Pt Instructor, Sign Language, American

PT Instructor, Sign Language, American

Salary: $2,034.43/CAH - $2,276.74/CAH

https://www.clpccd.org/hr/FacultySalarySchedule07012023.pdf

Start Date: Fall 2024

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Location: Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Dr., Livermore, CA  94551

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District is seeking a PT Instructor, Sign Language, American for Las Positas College.  Applicants will be expected to provide instruction in: American Sign Language 1A, American Sign Language 1B, and possibly American Sign Language 2A and 2B in future semesters.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Teach in-person and on-campus a variety of courses during the day and/or evening.  May also include online courses.  
2. Have completed Distance Education teaching training and have experience teaching with Canvas.  
3. Adapt methodologies for students with special needs and different learning styles.
4. Participate in Adjunct faculty responsibilities such as: course and curriculum development and review, student learning outcomes and assessment, and program review. 
5. Meet record keeping obligations on time, e.g. grades, census, reports, rosters, and keep posted office hours.

Minimum Qualifications:

Any bachelor’s degree or higher and two years of professional experience, or any associate degree and six years of professional experience.

Evidence of understanding of and responsiveness to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, racial and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practices within the classroom.

Applicants applying under the “Equivalent” provision must provide details that explain at time of application how their academic preparation is the equivalent of the degree listed above. 

Desirable Qualifications:

1. Experience and expertise in culturally responsive teaching in the American Sign Language learning discipline, especially as it relates to the relevancy of students' lives, interests, and communities.
2. Demonstrated sensitivity, knowledge, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, gender, gender identity, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of the students we serve and sensitivity to and knowledge and understanding of groups historically underrepresented, and groups who may have experienced discrimination.
3. Teach courses in American Sign Language. Instructor must be fluent in ASL and the American Manual Alphabet. Prepare students to communicate with and interpret for deaf people.

Physical Demands and Working Environment:

Individuals with disabilities who are unable to carry out the physical activities of the position will receive reasonable accommodations to enable them to perform the essential functions of the positions.

Notification to Applicants

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District reserves the right to close or not fill any advertised position.

TO APPLY, please send the following application materials to the contact listed below:

1. 1.Cover Letter
2. 2.Resume
3. 3.Transcripts (Unofficial copies accepted for application purposes; however, official copies must be submitted if hired.) Any degrees earned outside of the United States must have a U.S. evaluation (course by course) of the transcripts and must be submitted with the application. (Please use https://www.naces.org/members to obtain evaluation.)
4. URL links to samples of recorded ASL lesson.
5. Download and complete PT faculty application located at: http://districtazure.clpccd.org/hr/files/docs/hiringpkt/PTFacApp.pdf.

Name: Amy Mattern, Dean, Academic Services

Email: amattern@laspositascollege.edu

Phone: 925 424-1382

Department: Arts and Humanities

Special Instructions to Applicants:

The Board of Trustees has updated Board Policy 7330 to incorporate information on COVID vaccination requirements, which are currently suspended.  Accordingly, employee(s) must comply with the Board Policy found at: http://districtazure.clpccd.org/policies/files/docs/BP7330.pdf.

It is the policy of this District to provide equal opportunity in all areas of employment practices and to assure that there shall be no discrimination against any person on the basis of sex, ancestry, age, marital status, race, religious creed, mental disability, medical condition (including HIV and AIDS), color, national origin, physical disability, family or sexual preference status and other similar factors in compliance with Title IX, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, other federal and state non-discrimination regulations, and its own statements of philosophy of objectives.  The District encourages the filing of applications by both sexes, ethnic minorities, and the disabled.

Joining Our College Community

We seek equity-minded applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits diversity brings to an educational community.  We look for applicants who:

1. Value and intentionally promote diversity and consciousness of difference
2. Demonstrate cultural humility and an ongoing desire to improve cultural competence
3. Are dedicated to addressing issues of social justice
4. Accept their shared role and responsibility in addressing opportunity and achievement gaps experienced by students
5. Have experience and success in closing student equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices, or are knowledgeable and enthusiastic about implementing practices that achieve these goals
6. Actively seek to identify, disrupt, and remove institutional and/or systemic barriers that adversely impact historically marginalized communities
7. Empower the underrepresented and underserved
8. Foster students’ potential to become global citizens and socially responsible leaders
9. Believe that all people have the right to an education and work environment free from fear, harassment, or discrimination.