FLSA: Exempt
Category: Full-Time Faculty
Position Length: Full-time
Job Summary
Faculty are professional educators who have the primary responsibility of fulfilling the Texas Southmost
College's (
TSC) mission, vision, values and
goals of providing a quality education, within a fully digital
learning environment, for all students enrolled at the College. The
relationship of the faculty member to the student is one of leader,
teacher, advisor, and facilitator of learning. Faculty members are
responsible to the College President through a chain of command and
accountable to the College's policies and procedures.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Strive
for
continual improvement of student success by planning an optimal learning
environment; providing high quality instruction and advising;
participating in the development of learning outcomes and in the
assessment of students as well as of self and applied teaching
techniques
in order to increase effectiveness; and engaging in ongoing professional
development.
- Manage learning environments by ensuring that
accurate syllabi are developed that incorporate college, departmental,
and instructor requirements; maintaining attendance records,
submitting grades, and providing constructive feedback as well as other
relevant information to students throughout the semester; and
conducting classes punctually and in accordance with the prescribed
meeting schedule.
- Deliver effective instruction by assuming
primary responsibility for curriculum development in conjunction with
the College's policies and procedures, ensuring both rigor and the
quality of instruction; by considering individual differences of
students in order to design and support a range of appropriate learning
activities; by using the College's digital learning solution to meet the
objectives of courses; and by communicating clearly to students the
expectations concerning the use of the College's digital learning
solution and other available technologies.
- Enhance the
student's
learning experience by integrating concrete, real-life situations into
learning experiences to encourage critical thinking,
interdisciplinary skills and teamwork; by employing methods that develop
student understanding of discipline-specific thinking, practices
and procedures, as well as interdisciplinary applications, to create
academic literacy; and by working with students and employers in
occupational settings as required by or appropriate to the academic
discipline.
- Collaborate with colleagues across the College in
the construction and continuous improvement of measurable learning
outcomes to include the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) core curriculum objectives and additional Texas Southmost College's objectives.
- Assess
student learning
by designing assessments that measure or demonstrate student growth; by
sequencing learning opportunities throughout advising, courses and
programs to build student understanding and knowledge; and by aligning
assessment with learning opportunities.
- Promote continual
improvement as part of the cycle of teaching and learning by developing
and revising curriculum as needed; using defined student learning
outcomes to plan, develop, document and evaluate the effectiveness of
teaching activities; participating in TSC's institutional
effectiveness program including the preparation and evaluations of
Student Outcomes Assessment Plans (SOAPs); completing all mandatory
performance evaluation measures within specified time limits; sharing
best practices with colleagues in formal and informal settings; and
participating in instructional, departmental or institutional research
to improve educational effectiveness.
- Support learning
through student engagement by creating a positive classroom atmosphere
that encourages active and collaborative learning, student effort,
academic challenge, student and faculty interaction, and support for
learners.
- Maintain a learning-centered environment by being
available to students during posted office hours.
- Support student learning by making students aware of and referring them to the
appropriate student and academic support services available at the College.
- Pursue
professional development by staying current in
academic fields, e.g., belonging to professional societies, reading
discipline-specific journals, studying pedagogy, attending conferences,
or making presentations; maintaining required professional credentials,
licensing, and continuing education hours as disciplinary standards
dictate; engaging in professional education which enhances both
disciplinary and pedagogical knowledge, e.g., by taking graduate courses
or
internal classes offered by the College or professional development
organizations; and contributing to the academic discipline through
research of publication or other endeavors as appropriate.
- Participate
collegially in department, discipline-specific, college, and
community service activities by serving on and playing an active role in
department, discipline-specific, or college committees;
participating in service through appropriate discipline-specific
organizations, educational organizations, statewide boards/committees,
and
community activities.
- Accept and teach classes based on varied
schedules (morning, afternoon, evening and weekends) to accommodate
diverse student needs and external stakeholders' expectations of the
College, and accept assignments as necessary at other sites such as for
dual credit courses, as specified by designated supervisor.
