Join our team to help inspire all students to discover their potential and achieve their goals by providing relevant, equitable, and innovative learning opportunities and services.
Description
Walla Walla Community College (WWCC) is seeking to create a pool of subject matter experts for the Business Management program with a Concentration in Entrepreneurship. These positions will work for the Corrections Education program at the Washington State Penitentiary (WSP) located in Walla Walla, Washington. Schedules and course loads will vary from quarter-to-quarter and will depend on student need. All classes are face-to-face; online courses are not offered.Flexible schedules are available (including day, evening, and weekend classes).
This recruitment is to create a pool of applicants to draw from as needed as opportunities arise on a quarter-to-quarter basis. Please indicate in your letter of interest or other submitted documents what specific subjects you are qualified to teach.
The courses listed below apply toward the AAS BM degree. You can find full Master Course Outlines and syllabi for each course on the WWCC website.
ACCT 115 - Quickbooks ACCT 175 - Payroll Accounting ACCT&201 - Principles of Accounting I
BUS 101 - Introduction to Business BUS 102 - Sales and Customer Service BUS 112 - Business Mathematics BUS 125 - Word Processing Applications BUS 151 - Advanced Excel BUS 157 - Human Relations in Business BUS 194 - Small Business Management BUS& 201 - Business Law I BUS 210 - Principles of Marketing BUS 215 - Digital Marketing BUS 220 - Introduction to Finance BUS 287 - Business Project
CS 110 - Introduction to Computers and Applications ECON& 201 - Microeconomics ECON& 202 - Macroeconomics PHIL131 - Introduction to Ethics
At Walla Walla Community College, we inspire all students to discover their potential and achieve their goals by providing relevant, equitable, and innovative learning opportunities and services. We have identified three core themes that describe the fundamental aspects of the College's mission by translating it into practice: Student Success, Strong Communities, and Resource Stewardship. As an organization, we value learning opportunities, a sense of community, diversity, health and humor, excellence, integrity, teamwork, innovation, personal and professional growth, and sustainability.
General Responsibilities:
This position is filled to fulfill a contract awarded to WWCC by the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to operate a correctional education program at WSP in accordance with an interagency agreement with the Department of Corrections (DOC). WWCC and its employees working in a correctional education program are expected to follow all DOC Policies, IT and other Security requirements, the DOC Operational Memorandums, and comply with the Superintendent's directions.
Essential Responsibilities:
Faculty members are professionals with the primary responsibility of providing a quality education for all WWCC students. The relationship of the faculty member to the student is one of teacher, mentor, and facilitator of learning. This position reports to the Student Services and Academic Coordinator at WSP and will be responsible for teaching classes to incarcerated individuals housed at WSP. Successful candidates will teach assigned classes, prepare teaching materials, track and assign grades, maintain records, take attendance daily, and consult with students as required by the instructional division.
Competencies
Ability to:
Check emails and inbox on days classes are taught.
Interact with those in custody and/or the public according to expected guidelines; treat students, incarcerated staff, staff, and co-workers with dignity and respect.
Recognize the value of cultural, ethnic, gender, and other individual differences in people.
Build constructive working relationships characterized by a high level of acceptance, cooperation, and mutual respect.
Develop accurate standards to measure learning and administer testing (or other evaluations) to determine effectiveness and ensure a high level of comprehension has been achieved.
Hold students accountable and ensure classrooms are conducted in a manner suitable to all students.
Track students and inform supervisor if students miss more than three classes via email.
Effectively combine an array of methods to enhance understanding, including demonstrations, lectures, group discussions and activities, individual activities, etc.
Be flexible when deciding which teaching methods best serve the student's needs, interests, and ability to learn. Adjust instructional methods and delivery to meet institutional and student needs.
Required Qualifications: Must reside in either WA, OR, ID, CA, IL, PA, or TX.
Master's degree in a related discipline required to instruct college-level courses.
Experience working for a company utilizing the course skills.
