Government Adjunct Professor

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR JOB DESCRIPTION

Qualifications:

Meet the standards of our partner school and articulation agreement.

Under S.C. Reg § 43-235.III.D., dual credit courses must have accreditation from a list of specified institutions, including the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). SACS requires that faculty who are teaching college transfer courses have at least a master’s degree in the discipline or a master’s degree and 18 semester hours in graduate-level courses in the discipline.

Duties:

Adjunct professors teach courses covering a variety of majors such as chemistry, culinary arts, psychology and engineering. Planning lessons and assignments are an integral part of running an engaging and effective classroom. It's important for adjunct professors to stay informed about changes and innovations in their field, communicating new knowledge to students. The OCA adjunct professors will teach the partner university curriculum and syllabus to ensure the OCA students are receiving the university credit.

Skills:

OCA adjunct professors need a blend of people skills, analytical reasoning abilities and leadership qualities. Your writing and communication skills have to be impeccable, as you’ll be responsible for clearly communicating information to students and mentoring them. It’s not enough to be knowledgeable about the subject you’ll be teaching; you have to have charisma to hold a class's attention and leadership qualities to keep an orderly classroom. Critical thinking skills to challenge theories and beliefs, as well as the ability to translate what you know into easily understandable lectures, are essential skills.

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrate mastery of all state competencies
• Demonstrate mastery of all twelve of the teacher practices benchmarks for the 21st century at the professional and eventually the accomplished level
• Foster students’ achievement gains from baseline assessment levels to be evident in pre/post-tests comparison results, standardized test scores, and portfolios
• Maintain student portfolios
• Demonstrate consistent attendance
• Demonstrate efficiency
• Demonstrate oral proficiency
• Demonstrate written proficiency
• Pursue further education and supplemental credentials
• Maintain and promote a safe learning environment and administer student surveys twice yearly
• Promote problem-solving skills and character education
• Promote and enforce Code of Conduct
• Continually assess students' development (psychological and academic) through clearly defined rubrics
• Establish, maintain, assess, and (if needed) modify individual student progression plans
• Identify those students who exhibit exceptional thinking styles and behaviors and implement and/or accommodate those exceptional needs
• Attend parent/teacher meetings and conferences
• Demonstrate punctuality
• Initiate opportunities for professional development
• Initiate and present innovative ideas for special projects, school functions, field trips, extracurricular activities, and clubs
• Provide supplemental instruction
• Attend workshops and conferences
• Document parent phone calls, conversations, and conferences
• Work as partners to create behavior modification plans

RESPONSIBLE TO: PINNACLE/PRINCIPAL