Administration of Justice Instructor (Full-time Tenure-Track Faculty Position)
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Administration of Justice Instructor (Full-time Tenure-Track Faculty Position)
San Mateo County Community College District
San Mateo County Community College District
Posting Number: 2014380F
Department: Social Science / Creative Arts SKY (DEPT)
Location: Skyline College
Position Number: 2F0093
Percentage of Full Time: The work year is 175 days (10 months of service).
FLSA: Exempt (does not accrue overtime)
Months per Year: 10
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Salary Range: Depending on educational credentials, placement can range from $83,796 to $117,948 per year.
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Position Type: Faculty Positions
Who We Are:
The San Mateo County Community College District is committed to achieving educational equity for all students. As outlined in the Districts Strategic Plan, "success, equity, and social justice for our students are longstanding goals." The Districts "Students First" Strategic Plan is focused on "Student Success, Equity and Social Justice." We provide students with a rich and dynamic learning experience that embraces differences - emphasizing collaboration and engaging students in and out of the classroom, encouraging them to realize their goals, and to become global citizens and socially responsible leaders. When you join our team at San Mateo County Community College District, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative and equity-focused community that approaches higher education as a matter of social justice that requires broad collaboration among faculty, classified staff, administration, students and community partners.
The College and the District:
Skyline College is part of the San Mateo County Community College District and is designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), enrolling approximately 16,000 students each academic year. Skyline College has a diverse student population that is a reflection of the communities that it serves. Detailed information about the student population, including data related to student success, can be found on Skyline Colleges Office of Planning, Research, Innovation, and Effectiveness (PRIE) website.
Who We Want:
We value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. Therefore, we prioritize applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits diversity brings to a professional educational community. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded individual committed to collaborating with faculty, classified staff, administration, students, and community partners who are also committed to closing equity gaps. An equity-minded individual is a person who already does or has demonstrated the desire to:
(1) Understand the importance of holding ourselves accountable as educators for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices;
(2) Reframe inequities as a problem of practice and view the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility;
(3) Encourage positive race-consciousness and embrace human difference;
(4) Reflect on institutional and teaching practices and aim to make them more culturally responsive; and
(5) Strategically build buy-in and participation among colleagues for equity-related initiatives.
The San Mateo County Community College District seeks employees who value mentorship and working in a collegial, collaborative environment, guided by a commitment to helping all students achieve their educational goals. All departments strongly encourage collaboration across disciplines to create inclusive, integrated, and interdisciplinary learning experiences. College faculty are expected to be knowledgeable about, and willing to use, different learning and teaching methods appropriate to the students they serve.
The Position:
The College seeks a full-time, tenure-track faculty member in Administration of Justice. The ideal candidate will share the College's commitment to educating a racially and socioeconomically diverse student population.
Start date of this assignment: Fall 2024.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The duties below are representative of the duties of the classification and are not intended to cover all of the duties performed by the incumbent(s) of any particular position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the scope of work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this classification.
- Teach courses in the Administration of Justice Program, including daytime, evening, online, hybrid, and/or dual enrollment schedules
- Develop and evaluate curricula appropriate to the different learning needs of students as well as develop student learning outcomes
- Provide a classroom environment that promotes and stimulates learning for every student
- Use and stay abreast of current pedagogies and technologies that are effective in a diverse classroom
- Consult with students during regularly-scheduled office hours
- Collaborate with other program faculty and staff to use assessment techniques to maximize the effectiveness of instruction and student success
- Form and maintain an advisory committee of industry professionals
- Serve as a member of division, college, and district committees
- Perform other professional duties as required by contract or divisional and institutional needs
Minimum Qualifications:
- Possession of any Bachelors degree or higher AND two years of professional experience in public safety career fields OR any Associate degree AND six years of professional experience in public safety career fields OR the equivalent (see below)
- Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff as these factors relate to the need for equity minded-practice both within and outside of the classroom
Physical Requirements:
Equivalence to Minimum Qualifications:
For persons applying for this position based on Equivalence, please answer the supplemental question on the online application indicating one or more of the following:
Degree Equivalence
The applicant possesses a degree(s) with similar content to those listed for the relevant discipline. The name of the degree is close to that specified on the Disciplines List but the degree either has a different title or area of expertise or the coursework is slightly different.
Academic Background Equivalence
Related to disciplines in which a Masters Degree is not generally expected or available. The applicant must have completed at least 24 semester units of coursework in the academic field and must possess at least the equivalent level of achievement and the equivalent in breadth, depth of understanding, and rigor in each of the following:
i) a broad cultural education usually met by the general education requirements for any Bachelors or Associates Degree, and
ii) a detailed study of the discipline in breadth, depth, and rigor, usually met by course work required for the degree major.