Experience as an on-the-job trainer, teacher, and/or doing curriculum development desired, but not required.
Conditions/Terms of Employment
This is a part-time instruction assignment contingent on enrollment and located inside the Washington State Penitentiary, an adult male prison. This position interacts daily with students (incarcerated individuals), instructors, counselors, DOC, and WWCC staff. Successful candidate must have the ability to travel between buildings with or without accommodations. Washington State Penitentiary is fully ADA compliant. The campus is tobacco free institution. Department of Correction positions are grant funded and funding is not guaranteed. Upon loss of grant funding, the position will end. WWCC does not absorb the cost to fund DOC grant positions.
Persons hired must be able to provide acceptable documentation of lawful employment to work in the United States within three (3) days of employment and provide transcripts. All Walla Walla Community College staff members employed at one of the Correction Education facilities must be cleared by an FBI background check before being hired into such positions and successfully complete a 3-week corrections training program. Information from the background check may not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position. Walla Walla Community College requires all employees to participate in direct deposit for payment of salary.
Compensation
Compensation for adjunct instruction is contingent on enrollment and paid in accordance with the contract between the WWCC Board of Trustees and the WWCC Association for Higher Education. Placement on the faculty salary schedule will commensurate with the educational background and experience per the Faculty Negotiated Agreement(Download PDF reader). Refer to Appendix D for the part-time salary schedule.
Required Application Materials
This position is posted as open until filled and applications will be screened as received. To qualify for consideration, applicants must meet required qualifications and submit a complete application packet that includes the following:
Online application
A letter of interest detailing how you meet the qualifications and competencies for this position
Curriculum vitae or comprehensive resume
Contact information for three professional references.
Unofficial transcripts for application purposes; official transcripts are required prior to an official start date.
WWCC reserves the right to not fill this position, reject all applicants, reopen the position or make a direct appointment. Applications received during this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies at the College's discretion.
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Walla Walla Community College is committed to provide equal opportunity and nondiscrimination for all educational and employment applicants as well as for its students and employed staff, without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, including gender expression/identity, marital status, age (over 40), the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, the use of trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability, or status as a Vietnam and/or disabled veteran, National Guard member or reservist in accordance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Federal Rehabilitation of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and any other applicable Federal and Washington State laws against discrimination. To qualify for veteran's preference, you must attach a copy of your DD214 or NGB 22. The Human Resources Office is accessible to persons with disabilities. If you need accommodation in the application/ employment process, please call (509) 527-4323 - TDD (509) 527-4412.
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WWCC reserves the right to not fill this position, reject all applicants, or reopen the position. Applications received during this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies at the College's discretion.
Walla Walla Community College is committed to provide equal opportunity and nondiscrimination for all educational and employment applicants as well as for its students and employed staff, without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, including gender expression/identity, marital status, age (over 40), the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, the use of trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability, or status as a Vietnam and/or disabled veteran, National Guard member or reservist in accordance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Federal Rehabilitation of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and any other applicable Federal and Washington State laws against discrimination. The Human Resources Office is accessible to persons with disabilities. If you need accommodations in the application/employment process, please contact the Human Resources Office at(509) 527-4224 - TDD (509) 527-4412, email personnel@wwcc.edu, address: 500 Tausick Way, Walla Walla WA, 99362.
As the recipient of the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence Award, and gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, Walla Walla Community College is one of the top Community and Technical Colleges in Washington State. Walla Walla Community College supports equal employment opportunities and is a great place to work. It is our Mission and Vision to be the catalyst that transforms our students’ lives and the communities we serve. We employ skilled and dedicated faculty and staff who strive to inspire all students to discover their potential and to achieve their goals by providing relevant, equitable, and innovative learning opportunities and services. We value Teamwork, Excellence, Health and Humor, Innovation, Diversity, Learning Opportunities, Personal/Professional Growth, Integrity and a Sense of Community.