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Residential Faculty - English (Open until filled)
Phoenix, AZ
Job Description
Residential Faculty - English (Open until filled)
Job ID: 319957
Location: South Mountain Comm College
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Hiring Salary Range
$49,725 - $95,728/annually, DOE
Grade
001
Work Schedule
Monday - Friday, 30 hours per week
Work Calendar
9 Months
Maricopa Summary
Are you looking for a place to work where you can make a real difference in the lives of over 200,000 college students every year?
Would you like to be part of an organization that adds $7.2 billion dollars to the economy and supports nearly 100,000 jobs in the fastest growing county in the United States?
Whether you're teaching, working, or learning Make It Happen At Maricopa County Community Colleges!
About Us
- Many of our campuses have received grant awards through the to improve undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving institutions program (HSI Program).
- Commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity and employee groups to create an environment of shared governance
- One of the largest community college systems in the country
- 2020 Healthy Arizona Worksites Program recipient
- Named 19th Best Employer for Women by Forbes
- 2019 No. 42 in Arizona's Best Employers
Campus Statement
South Mountain Community College (SMCC) reflects the diversity of the surrounding community, a rich mix of rural, urban, and suburban neighborhoods. Many of our students arrive from Phoenix, Laveen, Tempe, Guadalupe, and the surrounding area to attend classes at the main campus or our offsite facility in Guadalupe; we also offer evening courses in Laveen at Betty Fairfax High School.
Of the approximately 5,000 students enrolled at SMCC nearly 70 percent were first-generation college students and 48 percent intended to transfer to a university to further their education. And, with more than 80 percent of these students identifying as a minority, SMCC has been federally designated as a Minority Serving and Hispanic Serving Institution.
Our small, personalized classes are offered days, evenings, and online, led by an engaged and accomplished faculty. Career and academic counseling are also available. SMCC is also a Strengths-Based Institution, helping you determine your strengths and then strategize with you to maximize those strengths in your academic and career choices.
Benefits
The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is committed to providing you with a competitive, comprehensive benefits program that provides the care you and your family need to lead healthy and productive lives. Our benefits are designed to provide support for every life stage and lifestyle in our community.
- 16 paid observed holidays
- ) & 12% Employee Contribution Match (Pension, Long Term Disability, and Health Insurance)
- Paid, sick, and personal time (if applicable)
- Maricopa Employee Store: Perks & Gears (exclusive discounts and offers for Maricopa Community Colleges faculty and staff)
- Tuition reimbursement for employees and dependents
- Flexible work schedules
- Maricopa Employee Health & Wellness Program:
- Sight-On-Site Eye Care Services
- Diabetes Empowerment Education Program
- Mobile On-site Mammography Screenings
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Wondr online program that teaches clinically-proven, healthy habits that lead to less stress, better sleep, weight loss, and more
- Pre-Retirement Events
- (may forgive the remaining balance on a federal student loan made directly by the U.S. Department of Education after qualifying).
- 10+ Maricopa Affinity Resource Employee Groups (Celebrates diversity, embraces inclusion, and supports employees, students, and community!)
Job Summary
This position begins Fall of 2024
South Mountain Community College is seeking an English/ English Humanities/ Creative Writing/ and/or Journalism faculty to work within an award-winning college environment. In this role, you will provide exceptional instruction for students from diverse backgrounds and cultures in all levels of English, English Humanities, Creative Writing, and/or Journalism (depending upon experience and qualifications).
As a faculty, you will create a caring and supportive learning environment, ensuring that students are successful and supported throughout their college experience. You'll be responsible for advancing the academic life of the college through participation in co-curricular activities, committee assignments, and professional growth. Your work will foster both student and community engagement.
To be successful in this role, you'll need excellent communication and organizational skills, as well as proficiency in using a variety of instructional modalities and methods to engage, support, and assess student academic success and maintain accurate records. You'll be expected to follow all applicable laws, policies, and scholarly best practices to achieve a high-level of excellence within and outside the college classroom.
Please review to learn more about our college.
Essential Functions
- Develop instructional materials and curriculum to facilitate learning for students from diverse backgrounds using different instructional strategies, techniques, and modalities.
