Non-Credit Professional Training Course Instructors

About Roxbury Community College:

About Roxbury Community College

Roxbury Community College is an urban, public, two-year College serving a diverse community including people of color, recent immigrants and nontraditional populations. The College mission is to facilitate student success in achieving educational goals through the delivery of high quality transfer and career programs. RCC strives to honor traditional commitments, and to be responsive to new challenges and insights through workforce training, ESOL and community education. The student population at the college is diverse in ethnicity, gender, language, age and background. Roxbury Community College is an AA/EO employer and strongly encourages applications from candidates who would enhance the diversity of its staff. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


Job Description:

Center for Workforce Development Mission:

The Mission of the Center for Workforce Development (CWD) at Roxbury Community College is to provide quality professional training for the residents of the Greater Roxbury and surrounding Boston metropolitan communities, skills upgrades for new and incumbent workers, and customized training for Businesses to help them reach their workforce goals. We offer a variety of short-term, non-credit training courses during the day and evening hours, and on weekends so students can attend training on a schedule that is convenient for them.

Course Proposals:

Roxbury Community College invites applications for non-credit instruction. CWD is seeking qualified, passionate instructors to join our team and expand our portfolio of non-credit course offerings. Course proposals are accepted on a rolling basis to an applicant pool. Areas if of special interest include:

• Healthcare
• Information Technology
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Business Skills
• Computer Skills

Job Description:

Instructors shall be responsible for: providing effective and high-quality instruction; helping students master course content; assessing student learning outcomes; maintaining current knowledge in their teaching field; continuing professional development; utilizing current technology in the performance of job duties; maintaining standards of professional


Requirements:

Instructors shall have:

• Appropriate knowledge, experience and skill, in the course subject
• License, and/or professional credentials where applicable,
• Ability to lead and conduct classroom courses and/or workshops
• Ability to employ a variety of teaching methods to engage all students
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Passionate about course content

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior teaching experience in course subject
• Experience working with students from diverse social, cultural, and economic backgrounds who possess wide ranges of academic abilities and interests.
• Prior teaching experience at a community college.
• Experience teaching online and/or hybrid courses.
• Familiarity with and ability to operate or oversee the operation of audio-visual equipment, including overhead projectors, film, sound systems, video, television, interactive video and audio equipment including computer controlled mixed media presentations.
• Ability to use the Microsoft platform desktop computer and various software including Microsoft Office and Outlook.
• Duties & Responsibilities:
• Work assigned schedule reliably and punctually
• Assess student performance in achieving course goals and objectives
• Keep accurate records in accordance with the Roxbury Community College policies
• Maintain open lines of communication with the Center for Workforce Development staff
• Collaborate with the Center of Workforce Development staff to continually improve course
• Maintain updated course description, course outline, and syllabi as appropriate

Requirements:

• All candidates must have legal authorization to work in the U.S.
• Appointment is subject to SORI (Sexual Offense Registry Information) background check, and a publicly accessible Massachusetts CORI (Criminal Offense Registry Information) background check.

Additional Information:

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act requires all institutes of higher education to disclose campus policy statements and crime statistics. Our annual report is available at www.rcc.mass.edu/clery .