Tutoring Program Adjunct Coordinator

The Los Rios Community College District is seeking qualified candidates for this part-time, temporary (Adjunct) faculty position. Adjunct positions are filled as needed through ongoing recruitment. Applicants are contacted and hired year-round for assignments based on college needs.

The adjunct faculty member shall be responsible for the following: coordination of instructional programs and/or teaching assigned classes under the supervision of the area dean; helping students fulfill their maximum potential in mastering course content; assessing student learning outcomes; maintaining a thorough and up-to-date knowledge in their regular teaching field; continuing professional development; utilizing current technology in the performance of job duties; maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position; assisting with articulation and curriculum development and review; serving on college committees and participating in faculty governance including accreditation and student co-curricular activities; assuming other responsibilities as assigned by the area dean; fulfilling other duties and responsibilities of an adjunct faculty member.

The assignment may include instructing classes, which could result in an Coordinator/Instructional split assignment.

Position Salary Information:
Initial maximum salary placement is based on academic degree, upper/graduate level units earned, and/or related professional occupational experience per the Los Rios College Federation of Teachers Contract (the initial maximum placement is Class V, Step 1). For more information on the step placement process, please click here.

Typical duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinating, directing, and administering tutorial services, including recruiting, training, and evaluating tutors in the Tutoring Center and other areas offering tutoring services.
• Coordinating intervention curriculum/strategies with the usage of multiple instructional methodologies, such as computer mediated instruction for basic skills and for students with skill deficiencies.
• Coordinating the computer laboratory and tutoring services in the Tutoring Center and other areas offering tutoring services.
• Coordinating the attendance and accounting for the Tutoring Center and other areas offering tutoring services.
• Coordinating the budget and assigned resources for the Tutoring Center and other areas offering tutoring services.
• Planning, organizing, and supervising the activities of the Tutoring Center and other areas offering tutoring services.
• Providing leadership in cooperation with faculty for the acquisition, development and implementation of alternative instructional methodologies to help students achieve academic success.
• Facilitating the delivery of learning skills/tutorial instruction.
• Designing, coordinating, and providing computer assisted instruction and alternative methods of basic skills instruction including online, multimedia, small group, independent study, and individualized and/self-paced instruction.
• Providing assessment of individual students' learning skills deficiencies, referring students to appropriate services or prescribing appropriate skills development activities.
• Providing individual assistance to students with reading, writing, computational, and study skills deficiencies, and conducting ongoing assessment of student progress.
• Coordinating with faculty to develop and manage student success initiatives which meet tutorial/learning needs of students through alternative methods of instruction including: technology, tutorial services and instructional services for students requiring just-in-time academic support or intervention.
• Reviewing, evaluating, and selecting or recommending materials to be used in providing learning skills and tutorial services for students requiring skill-specific academic support intervention.
• Working with the area dean and key instructional faculty to design and implement programs to help students fulfill their maximum potential in mastering course content.
• Working with faculty, utilizing new/innovative instructional methods and other methodologies to use or create intervention strategies and curriculum for the Tutoring Center and other areas offering tutoring services.
• Supporting and consulting with college-wide initiatives and programs, such as Guided Pathways and Student Experience Lifecycle.
• Assisting and collaborating with faculty in seeking funds to pilot and evaluate new/innovative interventions and services that could be evaluated and used in the Tutoring Center and other areas offering tutoring services.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

• LRC 300: Introduction to Tutor Training (1-unit)

1. Have a master's degree in any discipline in which learning assistance or tutoring is provided at the college; OR a master's in Education, Educational Psychology, or Instructional Psychology or another master's degree with emphasis in Adult Learning Theory; OR the equivalent*. All degrees must be from an accredited institution, completed by time of hire.
2. Have an equity-minded focus, responsiveness, and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical or learning disabilities as it relates to differences in learning styles; and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment.

• If your degree title differs from the minimum qualifications listed above, you are requested to apply under the "equivalent" provision.
• Applicants applying under the "equivalent" provision must attach details and explain how their academic preparation and/or professional experience is the equivalent of the degrees/minimum qualifications listed above. Please visit our website for a sample letter and information on the equivalency determination process.
• If you have already been granted equivalency for this discipline, you must attach a copy of your determination form or letter.

Applicants applying to this position are REQUIRED to complete and submit:

1. A Los Rios Community College District Application
2. Resume or Curriculum Vitae
3. Letter of Interest
4. Unofficial Transcripts from College/University

• Applications submitted without all required documents, listed above, will be disqualified.
• Applicants indicating "see resume" on the application will not have that referenced experience considered for minimum qualifications, which may lead to the application being disqualified.
• Only information (education, experience, etc.) listed on the application will be considered for minimum qualifications.
• Applicants, including current Los Rios Community College District employees, are required to provide official transcripts, if required to meet the minimum qualifications for the position.
• Applicants are required to submit official transcripts within 60 days of the time of hire.
• Graduate advising documents and grade reports will not be accepted as official transcripts.
• Individuals who have completed college or university course work at an institution in a country other than the United States must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts, degrees, and other relevant documents.
• A foreign transcript evaluation is required any time foreign course work is used to meet minimum qualifications and/or salary placement even if the foreign transcript has been accepted by a college or university in the United States.
• Foreign transcript evaluations are ONLYaccepted from AICE (Association of International Credential Evaluations, Inc.) or NACES (The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) agencies or evaluators. For additional information on foreign transcript evaluations click here.