Adjunct, American Sign Language

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Adjunct, American Sign Language

Salary

$53.36 Hourly

Location

Stark State College - Main Campus (North Canton)

Job Type

Part-time Faculty

Job Number

202400551

Division

Arts & Sciences Division

Department

Education Department

Opening Date

03/04/2024

Closing Date

6/30/2024 11:59 PM Eastern

This part-time adjunct instructor position will provide instruction in traditional and non-traditional modalities for Education and/or American Sign Language courses.

Instructors work with the Program Coordinator to prepare and deliver instruction of coursework to meet program requirements and licensing standards.

Instructors complete assessment of student performance as well as electronic submission of Never Attends, Early Alerts, midterm grades, and final grades by the required dates.

Instructors must be able to work with and support different learning styles. Instructors in this position will teach hybrid courses (blended on-line and face to face).
 

Must be able to develop and implement innovative approaches to pedagogy.

Must be able to work effectively with diverse student populations.

Instructors are required to complete instructor training, as applicable.

Bachelor's Degree in Interpreting, Education, or related field is required.

Master's Degree in Interpreting, Education or related field is preferred.

A minimum of two years experience as an Interpreter or sign language teacher is required.

Previous teaching experience in higher education if preferred.

In order to improve hiring efficiency, be more responsive, and help us find the best candidates Stark State has implemented the use of a few recruiting tools such as Qualifi and Skill Survey. You may hear from us through one of these platforms during the recruitment process.

Qualifi is a cloud-based phone interviewing platform. Think of this like traditional phone interviews, but faster – allowing us to be more responsive to you, the applicant.

Checking candidates’ references for multiple top candidates provides a valuable means of verifying skills and experience represented in resumes and interviews. SkillSurvey Reference®, a cloud-based, data-driven solution allows us to access relevant feedback from references provided by our candidates. The chosen references receive job-specific surveys on at least 26 critical behaviors and skills. These behavioral competencies have been scientifically studied and have been shown to correlate with work outcomes.

Should you have any questions regarding your application or our recruiting and hiring process, please reach out to HR@starkstate.edu.


STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM (S.T.R.S.)
 
State Teachers Retirement System
The State Teachers Retirement System (STRS), was established to provide a secure retirement for Ohio's public educators. STRS is available to all faculty members.  The College contributes 14% of the employee's wages for the retirement benefit and the employee contributes 14% of their wages toward the retirement benefit.   

INSTRUCTIONAL FEES
 
All instructional and general fees for credit, audit, or non-credit courses offered at Stark State College will be paid by the College from the income of the College budgeted for employee benefits up to an amount per academic semester not to exceed such fees for six credit hours per semester.  

A part-time employee may enroll in any section or course on a space-available basis. To qualify for this benefit, employees:
  1. Shall take the course(s) during a semester in which they are currently working.
  2. Shall have instructed a minimum of 8 credit hours or 13 CEUs at Stark State College or if paid hourly, worked a minimum of 320 hours before receiving this benefit.
  3. Must obtain the approval of their supervisor. Employees paid on an hourly basis shall refer to the minimum hours worked requirement to qualify for the benefit. The employee's primary position during the semester the benefit is used determines the employee's eligibility. 
Eligible part-time employees desiring this benefit must complete an Instructional Fee Waiver form available on mystarkstate and must submit it to the employee's supervisor for approval.
 
Instructional fees are available for IRS dependents of part-time employees.  All instructional and general fees for credit, audit, or non-credit courses offered at Stark State College will be paid by the College from income of the College budgeted for employee benefits for dependents of part-time employees for six semester hours per academic year per employee.

Dependents of part-time employees may enroll in any section or course on a space-available basis. The student will be required to pay the processing fee and all other incidental fees associated with the course enrolled in each semester.

Dependents of employees classified as student workers, substitute workers, or seasonal workers will not be eligible to participate in this program. Dependents of part-time employees who are eligible for tuition waivers such as College Credit Plus, various scholarships and grants, and other such nonloan programs must use those funds prior to use of the Instructional Fee Waiver benefit.
 
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
 
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offers confidential support for you and your household members, dependents living away from home, and parents & parents-in-law.  Professional phone support is available around-the-clock, on an unlimited basis, offering you and your family members peace of mind that there is always someone to talk to, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.  Face-to-face counseling is also available, with up to 5 sessions included per problem occurrence.  
 
OPTIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS
 
Tax Sheltered Annuity Programs (403 b and 457). 
AFLAC (Short-term disability).
Allstate, Liberty Mutual (Insurance options)

Agency
Stark State College (OH)
Address
6200 Frank Ave NW

North Canton, Ohio, 44720
Phone
330-494-6170