Human Services Instructor

About the position Umpqua Community College is seeking a Human Services professional to teach beginning Winter or Spring Term 2027. This part-time position involves bringing professional experience into the classroom to prepare students for careers in human services. Courses may be offered online or in a hybrid format, requiring candidates for hybrid courses to be local and available to come to campus as needed. This is an open recruitment position, with applications reviewed year-round for potential teaching opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Teach course-load as assigned using appropriate methodologies and discipline area expertise.
• Use Canvas effectively (the UCC LMS) for all credit courses to include: Use of canvas grade book, Posting of syllabus, Posting of course materials, Posting of learning support materials that lead to student success may include but are not limited to recorded lectures, discussion boards, Open Educational Resources, announcements, and academic and student support information.
• Facilitate student achievement of course, program, and institutional learning outcomes established by UCC.
• Continuously improve course and program curriculum, informed by student learning outcome data.
• Complete all academic assessments, data analysis, and curricular improvement reporting as required.
• Develop rapport with students that is professional and encourages teacher/learner communication in support of achieving expected learning outcomes.
• Remain current with technological and pedagogical advances that promote continuous improvement of teaching and learning.
• Participate fully in one's own performance review, evaluation, and plans for professional growth in support of student learning.
• Comply with all department guidelines and college policies.
• Support the mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities of the College, using the governance structure of the institution to enact change where appropriate.
• Maintain any required professional certification or licensure in the appropriate academic or technical discipline.
• Maintain and publicly post office hours.
• Certify student attendance in classes by the established deadline for financial aid purposes.
• Use the Early Alert System with consistency.
• Submit mid-term and/or final grades by the deadline established by the Records and Registration department.
• Participate in orientation and recruiting activities as is reasonable.
• Attend and participate in program, discipline, in-service, and campus meetings.
• Meet yearly with supervisor to review the year and set goals.

Requirements

• Commensurate with State of Oregon requirements of respective academic and/or technical field: AAS in Human Services with 5 years’ work experience will be considered, or bachelor’s degree in closely related field with 5 years’ work experience, or Master’s degree in closely related field with 5 years’ work experience preferred.
• Classroom teaching experience preferred
• On-line teaching experience preferred
• Completed the Oregon Department of Human Services Office of Developmental Disability’s Train the Trainer course (if interested in teaching the Working with People with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities course).
• Peer support specialist or certified recovery mentor (CRM I or CRM II) certification with OHA (if interested in teaching Peer Recovery Mentor course).

Nice-to-haves

• A minimum of 3 years community college teaching experience
• A minimum of five years of verifiable experience related to the field
• Online instruction experience preferred
• classroom teaching experience desirable