Adjunct, Jewelry (Visual Arts)

Job Summary

Under minimal supervision, teach jewelry classes for the Department of Visual Art & Design. Essential Responsibilities and Duties 1.

Follows the course curriculum outline, prepares and delivers lectures and other classroom activities

2. Supports department assessment initiatives

3. Demonstrates and supports professional commitment to division, school, and college mission and values

4. Follows SLCC policies and procedures Essential Responsibilities and Duties Continued 1. Becomes familiar with, and abides by, all college policies with immediate priority given to those policies that govern interactions with colleagues, staff, administrators, and departments throughout the organization

2. Maintains professional etiquette in communications with students, staff, faculty, and administrators

3. Provides appropriate and timely feedback for all assignments

4. Returns graded assignments in a timely fashion per department standards

5. Maintains student attendance records (for Financial Aid purposes) and grades

6. Conducts a variety of appropriate evaluations of student performance

7. Informs students of progress-to-date periodically and assigns and submits grades by published deadlines

8. Assists in maintaining a safe and mutually respectful instructional environment

9. Prepares and submits incident reports to Dean of Student Services for inappropriate student behavior as defined by the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy

10. Maintains professional and collegial behavior

11. Handles / responds to student concerns / complaints, and responds to student communications and inquiries promptly (generally within 1 2 days)

12. Maintains professional appearance as defined by the discipline and / or College procedure

13. Completes all required employee trainings

14. Knows and enforces FERPA guidelines

15. Provides ADA accommodations as requested

16. Other duties as assigned Minimum Qualifications -Demonstrated experience in jewelry field

• Some post-secondary (college) education experience Preferred Qualifications -Bachelor’s degree
• Five years full-time experience in the jewelry industry Knowledge, Skills & Abilities 1. Ability to teach post-secondary jewelry students

2. Demonstrated abilities in jewelry proficiency

3. Good reading and writing skills

4. Excellent communication skills

5. Dependable and punctual

6. Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, culture,

ethnic background, and abilities, to maintain good working relationships across the College

7. Ability to work with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic background of community college students, faculty and staff, including those with disabilities Non-Essential Responsibilities and Duties