Adjunct Instructor - Early Childhood Care and Education

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Job Title:  

Adjunct Instructor - Early Childhood Care and Education

Agency:

Athens Technical College

Job Requisition ID:

JR0000006501

Shift:

Not Applicable (United States of America)

Compensation Details:

SALARY IS COMMENSURATE WITH EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE. NO STATE OF GEORGIA BENEFITS.

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Teaches courses as directed by the program chair.
• Becomes familiar with program outcomes and understands course materials.
• Completes training in Blackboard learning platform, TCSG curricular standards, and program goals.
• Implements course instruction to meet TCSG curricular competencies based on approved course syllabus.
• Ensures that desired course outcomes meet the stated objectives.
• Administers and grades class examinations.
• Maintains current and accurate student records.
• Submits related grades, reports and forms within requested timelines.
• Submits course-related reports upon request by program chair or academic dean.
• Evaluates students' progress in attaining goals and objectives for each course.
• Provides a periodic performance appraisal of students to the program chair and/or other program full-time faculty.
• Participates in the annual review, evaluation, and recommendation of student textbooks and learning materials.
• Ensures safety and security requirements are met in the training areas.
• Attends programmatic meetings, trainings, workshops, and seminars, as needed.
• Completes ALL required employee trainings.
• Meets with students, staff members, and supervisors, as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education, or a related degree from an accredited college or technical institution.
• Eighteen (18) graduate semester hours in Child Development, Early Childhood Education, or the specific area of the course.
• Must be credentialed to satisfy all appropriate accrediting bodies for the courses assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

• One (1) to three (3) years’ work experience in a position related to Early Childhood Care and Education with children ages zero (0) – five (5).
• Availability to teach evening classes.

• Previous teaching experience in a post-secondary environment.
• Previous online teaching or training experience, including the use of video capture tools.

To apply, click "Apply to This Job" and submit your cover letter, resume/vita, three (3) professional references, and unofficial transcripts.  Incomplete applications will not be considered.

NOTE: Official transcripts will be required upon an offer of employment. Official copies of transcripts may be sent directly to: Athens Technical College, Attn: Human Resources, 800 U.S. Highway 29 N, Athens, GA 30601 or send electronically to [email protected] .

If you have a disability and need accommodations, please contact Athens Technical College Human Resources Department at (706) 583-2818.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG). The TCSG State Board prohibits discrimination on the basis of an individual’s age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status (“protected status”). No individual shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to unlawful discrimination, harassment, or retaliation under, any TCSG program or activity because of the individual’s protected status; nor shall any individual be given preferential treatment because of the individual’s protected status, except the preferential treatment may be given on the basis of veteran status when appropriate under federal or state law.

Athens Technical College is an equal opportunity employer. All employment processes and decisions, including but not limited to hiring, promotion, and tenure shall be free of ideological tests, affirmations, and oaths, including diversity statements. The basis and determining factor for such decisions should be that the individual possesses the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with the role, and is believed to have the ability to successfully perform the essential functions, responsibilities, and duties associated with the position for which the person is being considered. At the core of any such decision is ensuring the institution’s ability to achieve its mission and strategic priorities in support of student success.

The following individuals have been designated to coordinate the college's implementation of nondiscrimination policies: 

• Lindsey Brooker, Director of Student Support Services, Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Office K-614A, [email protected], 706/355-5081, 800 U.S. Highway 29 North, Athens, GA 30601.
• Courtney Mattox, Director of Human Resources ; Title VI, Title VII, Title IX Coordinator (Employees), Office K-514, [email protected], 706/583-2818, 800 U.S. Highway 29 North, Athens, GA 30601.
• Susan Fyffe, Vice President of Student Affairs, Title IX (Students) Office H-774, [email protected], 706/355-5029, 800 U.S. Highway 29 North, Athens, GA 30601.

Employment is contingent based upon successful completion of credit and/or all appropriate background checks.

 

 

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum qualifications for this position will be determined by the teaching discipline and compliance with appropriate accrediting bodies. Faculty must be credentialed to satisfy all appropriate accrediting bodies for the course assigned.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

The State of Georgia does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or other protected categories in employment or the provision of services.
Qualified applicants may request reasonable accommodation when needed during the application and/or screening process by contacting the appropriate agency Human Resources department.