- Demonstrate sensitivity toward, and respect for, the myriad of
diversities represented in the student population, colleagues and service area.
- Attend
the workplace regularly, report to work
punctually and follow a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the
worksite (which may be on campus or at an off-site location).
- Understand that working hours may include evenings or weekends.
- Use
interpersonal skills and makes sound judgments to decide
how duties and responsibilities are completed between coworkers, the
supervisory chain, faculty, staff, students, and the public.
- Complete all required training and professional development sessions sponsored by the College.
- Support the values and
institutional goals as defined in the College's Strategic Plan.
- Complete duties and responsibilities in compliance with college
standards, policies and guidelines.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Knowledge and Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed
below
are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Strong, demonstrated commitment to the mission of the
community college.
- Strong, demonstrated commitment to quality teaching, student success and student completion.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the academic and instructional functions of the College.
- Demonstrated knowledge of curriculum
development, assessment and revision.
- Demonstrated knowledge in developing and monitoring student learning outcomes and student
assessment strategies.
- General knowledge of the role of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
- Excellent teaching, communication, interpersonal and leadership skills.
- Skill in working effectively in a team environment with a customer service focus.
- Ability to use technology in the teaching and
learning process.
- Ability to establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships with students, college employees
and the public.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; define problems, collect data, establish facts, and
draw valid conclusions; and effectively present information.
- Demonstrated commitment to student success and completion.
- Proficient in the use of technology in the teaching and learning
processes and a willingness to continuously enhance the teaching and
learning processes through the use of technology.
- Demonstrated excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills and
ability to work independently with little direction.
- Ability to handle sensitive and extensive confidential data.
- Problem
solving skills and the ability to lead, instruct, handle a large variety of details and to work with all levels of organization.
- Ability to perform and excel in a high-tech all-digital environment.
- Proficient
in the use of e-mail, word processing,
spreadsheet, database, and presentation software and use of the Internet
to access data, maintain records, generate reports, and communicate
with others.
- High level of energy and good sense of humor with the capacity for extraordinary time and effort demands.
Required Education and Experience To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential
duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the education and experience required.
- Faculty
teaching general education courses or teaching associate degree courses
designed for transfer to a baccalaureate degree require a Master's
degree in the teaching discipline or a Master's degree with a minimum of
eighteen (18) graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline,
from an accredited college or university.
- Experience in enhancing the student's learning experience by integrating a variety of
methods and strategies into the teaching process and maintaining a learning-centered environment.
- Experience in collaborating with
colleagues across the College in the construction and continuous improvement of measurable learning outcomes.
Preferred
Education and Experience
- Teaching experience in a comprehensive community college setting.
Certificates
and Licensures None required.
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made
to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently
required to stand. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit;
use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls;
reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or
crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently
lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to
25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include
close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth
perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
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. While performing the duties of this job, the
employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is
occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the
work environment is usually moderate.
Notes: The duties
listed are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work
that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties
does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related
or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does
not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee
and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the
employer and requirements of the job change.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential duties and responsibilities.
Posting Number: 2017583TSC
Open Date: 02/10/2017
Open Until Filled: Yes
Special Instructions Summary
Please note: Official transcripts are only required if recommended for hire.
Official transcripts shall be sent directly from the issuing
institution to the College District's Office of Human Resources and must
include documentation of all credit earned, including the education
requirements that specifically qualifies the applicant for the position.
The address to send all transcripts is:
Texas Southmost College
Office of Human Resources
80 Fort Brown, Tandy 105
Brownsville, Texas 78520
For eTranscripts please use email address:
lissa.frausto@tsc.edu.
The
College District recognizes equivalent credits and degrees earned from
foreign
universities. The equivalency shall be determined by translation and
evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential
Evaluation Services (
NACES). For more information please visit:
www.naces.org
