College: Fletcher

Department: Academic Affairs & Initiatives

Type of Appointment: Unclassified - Adjunct

Note: This position will be located in Raceland, LA.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Instructional/Teaching Performance
• Utilize innovative, effective, and equitable teaching techniques
• Follow course syllabi and outlines
• Maintain time on task
• Receive favorable student evaluations of instruction
• Maintain teaching load practiced by college
• Meet deadlines related to this function

Instructional Development
• Develop Curriculum Guides, course syllabi and outlines, and other instructional materials
• Prepare course offering schedule based on Curriculum Guides
• Participate in curriculum meetings
• Meet all deadlines related to this function

Instructional Management
• Maintain an active advisory committee with required composition of membership, and hold a minimum of two meetings annually
• Maintain appropriate student records, i.e., grades, attendance, placement, completion, and licensure statistics (if applicable), etc.
• Meet all deadlines related to this function

School or Classroom Management
• Practice appropriate safety precautions
• Maintain student discipline
• Meet all deadlines related to this function

Student Guidance/Advising Activities/Student Mentoring
• Provide career counseling and academic advising
• Follow Curriculum Guides in scheduling to ensure timely completion of a program of studies
• Serve special populations
• Make appropriate referrals to students with special needs
• Maintain appropriate number of students in class and in program
• Provide guidance to the students/mentees; act as a sounding board for ideas and action plans for students/mentees; participate and attend instructor/mentor trainings
• Help students/mentees establish realistic goals for progress and behavior change; establish checkpoints and weekly check-ins with students/mentees to assess progress and reevaluate goals.
• Help mentee find ways to overcome barriers
• Offer encouragement and support to try new things; help mentees move out of their comfort zones; celebrate successes; Help mentee identify and overcome barriers.
• Identify resources that will help mentees with personal development and growth, such as recommending books, workshops, or other learning tools; encourage mentees to join networking organizations or introduce them to new contacts.
• Ability to learn about other programs offered by Fletcher Technical Community College to use as a tool to help mentee with educational progress.
• Ability to trust, respect, and understand the mentee’s voice; dedicate time and effort in helping the mentee achieve their goals.
• Help students establish realistic goals, behavior changes, and ways to overcome barriers
• Encourage and support students to move out of their comfort zones, network, and celebrate successes
• Identify resources for personal development/growth, such as books, workshops, or other learning tools
• Meet all deadlines related to this function

College and/or Community Services
• Participate in recruitment activities, i.e. career fairs, etc.
• Maintain program accreditation/certification or program licensure requirements
• Provide service to the college that may include some of the following activities:
     - Sponsor student organizations
     - Conduct or coordinate teaching consultant activities
     - Facilitate workshops
     - Teaching consultant activities
     - Teach continuing education or customized industry courses
     - Provide routine equipment maintenance
     - Initiate and write new program proposals
• Provide service to the community that may include:
     - Participate in health fairs
     - Participate in charity or community activities
     - Participate in community organizations, i.e. Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, Lions
       Club, Boy Scouts, 4-H Club, etc.
• Meet all deadlines related to this function

Professional Activities, Leadership, and Service

Participate in professional development activities that may include:
• Complete coursework or degrees
• Membership in professional organizations
• Serve on Board or in an Office of a professional association
• Present a paper or facilitate a workshop at a professional conference
• Participate in a Leadership Academy
• Serve on an external institutional or program accreditation team
• Participate in industry visits
• Exemplify Leadership role on Fletcher or LCTCS Committees, Faculty Council, etc.
• Meet all deadlines related to this function

Other Related Duties as Assigned and/or Listed as Program Specific Job Position Details
• Attached, if applicable

Required Education: An Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university and professional experience.

Required KSAs: Candidates must have good instructional techniques; computer knowledge; student-centered attitude; and must be well organized.

Passing pre-employment criminal background screen is required as a condition of employment.

About Us (Click here for more information)

Location - Campuses are located in Houma, Schriever and Thibodaux, 50 miles southwest of New Orleans.

Community

The Houma, Schriever, Thibodaux community is famous for its Cajun food, charter boat fishing, swamps, Cajun music and dance halls. Also, it is well known for its birding trails, an exotic wildlife park, museums, Mardi Gras celebrations, medical facilities and more. The area is designated a retirement community and offers diversity and a rich culture. Residents take pride in their properties and that curb appeal adds to the richness of the community.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The College, which includes all offices under its jurisdiction, reaffirms its policy for Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) not to discriminate against or exclude from participation in any benefits or activities, any person, either an employee or a member of the student body, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran’s status, political affiliation, or other non-merit-based factors in any employment practice, in accordance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Executive Order 11246; Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974; and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

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Contact Us:

hr@fletcher.edu

(985) 448-7901