- Embrace a proactive approach to meet established deadlines and timelines, ensuring timely delivery and seamless implementation and enhance instruction through continuous evaluation and improvement of teaching and learning.
- Use innovative technologies and methods focusing on student learning, retention, and achievement to engage students and promote student success.
- Actively participate in progress-sharing to foster a culture of collaboration, celebration and continuous improvement
- Advance the academic life of the college by participating in, planning, and facilitating district-wide, campus, and departmental activities including Department meetings, committees, events, and projects to advance the academic life of the college, such as being the faculty lead for student publications and student clubs.
- Assist colleagues and provide timely responses to problems/requests from students during in-person office hours, virtual office hours, and regular electronic communication
- Remain current with new trends and developments in the field through attendance at conferences, seminars, workshops and active within the community.
Minimum Qualifications
You need a Master's Degree or higher in one of the following fields:
English, Rhetoric, Composition, Literature, Creative Writing, English Education, Journalism New Media Studies, Teaching English as a Second Language,
Linguistics
OR you need Master's Degree in any field with 18 graduate-level credits in these prefixes/subjects:
ENG, ENH, LIT, ENGL, RHET, WTG, COMP, CRW, LIN, JRN, ESL, BLE, BME, Rhetoric, Literature, Critical Thinking, Composition, Literacy, Linguistics, Writing
OR you need Master's Degree in any field with 18 graduate-level credits in courses with these keywords:
Candidates making an application on the basis of graduate coursework in the following areas must consult with the English Instructional Council to verify
applicability HUM, SPC, LAE, EDU, HED, IDS, RDG, Culture, Language, Critical Theory, Critical Analysis, Reading
Desired Qualifications
A. Master's degree or higher in Creative Writing, Journalism, or Literacy.
B. Demonstrated expertise creating inclusive teaching and learning experiences designed to foster an authentic learning environment and assess knowledge transfer
C. Demonstrated expertise using a variety of instructional technologies to enhance instruction, engage all students in the teaching and learning endeavor, maintain accurate records, including experience utilizing a learning management system
D. Demonstrated community engagement, such as leading department initiatives, college and/or district committees, campus programs, student clubs, high school outreach, and /or community partnerships
E. Demonstrated commitment to collegiality and collaboration.
Special Working Conditions
- Travel to campus during interview/selection process will be at candidate's own expense
- Will be required to travel or be assigned to all MCCCD locations
- May require numerous evenings or weekends
- May require prolonged periods of viewing a computer screen
- May be required to lift or carry up to 25 lbs
How to Apply
Applicants are required to submit unofficial transcripts, resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a cover letter showing how the applicant meets the minimum and desired qualifications. All minimum requirements must be met at the time of the application.
MCCCD accepts unofficial transcripts for U.S. schools at the time of application. Unofficial transcripts are submitted as an attachment to the application. Transcripts from non U.S. institutions must be translated and evaluated and provided with application material.
Applications without a cover letter or do not include detailed employment history information will be incomplete and will not be considered.
Additional materials will not be accepted after the job posting has closed.
Missing materials or incomplete employment history will not be considered.
Please ensure your materials clearly provide the following information.
- Clearly illustrate how prior experience, knowledge and education meet the minimum and desired qualifications for this position.
- Indicate whether former or current employment is Full-Time or;
- Part-Time employment, to include Adjunct or Associate Professor (must include number of hours worked, contact hours or load)
- Provide employment history in a month/year format (e.g., 09/07 to 10/11) including job title, job duties, for each position held and name of employer for each position.
- Three professional references, preferably current and/or former supervisors. If references are not provided in resume upon application, they will be requested at time of interview.
Posting Close Date
Open until filled
First Review: June 3, 2024
Applications received on or after the review date may not be screened
EEO, Title IX, & Clery Act
Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination in employment or education, against any applicant, employee, or student because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status (including document abuse), age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."
The policy of the MCCCD is to provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of gender discrimination. Incidents of misconduct should be reported to the college Title IX Coordinator, as outlined in policy, contact information is available at this link Title IX Coordinators.
The Clery Act is a Federal law requiring United States Colleges and Universities to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. Crime reporting data for each of the Maricopa Community Colleges, as required under the Clery Act, is available at this link Clery Act.
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Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Education
High School or Equivalent
Required Experience
Open
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