What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructor/Assistant Instructor of Psychology position at Germanna Community College?
Posting Details
Posting Summary
Working Title
Instructor/Assistant Instructor of Psychology
Role Title
9 month-Professor
Role Code
01014-SW
FLSA
Exempt
Pay Band
00
Position Number
297F0016
Agency
Germanna Community College
Agency/Division
Germanna Community College (Div)
Work Location
Spotsylvania - 177
Hiring Range
$64,280 - $112,145, plus full state benefits
Emergency/Essential Personnel
No
EEO Category
I-Faculty
Full Time or Part Time
Full Time
Does this position have telework options? -Telework options are subject to change based on business needs-
No
Does this position have a bilingual or multilingual skill requirement or preference?
No
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday: 8:00am-10pm
Or as scheduled
Sensitive Position
No
Job Description
Germanna Community College is a public, open access institution of higher education in the Virginia Community College System. The College is a dynamic learning organization that serves as a regional leader and preferred partner where quality learning experiences enable students to participate effectively in the social, economic, political, intellectual, and cultural life of their communities. Germanna Community College is centrally located in Fredericksburg, VA between Washington D.C. and Richmond and between the Blue Ridge mountains and the Chesapeake Bay. Full of history, the area offers a community rich with diversity, the arts, technology, vineyards, hiking, canoeing/kayaking and many other activities.
Germanna Community College is seeking an innovative and collaborative individual to join the faculty as a Psychology Faculty Member. The successful candidate will teach all levels of Psychology, with an expected teaching load of 30 credits per academic year. The position may require teaching both day and evening courses at any college location, as well as online courses.
The College desires applicants with a commitment to the community college mission; teaching, learning, and student success; integration of learning outcomes assessment into course development and teaching; use of current and emerging technologies to enhance instruction; and integration of global perspectives in instruction. Finalists will be invited to present a short sample lesson.
The successful candidate must be able to work strategically with diverse colleagues, students, and community members with a commitment to diversity as a learning outcome to be culturally respectful, professionally competent, and civically responsible.
Major Duties And Responsibilities
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values of Germanna Community College. We recognize our responsibility to create, maintain, and nurture an academic and social environment that respects the diversity of people and ideas. We are committed to being an inclusive community that respects all cultures, experiences, and abilities and that prepares individuals to thrive in a global society. An EEO/AA Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or on the basis of disability. Germanna is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
Germanna is a federal contractor requesting priority referrals of protected veterans for our job opportunities.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting Catra Godwin by phone at 540-423-9056 or by email cgodwin@germanna.edu
If you would like to see a copy of our Affirmative Action Plan please contact Barbara Hall by phone at 540-834-1067 or by email bhall@germanna.edu.
Special Assignments
May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.
KSA's/Required Qualifications
No
Supervises Employees
No
Required Travel
Travel between campuses may be required
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
FAC_1538P
Recruitment Type
General Public - G
Number of Vacancies
1
Position End Date (if temporary)
Job Open Date
02/10/2025
Job Close Date
03/10/2025
Open Until Filled
Agency Website
www.germanna.edu
Contact Name
Catra Godwin
Email
cgodwin@germanna.edu
Phone Number
Special Instructions to Applicants
In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth's Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155
Additional Information
Background Check Statement Disclaimer
The selected candidate's offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth's Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link: http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/
EEO Statement
The Virginia Community College System, an EEO employer, welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and recognizes the benefits of a diverse workforce. Therefore, the VCCS is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. We prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, mental or physical disabilities, political affiliation, veteran status, gender identity, or other non-merit factors.
ADA Statement
The VCCS is an EOE and Affirmative Action Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), VCCS will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing and selection processes.
E-Verify Statement
VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.
Quicklink for Posting
https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/82200
Posting Summary
Working Title
Instructor/Assistant Instructor of Psychology
Role Title
9 month-Professor
Role Code
01014-SW
FLSA
Exempt
Pay Band
00
Position Number
297F0016
Agency
Germanna Community College
Agency/Division
Germanna Community College (Div)
Work Location
Spotsylvania - 177
Hiring Range
$64,280 - $112,145, plus full state benefits
Emergency/Essential Personnel
No
EEO Category
I-Faculty
Full Time or Part Time
Full Time
Does this position have telework options? -Telework options are subject to change based on business needs-
No
Does this position have a bilingual or multilingual skill requirement or preference?
No
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday: 8:00am-10pm
Or as scheduled
Sensitive Position
No
Job Description
Germanna Community College is a public, open access institution of higher education in the Virginia Community College System. The College is a dynamic learning organization that serves as a regional leader and preferred partner where quality learning experiences enable students to participate effectively in the social, economic, political, intellectual, and cultural life of their communities. Germanna Community College is centrally located in Fredericksburg, VA between Washington D.C. and Richmond and between the Blue Ridge mountains and the Chesapeake Bay. Full of history, the area offers a community rich with diversity, the arts, technology, vineyards, hiking, canoeing/kayaking and many other activities.
Germanna Community College is seeking an innovative and collaborative individual to join the faculty as a Psychology Faculty Member. The successful candidate will teach all levels of Psychology, with an expected teaching load of 30 credits per academic year. The position may require teaching both day and evening courses at any college location, as well as online courses.
The College desires applicants with a commitment to the community college mission; teaching, learning, and student success; integration of learning outcomes assessment into course development and teaching; use of current and emerging technologies to enhance instruction; and integration of global perspectives in instruction. Finalists will be invited to present a short sample lesson.
