Adjunct ESOL Professor

Adjunct faculty salary for the 2024-2025 fiscal year is $1,131.00- $1,154.00 per credit hour, as listed in the CBA (Download PDF reader).

South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) seeks highly motivated and qualified candidates for the position of Adjunct or part-time faculty members in Transition Studies/ESOL who will:

• A healthy work/life balance for our employees with the opportunity for flexible work schedules and remote work depending on position and college needs
• Fine dining in the Percival Room, offering vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free choices as part of our Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry Arts programs
• Campus bookstore offering snacks, apparel, and specialty supplies
• FREE Bus service every 15 minutes to downtown Olympia and beyond
• FREE parking on our campuses – permits are not required
• On-campus child care
• Percival Creek, which runs beneath our campus footbridge, provides year-round beauty and views of Chinook, Coho, and chum salmon pass through each fall
• Many walking paths that are marked and on nicely paved sidewalks
• Gym and recreation facilities
• SPSCC promotes wellness  with a variety of different workshops and events on campus
• Lots of activities with our Artist & Lecture series, which are FREE for staff and faculty
• Many community events in the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that offer an opportunity for SPSCC employees to gather and connect around issues that define them personally, and which affect their work at the College and their professional development. Current Employee Resource Groups include:
  • Staff and Faculty of Color (SFOC) ERG - an employee network that strives to create an intentional and relational foundation for community and trust building across different groups through shared values.
  • The LGBTQIA ERG creates a space for LGBTQIA staff and faculty at the college to share resources, build support and community, and work towards greater equity and accessibility. 

Essential Functions and Duties:

Faculty members will work with other faculty, staff, and administrators to

• Create and facilitate contextualized and integrated learning experiences in ESOL in relation to identified college pathways that are linked to career goals.
• Create authentic assessments of students’ knowledge, skills, and abilities in ESOLthat measure course, program, and college wide outcomes.
• Apply multiple teaching and learning strategies that promote the affective, cognitive and kinesthetic domains of learning.
• Support students in and out of the classroom, which includes directing them to campus services and resources.
• Accurately complete, maintain, and submit required student and class records in a timely manner. .
• Be available to teach classes on a variety of days and times.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in language acquisition, linguistics, English, another language, or a related field.
• TESOL or related certificate and/or training.
• Demonstrated experience, expertise, cultural competencies, and commitment to equity in working with students, communities, and colleagues from diverse backgrounds and identities.
• Experience teaching or working with adults from immigrant, refugee, or international populations online, hybrid, and/or in person.
• Ability to be self-directed and responsible in meeting federal, state, and college reporting and testing deadlines.

Applications must be completed online and include the following attachments:

1. Cover letter addressed to the Screening Committee highlighting your ability to perform the responsibilities and competencies described in the job posting.
2. Current resume/CV showing all educational and professional experience which demonstrates how you meet the minimum and any preferred qualifications.
3. Copies of unofficial transcripts from institutions of higher education.

Salary : $1,131 - $1,154