PTA Adjunct Instructor

PTA Adjunct Faculty is responsible for developing a healthy and caring environment that offers a variety of options and opportunities for active participation of students in the learning process. Major responsibilities of faculty include teaching, professional development and college services.

Essential functions

• Ability to plan and prepare course content and curriculum, utilizing assessment and effective methodologies of instruction for the enhancement of learning.
• Maintains expertise in field of study and teaching pedagogy.
• Assists in the development and planning of the departmental course schedule.
• Utilizes technology in teaching and communication with students and the delivery of instruction.
• Participates in enrollment management activities and sharing of professional expertise with colleagues and students beyond the classroom.
• Provides support and in some cases provides the leadership for student recruitment, marketing, and in general activities that ?build? a program.
• Maintains active participation in professional organizations as appropriate.
• Supports student activities, include course and career guidance to students, mentor, and foster a love of learning.
• Gives required forms and papers to Registrar?s Office within the specified timeframe.
• Ensures College compliance with regulatory boards including licensure and accreditation.
• Maintains Continuing Educations Hours as required in the active field or discipline.

Competencies

• Experience with presenting information to both small and large groups.
• Demonstrates the ability to achieve goals, influence others, and meet deadlines.
• Proven strong communication skills and the ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suites (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, & PowerPoint).
• Proficient in Adobe.
• Must be able to multitask.

Supervisory responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities at this time.

Work environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Most duties will be performed in an office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus and may require being occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts.

Travel required

• Up to 10%