Adult Education Instructor

Title: Adult Education Instructor

Agency: Rappahannock Community College

Location: Richmond County - 159

FLSA: Nonexempt

Hiring Range: The anticipated hiring rate is $23.00 per hour, commensurate with experience.

Full Time or Part Time: Part Time

Additional Detail

Job Description:

Rappahannock Community College (RCC), founded in 1970, provides high-quality educational and training opportunities throughout a 12-county service region an hour east of Richmond on the beautiful western shore of the Chesapeake Bay with access to fresh local seafood and water activities. RCC delivers accessible and affordable educational opportunities, including for-credit transfer and career technical programs, robust distance education coursework, quality dual enrollment courses, and award-winning workforce training and credentialing programs. RCC's annualized enrollment of 3,259 credit students in 2023-2024 and over 800 workforce and community development students are supported by over 120 full-time employees and 200 part-time/adjunct employees across two main campuses and four satellite sites.

RCC serves a rural and diverse 12-county area in the Chesapeake Bay region of Virginia, whose mission is to provide inclusive access to exceptional training and educational opportunities meeting the community's needs and preparing individuals for success as learners, employees, and citizens.

Are you someone who wants to help students achieve their educational and professional dreams?

RCC invites you to apply for our Adult Education Instructor opening. This position is part time and grant-funded with no benefits and works up to 29 hours/week at various locations throughout our service region. The anticipated hiring rate is $23.00 per hour, commensurate with experience. We are looking for candidates who share RCC's values of integrity, diversity, equity, and inclusion, excellence, access, and learning for life.

The College desires candidates with a commitment to the community college mission. The successful candidate will be committed to academic excellence, continuous improvement through professional development, and creating a collegial environment of civility, collaboration and open communication. The College strives for staff with expertise in best practices and innovative strategies that support teaching and learning and who are well connected to the communities we serve.

Reporting to the Coordinator, Office of Career and Transition Services, the Adult Education Instructor will provide high-quality Adult Education instruction to promote participation in and/or transition to post-secondary programs for individuals in the RCC service region. This position will provide high-quality instruction that meets program goals, is compliant with OAEL (Office of Adult Education and Literacy) standards, and meets federal and state guidelines.

The Adult Education Instructor will provide instruction to Adult Education students of varying levels through engaging lessons that promote student involvement and the application of learning. The incumbent will prepare and submit lesson plans based on the College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) provided by OAEL. This position will keep and submit accurate student attendance records as required by the program guidelines and participate in professional development activities as assigned by the program manager and/or mandated by OAEL.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Excellent organizational, planning, and human relations skills
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with adult learners, specialists, program managers, school administration, and business/community partner agencies
• Knowledge of content, curriculum, methods, materials, and equipment appropriate for instructing adult learners
• Commitment and ability to serve a diverse community, including low-income families and English language learners
• Technology skills to deliver Distance Education instruction, communicate via email, and teach basic computer skills to the adult learner
• Bachelor's degree in education or related field

Preferred Qualifications:

• Teaching experience
• Teaching License