The successful candidate must be able to work strategically with diverse colleagues, students, and community members with a commitment to diversity as a learning outcome to be culturally respectful, professionally competent, and civically responsible.
Major Duties And Responsibilities
- Normally teach 15 credit hours per semester (dependent upon discipline) during the academic year
- Be accessible to students outside the classroom and hold a minimum of ten on-campus or virtual office hours per week; if offering online office hours, they are required to provide online synchronous office hours suitable for the needs of all students
- Use multiple teaching modalities to engage diverse student populations
- When instructing in distance learning modalities, be expected to implement the components of regular and substantive interaction (RSI) and keep documentation of their efforts, either through the learning management system or another method, to ensure that federal guidelines are met after appropriate training is provided by the college
- Provide students with timely feedback on assignments and documented formative and summative evaluations of progress
- Provide academic advising to students and disseminate current information pertaining to services available to students at the college
- Use a learning management system for course information delivery to students
- Be involved in curriculum development, academic assessment, and re-accreditation
- Participate in commencement; convocation; college-wide, division, department, faculty meetings; assigned committees, task forces, projects; search committees; recruitment/community events; professional development activities; and other tasks as assigned that promote the college's overall mission, in-person or virtually as required
- Create and maintain learning environments that support and engage students in cooperative, collaborative, meaningful and relevant learning experiences
- Encourage students to think critically and independently in ways that lead to self-discovery and problem-solving, as individuals and as members of a learning community
- Encourage students' competencies and talents in ways that are consistent with course and program outcomes and lead to careers and transfer opportunities
- Work collaboratively with others (including full- and part-time instructors) across the college to ensure consistency of student outcomes and continuity of material through department, division, or cross-disciplinary activities and to advance Germanna's culture of caring for the whole student
- Participate in scholarly and creative engagement as well as service to the college and to the community
- Be knowledgeable of and adhere to all applicable college, local, state, and federal guidelines, regulations, and policies pertaining to employment at a state institution
- Adhere to all administration and college deadlines
- Professionally develop and continuously improve teaching and learning
- Incorporate equitable teaching practices in all instruction
- Complete other tasks as assigned by the dean or program head
- Adhere to the faculty handbook
- Day, evening, and/or weekend courses based on departmental needs, student needs, and faculty availability
- Assignment at more than one campus or center
- On- and off-campus, distance learning, web delivery, and instructional laboratory and clinical assignments, as appropriate and assigned for the discipline
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values of Germanna Community College. We recognize our responsibility to create, maintain, and nurture an academic and social environment that respects the diversity of people and ideas. We are committed to being an inclusive community that respects all cultures, experiences, and abilities and that prepares individuals to thrive in a global society. An EEO/AA Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or on the basis of disability. Germanna is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
Germanna is a federal contractor requesting priority referrals of protected veterans for our job opportunities.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting Catra Godwin by phone at 540-423-9056 or by email cgodwin@germanna.edu
If you would like to see a copy of our Affirmative Action Plan please contact Barbara Hall by phone at 540-834-1067 or by email bhall@germanna.edu.
Special Assignments
May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.
KSA's/Required Qualifications
- Master's degree or higher in Developmental Psychology or Human Development, or a master's degree in Psychology with significant graduate credit in Developmental Psychology or Human Development, or a master's degree or higher in a closely related discipline and 18 hours of graduate credit in Developmental Psychology or Human Development, and required credentials specified in the VCCS-29
- College-level teaching experience in Psychology
- Master's degree in teaching discipline; or master's degree in related discipline and 18 hours of graduate credit in teaching discipline; or required credentials specified in the VCCS-29
- Demonstrates strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Demonstrates ability to facilitate student success in higher education
- Willingness to assume relevant technological skills required for effective teaching
- Willingness to assume duties to support the strategic goals of Germanna Community College
- Experience with or willingness to learn artificial intelligence tools
- Demonstrates commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity
- Indication of teaching and service furthering the goal of building a culturally diverse educational environment.
- College-level experience teaching Lifespan Developmental Psychology.
- Readiness to teach Lifespan Developmental Psychology in both physical classroom and virtual environments.
- Maintenance of currency in Psychology, especially Lifespan Developmental Psychology.
- Community college teaching experience.
- Experience with curriculum development and assessment.
- Track record of leadership.
- Experience teaching in an online environment (synchronous/asynchronous) and use of a learning management system such as Canvas.
- Experience reviewing assessment data to improve student success.
No
Supervises Employees
No
Required Travel
Travel between campuses may be required
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
FAC_1538P
Recruitment Type
General Public - G
Number of Vacancies
1
Position End Date (if temporary)
Job Open Date
02/10/2025
Job Close Date
03/10/2025
Open Until Filled
Agency Website
www.germanna.edu
Contact Name
Catra Godwin
cgodwin@germanna.edu
Phone Number
Special Instructions to Applicants
In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth's Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155
Additional Information
Background Check Statement Disclaimer
The selected candidate's offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth's Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link: http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/
EEO Statement
The Virginia Community College System, an EEO employer, welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and recognizes the benefits of a diverse workforce. Therefore, the VCCS is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. We prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, mental or physical disabilities, political affiliation, veteran status, gender identity, or other non-merit factors.
ADA Statement
The VCCS is an EOE and Affirmative Action Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), VCCS will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing and selection processes.
E-Verify Statement
VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.
Quicklink for Posting
https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/82200
Salary : $64,280 - $112,145
