Part Time Faculty Pool - Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Program

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS: You are applying to a job pool that is not reflective of current openings. If there is an opening throughout the 2024 - 2025 year, and you are selected for an interview, the college will contact you.

Position Summary

Seattle Colleges is looking for innovative and dedicated faculty members, who have a demonstrated commitment to working within a college community that is diverse and serves students from a broad spectrum of socioeconomic and academic backgrounds. Faculty will teach part-time in a wide range of on-site Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Program courses. Successful applicants will have the ability to work effectively with students, colleagues, staff and others in a campus climate that promotes cultural diversity and multicultural understanding in an urban environment.

Specific teaching assignments will be dependent on the instructor's background and scheduling. Successful applicants may be invited to teach at the Wood Technology Center at Seattle Central College.

Candidates should be willing to teach in a variety of formats such as in-class, hybrid, online and varied class times including days, evenings, and weekends according to program needs.

This position is governed by a collective bargaining agreement with representation by AFT-Seattle.

Application Procedures:

• An attached resume outlining your educational and teaching experience
• Philosophy of teaching statement demonstrating a commitment to supporting diverse student learners and those from marginalized and historically underrepresented populations (no more than one page)
• Unofficial transcripts (graduate school only)
• An attached cover letter addressing how you meet the duties, responsibilities, and requirements for the position
• Contact information for three professional references

Required application materials must be completed and submitted online

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What you bring as a candidate:

(Any Equivalent Combination of Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education and Experience)

• An understanding of the goals and role of the community college.
• Demonstrated ability and commitment to teach multiple levels of on the topic of study.
• Teaching assignment(s) include any of the curriculum approved courses within the pre-apprenticeship construction program such as construction training, blueprint reading, construction tools and materials, nutrition and fitness, construction job readiness.
• Understanding of, sensitivity to, and respect for the diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds, disability, and sexual orientation of community college students, faculty, and staff.
• Standard duties of all part-time faculty as outlined in the AFT Seattle Colleges agreement, including, but not limited to, evaluation and assessment of student work, timely submission of grades, student, and administrative evaluations.
• Innovative teaching methods including the use of technology and collaborative learning.
• The ability to work collaboratively with others in a professional setting.

Minimum Qualifications:

• At least three years of experience in the field/trade
• Education and/or training in the field and/or teaching in the field

Physical Requirements:

The Position:

• Typically works in an office environment and uses a computer, telephone and other office equipment as needed to perform duties. The noise level in the work environment is typical of that of an office.
• Encounters frequent interruptions throughout the workday.
• Is regularly required to provide 1:1 support, present to small groups, and work at a computer exercising repetitive hand motion with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to perform a range of physical motions, exerting up to 25 pounds; lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds; standing, walking, sitting for long periods of time, kneeling, squatting, and stooping; and traversing up and down stairs.

Disability Accommodation:

Seattle Colleges follows the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and provides the following information as a guideline for applicants:

• Ability to operate office equipment
• Ability to read and verify data and prepare various materials
• Ability to exchange information on the phone or in person