Professional Achievement Equivalence
The applicant must have completed the General Education requirements for that degree and show evidence of outstanding professional achievement and/or substantial training in the requested field. The applicant must submit substantial evidence, which demonstrates that his/her preparation, teaching experience, work experience, and ability are equivalent to those expected from a person who meets the minimum qualifications.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Preference will be given to candidates with:
Subject matter preparation:
- Successful experience in teaching or evidence of preparation to teach the full range of Administration of Justice courses
In addition to a short classroom teaching demonstration and written skills demonstration that will be part of the interview process, appropriate evidence includes, but is not limited to, experience, training, or achievement that the candidate has:
- The ability to engage with the development of Credit for Prior Learning
- The ability to teach both theoretical concepts and practical skills needed for public safety employment
- A commitment to and proficiency in creating curricula and methods of delivery that reflect present department standards and practices
- Evidence of training and/or history of effective interaction with students at the basic and developmental levels
- Knowledge of program-specific data collection and data analysis
- The ability to use instructional methods that emphasize cooperation and collaboration and that reflect cultural sensitivity and interdisciplinary approaches to the subject matter
- The ability to motivate students from a broad spectrum of academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds, as well as levels of preparation
- Experience in computer-based applications and modern technologies for teaching administration of justice courses
- Knowledge of the issues surrounding the training and employment of police and public safety positions
- Experience or familiarity with the development of student learning outcomes and with assessment, as well as program review, for administration of justice courses
- A familiarity with and willingness to expand the use of technology appropriate to the subject areas of the assignment, including distance education
- The willingness to collaborate in college-wide and departmental activities to assess and improve student learning outcomes
- A familiarity with proposal writing, especially to support learning communities and ancillary activities and/or to enhance professional development opportunities
- An understanding of and commitment to the role and purpose of the community college, including the mission and values of Skyline College
- The ability to use teaching methods that emphasize cooperation and collaboration and engage students actively in their studies, encouraging them to become critical thinkers and independent learners
- Proven ability to take responsibility for Comprehensive Program Review, Annual Program Planning, and other departmental obligations and duties
- Skills to promote and advocate for, lead, and effectively manage the Administration of Justice department
- Maintain and grow community partnerships including but not limited to an Advisory Committee, connections with local employers, etc.
- Ability to stay current with, comply and put into practice local, regional, and state law
- Ability and desire to work collaboratively with faculty members and staff to enhance instruction, curriculum, and student success
- A commitment to professional responsibilities outside of the classroom through enthusiastic contributions to department, division and college activities
Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters degree desired in related disciplines; Supervisory Level POST Certificate; backgrounds in policing, criminology, and/or the practice of law related to criminology and the criminal justice system are all encouraged
- Recent experience working with racially minoritized and other disproportionately-impacted students in the classroom and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups within higher education and particular fields shape patterns of participation and outcomes
- Willingness to examine and remediate ones instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized and other disproportionately impacted students
- Experience fostering community partnerships and collaboration
- Knowledge and experience in concepts such as Modern Policing, Restorative Justice, and Community Engagement
- Experience and expertise in culturally-responsive teaching in administration of justice
- Demonstrated ability to address equity gaps within administration of justice courses and classrooms
- Demonstrated knowledge of the implications of the Hispanic-Serving Institution designation for institutional, departmental and instructional practices
Benefits:
Benefits include a choice of medical plans, dental coverage, vision care, sick leave, salary continuance insurance, and an optional tax-deferred flexible benefit plan. Coverage is offered for employees and all eligible dependents. Academic employees participate in the State Teachers Retirement System, a defined-benefit retirement plan through the State of California. Employees may also be eligible for various first-time homebuyer programs.
Open Date: 03/20/2024
First Review Date: 04/24/2024
Close Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
Special Instructions Summary:
Required Application Materials
All applicants are required to submit:1. A completed online District application form (go to https://jobs.smccd.edu to complete the application and to apply for this position)
2. A resume that details all relevant education, training, and teaching experience (including courses taught), and other work experience
3. Undergraduate and graduate academic transcripts (copies accepted)Unofficial copies of all undergraduate and graduate academic transcripts may be submitted with the application; official copies will be required at the time of hire.
4. In addition to addressing your qualifications and experience, your cover letter must include discussion of the following questions:
- What do you feel are the best strategies for supporting students who have been historically marginalized?
- Think of the most successful class you have taught. What were the key factors in creating that success for racially-minoritized and other underserved disproportionately disadvantaged students?
- How is your teaching approach culturally-responsive to the students you serve?
If you have any questions regarding your application, please contact:
SMCCCD Office of Human Resources
3401 CSM Drive, San Mateo, CA 94402
Tel.: (650) 574-6555 Fax (650) 574-6574
Email: smccdjobs@smccd.edu
Web Page: https://smccd.edu/humanresources/
Conditions of Employment:
Prior to employment, the selected candidate will be required to complete the following:
1. Submit official transcripts (applies to all faculty or educational administrative positions)
Foreign Education completed outside of the United States must be deemed equivalent to that gained in conventional/accredited U.S. education programs in order for it to be considered for the satisfaction of minimum qualifications. Foreign transcripts must be translated and evaluated by a U.S.-based credentials evaluation service. The District currently accepts evaluations from agencies approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
2. Submit verifications of prior employment
3. Satisfactory references
4. Successfully being cleared for employment through the background checking process
In addition to background checks, the District may review publicly available information about a candidate on the Internet. If a candidate is aware of incorrect or inaccurate information that is available on the Internet, the candidate is welcome to address such an issue with the Office of Human Resources.
5. Present original documents for proof of eligibility to work in the United States
6. Approval of your employment by the SMCCCD Board of Trustees
7. Provide a certificate of Tuberculosis exam for initial employment.
8. Have fingerprints taken by a Live Scan computer (Clearance must be received prior to first day of employment). Please note that the California Education Code requires, in part, that community college districts shall not employ or retain in employment persons in public school service who have been convicted of certain felonies, a misdemeanor drug charge (including alcohol offenses) or misdemeanor moral turpitude (sexual offense) crime. However, consideration may be given to those whose drug convictions occurred more than five years ago. A conviction for other crimes may not necessarily disqualify you from the job for which you may be applying.
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