education coursework.
- At least 6 of the 18 graduate hours must be in English or Communication.
- Familiarity or experience with teaching at a community college.
- Experience teaching college writing at all levels.
- Significant graduate coursework in English, Literature, Writing, or Rhetoric.
- Experience teaching college composition at all levels.
- Writing center or teaching experience.
- Coursework in college pedagogy or the instruction of writing.
- Demonstrated experience working with English Language Learners.