Instructor - Esl And Integrated Education And Training

Job Summary and Responsibilities/Duties

• Helps advance the role and goals of a comprehensive community college.
• Teaches non-credit Adult Basic Skill courses, which will include team-taught and support courses to support career-technical education certificate programs
• Creates a learning environment for students inclusive of diverse cultural, social, economic, and educational backgrounds.
• Collaborates with faculty and staff from other departments and divisions to promote communication, coordinate programs, and support student success.
• Prepares clear learning outcomes for each course, and informs students of learning outcomes in a course syllabus.
• Participates in college service and activities outside direct instruction, such as student orientation, grant accountability requirements, curriculum development, strategic planning, educational assessment, and completion ceremonies.
• Supports student recruitment, placement, retention, and advising.
• Posts and keeps office hours to be available to students for assistance outside the classroom.
• Teaches at least one evening section per year as needed.
• Facilitates communication and serve as a mentor to a large part-time faculty.
• Facilitates faculty meetings, training, and professional development as needed.
• Keeps professionally current by participating in professional development and other activities; maintains current credentials or licensures as required by program or accreditation.
• Maintains active liaison with high schools, universities, business and industry, or external agencies, and assists the dean with program advisory committees as appropriate.
• Completes instructional duties, reports, and other administrative responsibilities assigned by the dean in a timely manner and in accordance with grant standards.
• Attends division, department, and committee meetings and in-service programs.
• Incorporates, as pedagogically appropriate, current technology in classroom, online environment, laboratory and office environments.
• Maintains and emphasizes safe working conditions and practices.
• Complies with all Board policies and administrative regulations.

Minimum and Desired Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree (or higher) in TESOL/TEFL OR Master’s degree (or higher) with 24 graduate credit hours in adult education OR Master’s degree (or higher) in any discipline and three years of experience teaching ESOL and contextualized vocational classes.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in teaching practices and service activities

• Teaching experience with culturally and linguistically diverse students from a variety of ages, backgrounds, and learning differences
• Experience working with adult multilingual (English) language learners
• Experience teaching Integrated Education and Training (IET), VESL and/or I-BEST courses
• Experience developing contextualized standards-based curriculum
• Experience teaching non-credit Adult Basic Skill courses, including team-taught, co-taught, and support courses to support career-technical education certificate programs.
• Experience with using digital tools and applications to deliver instruction and supporting students in their development of digital skills.

Additional Qualifications and/or Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues to promote communication and support student success
• Leadership skills in equity and inclusion, cross-program collaboration, faculty support and mentoring
• Knowledge and understanding of contextualized curriculum
• Knowledge of short-term certificate programs
• Ability to utilize necessary technology for in-person and online instruction
• Ability to manage and engage students from diverse backgrounds and skill levels;
• Knowledge of best practices, current methodologies, and innovative teaching and learning strategies such as, high engagement facilitation strategies, adult learning, and language acquisition andragogy
• Ability to team-teach, co-teach, and work alongside faculty from various career technical education programs
• Knowledge of English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)
• Knowledge of and ability to utilize teaching methods, approaches, and techniques for integrating academic content and language learning.

Working Conditions and Important Information

Working Conditions:
Works assigned schedule and exhibits regular and predictable attendance. As necessary to meet workload demands, works outside of typical schedule including evening/weekend hours. Work may require travel to off-campus locations. Work assignments may require working in multiple locations and modalities.

Salary:
Salary placement will be based on applicable Education and/or years of relevant full-time equivalent experience at the sole discretion of the College, per the guidelines in the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement. Please include all relevant Education and full and part-time experience in your application that you want the College to review towards potential placement. Hired employees will not have an opportunity to update past Education and/or experience or appeal initial placement after the time of hire.
Important Information:
MHCC only accepts applications through our online application system at http://agency.governmentjobs.com/mhcc/default.cfm. For technical assistance, please call 855-524-5627.

Please note: We do not request or read letters of recommendation. Also, it is not necessary to upload a large number of documents with your materials. We are looking for the required documents. Faculty applications require a current resume, cover letter and official transcripts (copies are fine for application purposes) and/or any required certificates or licenses.

Please note: this is initially a self-screening system. We recognize that our application process can be lengthy, so before you begin, please read all of the stated requirements to determine if you meet them. Applicants must meet all of the stated minimum qualifications and additional requirements to be considered for this position. Based on your responses to the qualifying questions, the system may automatically screen you out from further consideration.

Position subject to budget consideration and approval. For the candidate who is hired into this position, salary placement will be based on guidelines in the faculty association agreement to assess Education and experience. For this reason, please be sure to include everything in your application that you want the college to consider towards placement. Any appeals to placement must be submitted in writing to the human resources recruitment specialist no later than one week after an offer is made.

Final candidates will be subject to a criminal background check as part of the employment process.

MHCC is NOT able to support Visa applications for employment at the college. Applicants must already be eligible to work in the United States to be considered.

MHCC provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment in accordance with ORS 408.225, 408.230, and 408.235; OAR 105-040-0010 and 105-040-0015.

Qualifying veterans and disabled veterans may obtain preference by submitting as verification of eligibility a copy of the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214 or 215) or a letter from the US Dept. of Veteran's Affairs indicating receipt of a non-service connected pension to your application. Disabled Veterans must also submit a copy of their Veteran's disability preference letter from the Dept. of Veteran Affairs, unless the information is included in the DD Form 214 or 215.

If you are seeking this preference, appropriate documentation must be provided at the time of application. You may submit an electronic copy in the document upload area of the application in the section marked "veterans' preference document," or fax to 503-491-7257 or mail to Human Resources, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR 97030. If you do not have your documentation, you may request it through your Veterans' Administration Office.

Applicants with disabilities may request accommodation to complete the application and interview process. Please notify Human Resources at least three working days prior to the date of need.

Mt. Hood Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that actively supports workforce diversity.