Job Summary and Responsibilities/Duties

Please submit application and materials by best consideration date February 12th, 2023.

Job Summary
Instructs students enrolled in ESL (English as a Second Language) and IECC (Intensive English for College and Careers) courses providing learning experiences both in person and online, necessary for each student to meet the objectives of the course, as well as being responsible for improving learning experiences for students. Provides high quality instruction so that each student may meet learning outcomes. Works with the dean and colleagues to improve student learning experiences. Performs other instructional responsibilities as determined by the dean.

Essential Duties:

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  Helps advance the role and goals of a comprehensive community college.
• Teaches a range of community college courses, which may include developmental, transfer, or career-technical courses.
• Creates a learning environment for students inclusive of diverse cultural, social, economic, and educational backgrounds.
• Collaborates with faculty and staff from other departments and divisions to promote communication, coordinate programs, and support student success.
• Prepares clear learning outcomes for each course, and informs students of learning outcomes in a course syllabus.
• Participates in college service and activities outside direct instruction, such as registration, curriculum development, advising, strategic planning, and educational assessment.
• Supports student recruitment, placement, and retention.
• Posts and keeps office hours to be available to students for assistance outside the classroom.
• Teaches at least one evening section per year as needed.
• Facilitates communication and serve as a mentor to a large part-time faculty.
• Facilitates faculty meetings, training, and professional development as needed.
• Keeps professionally current by participating in professional development and other activities; maintains current credentials or licensures as required by program or accreditation.
• Maintains active liaison with high schools, universities, business and industry, or external agencies, and assists the dean with program advisory committees as appropriate.
• Completes instructional duties, reports, and paper work assigned by the dean in a timely manner.
• Attends division, department, and committee meetings and in-service programs.
• Incorporates, as pedagogically appropriate, current technology in classroom, distance learning, laboratory and office environments.
• Maintains and emphasizes safe working conditions and practices.
• Complies with all Board policies and administrative regulations.

Additional Duties

• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Minimum and Desired Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

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  Master’s degree (or higher) in TESOL/TEFL OR Master’s degree (or higher) with 24 graduate credit hours in adult education OR Master’s degree (or higher) in any discipline and three years of experience teaching ESOL and college-credit intensive English courses.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in teaching practices and service activities.

Desired Qualifications

• Teaching experience with culturally and linguistically diverse students from a variety of ages, backgrounds, and learning differences.
• Experience working with adult multilingual (English) language learners.
• Experience with using digital tools and applications to deliver instruction and supporting students in their development of digital skills.
• Experience with standards-based curriculum development and implementation, including standardized testing
• Experience in teaching academic, college-credit English, as well as non-credit ESOL
• Participation in professional organization(s) related to the field.
• Teaching excellence

Additional Qualifications and/or Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

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  Excellent oral and written communication skills
• ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and work inspirationally with students.
• Leadership skills in equity and inclusion, cross-program collaboration, faculty support and mentoring

Working Conditions and Important Information

Working Conditions
Works assigned schedule and exhibits regular and predictable attendance. As necessary to meet workload demands, works outside of typical schedule including evening/weekend hours. Work may require travel to off-campus locations. Work assignments may require working in multiple locations and modalities.

Salary
Salary placement will be based on applicable education and/or years of relevant full-time equivalent experience at the sole discretion of the College, per the guidelines in the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement. Please include all relevant education and full and part-time experience in your application that you want the College to review towards potential placement. Hired employees will not have an opportunity to update past education and/or experience or appeal initial placement after the time of hire.

Tentative Recruitment & Hire Timeline

• Best consideration date: February 12, 2023
• Level 1 Zoom Interviews: During the weeks of March 6-17, 2023
• Level 2 Zoom Interviews with teaching demonstration: During the weeks of April 3-14, 2023
• Final Candidate Materials Submission Begins: April 24, 2023
• On Campus Finalist Interviews with second teaching demonstration: During the weeks of May 15-26, 2023
• Start date: September 20, 2023

About Mt. Hood Community College
At Mt. Hood Community College, we hold ourselves accountable to align our systems, policies, practices, and resource allocations to strategically and purposefully advance equity. We recognize the harm done to historically excluded people. We work towards a future where all people across the spectrum of difference thrive at Mt. Hood Community College. We seek to provide every person within our community the tools to be successful. We actively design equitable systems to promote fairness and justice.

Mt. Hood Community College prioritizes equity and acknowledges the importance of the ongoing and intentional work to interrupt oppression and remove barriers that perpetuate inequity. We strive to become an organization that demonstrates equity in concept, practice, and outcomes, where all people are valued and feel a sense of belonging.

To learn more about our strategic plan and the community that we serve: https://www.mhcc.edu/StrategicPlan/

Important Information
MHCC only accepts applications through our online application system at http://agency.governmentjobs.com/mhcc/default.cfm. For technical assistance, please call 855-524-5627.

Please note: We do not request or read letters of recommendation. Also, it is not necessary to upload a large number of documents with your materials. We are looking for the required documents. Faculty applications require a current resume, cover letter and official transcripts (copies are fine for application purposes) and/or any required certificates or licenses.

Please note: this is initially a self-screening system. We recognize that our application process can be lengthy, so before you begin, please read all of the stated requirements to determine if you meet them. Applicants must meet all of the stated minimum qualifications and additional requirements to be considered for this position. Based on your responses to the qualifying questions, the system may automatically screen you out from further consideration.

Position subject to budget consideration and approval. For the candidate who is hired into this position, salary placement will be based on guidelines in the faculty association agreement to assess education and experience. For this reason, please be sure to include everything in your application that you want the college to consider towards placement. Any appeals to placement must be submitted in writing to the human resources recruitment specialist no later than one week after an offer is made.

Final candidates will be subject to a criminal background check as part of the employment process.

MHCC is NOT able to support Visa applications for employment at the college. Applicants must already be eligible to work in the United States to be considered.

MHCC provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment in accordance with ORS 408.225, 408.230, and 408.235; OAR 105-040-0010 and 105-040-0015.

Qualifying veterans and disabled veterans may obtain preference by submitting as verification of eligibility a copy of the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214 or 215) or a letter from the US Dept. of Veteran's Affairs indicating receipt of a non-service connected pension to your application. Disabled Veterans must also submit a copy of their Veteran's disability preference letter from the Dept. of Veteran Affairs, unless the information is included in the DD Form 214 or 215.

If you are seeking this preference, appropriate documentation must be provided at the time of application. You may submit an electronic copy in the document upload area of the application in the section marked "veterans' preference document," or fax to 503-491-7257 or mail to Human Resources, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR 97030. If you do not have your documentation, you may request it through your Veterans' Administration Office.

Applicants with disabilities may request accommodation to complete the application and interview process. Please notify Human Resources at least three working days prior to the date of need.

Mt. Hood Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that actively supports workforce diversity.