Salary: $77,041.00 Annually
Location: Oregon City, OR
Job Type: Full-Time, Union
Division: Technology, Applied Science and Public Services
Job Number: 2324-00119
Closing: 7/16/2024 11:59 PM Pacific

Description

Are you passionate about criminal justice and teaching a new generation of criminal justice professionals? Can you create and maintain a welcoming and supportive environment with students of diverse, multicultural, socioeconomic and academic backgrounds? Are you interested in building relationships with industry and community partners? If these questions resonate with you, then, we invite you to consider joining our Criminal Justice team. We value collaboration and are dedicated to guiding students towards the achievement of their academic and career goals.

Clackamas Community College (CCC) at the Oregon City, Oregon campus seeks to hire a full-time permanent Instructor position in our Criminal Justice program starting fall 2024. We are interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and candidates that may be from a less traditional background. We welcome applicants who bring a diversity of identity, culture, experience, perspective, and thought. If you are an experienced technician and have an interest in unique skills to help train the next generation of machinists we encourage you to apply.

Clackamas Community College has a variety of professional development opportunities that provide support to faculty to develop and enhance their teaching, learning and assessment practices. Through our Center for Teaching and Learning, faculty have an opportunity to participate in a variety of faculty development programs that include our First Year Faculty Experience (FYFE), which is a year-long learning, training and community-building program for all new full-time faculty members at Clackamas Community College.

CCC is committed to continuous improvement and innovation in support of student-centered teaching and learning. We are committed to understanding and dismantling systems of oppression and to co-creating a more equitable educational system that in turn fosters a more equitable society. We strive to be a student-ready institution that supports and partners with students to promote discovery and growth. We work to mobilize community-wide awareness and action related to College strategic priorities and seek to build relationships in support of community well-being. At CCC, individuals are celebrated for their experience and expertise, and are validated for their unique perspectives. CCC encourages faculty, staff, and students to be engaged in ways that reflect their needs and interests. To learn more about CCC visit Leadership, Vision and Initiatives.

College and Division:

The Criminal Justice Program is housed within the Education, Early Childhood Education, Human Services and Criminal Justice Department which resides in the Technology Applied Science and Public Services Division. As a division, we are one of four Instructional and Student Support divisions at CCC. The four divisions are: Academic Foundations and Connections (AFAC), Arts and Sciences (A &S), Institutional Effectiveness and Planning (IEP) and Technology, Applied Science and Public Services (TAPS). The Technology Applied Science and Public Services Division includes ten departments: Customized Training and Development Services, Small Business Development Center, Workforce Development Services, Community Education, TAPS Grants & Career Pathways, Automotive & Welding Technology, Industrial Technology, Education, Early Childhood Education, Human Services & Criminal Justice, Health Sciences and Apprenticeship, Wildland Fire, Emergency Management & Geographic Information System.

Criminal Justice Program:

The Criminal Justice Program provides instruction and training in the areas of law enforcement, courts and corrections from faculty members with years of experience in the field. Students learn about community policing, criminal investigation, routine patrol and criminological theory. Students gain an appreciation of the various aspects of the criminal justice system and how they function.

A successful candidate will be a collaborative, innovative, and participatory faculty member with expertise in the criminal justice field who is excited to teach, support and mentor students.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Instructors shall be responsible for imparting knowledge and developing skills through the instructional process under the direction of the department, the division and the College Administration. In carrying out their responsibilities, instructors shall exercise independent judgment based on adequate knowledge of subject matter, professional goals of subjects taught, teaching strategies, interpersonal relationships, and best practices of teaching and learning.

Instruction & Related Assignments:

• Teaches a variety of criminal justice courses to a diverse student population
• Develops and revises curricula, assessments and course materials for criminal justice courses
• Teaches courses at times that meet student demand. This may include mornings, afternoons, evenings with the possibility of some weekends.

• Teaches classes as assigned, following approved course outlines
• Delivers instruction in a variety of modalities to meet program and student needs including face-to-face, remote, hybrid, and/or online
• Prepares and develops materials for assigned classes
• Posts and maintains student office hours
• Provides students with course syllabi
• Maintains records of grades and attendance; reports individual academic grades when required
• Participates in assessment activities

• Participates in professional development activities to remain current in the assigned discipline
• Acts as a liaison to industry and to local high school teachers/students. Be involved with the college community, committee service and advisory committee meetings
• Works harmoniously and collaboratively with colleagues in an environment that promotes innovation, teaching learning, and service to a diverse student population
• Attends and actively participates in department, division, College meetings and committees

Teaching and Learning Values:

• Creates a learning climate of mutual respect and fairness
• Encourages creative and critical thinking
• Engages participants in an active learning process
• Facilitates learning that applies to and enriches lives
• Encourages student responsibility for learning
• Promotes learning as a lifelong process

Institutional Expectations:

• Embraces diversity and actively collaborates effectively with a variety of students, staff and the public from diverse cultural, social, economic and educational backgrounds
• Participates in recruitment and retention of students at an individual and institutional level in promotion of student success
• Embraces, understands and uses appropriate technology tools to accomplish job functions

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or above in Criminal Justice or closely related field and a minimum of three years experience as a police officer.
• Applicants are encouraged to include in their CV/Resume training, education, and work experiences that have given them current knowledge of policing philosophies, tactics, training practices, and related laws.

Core Competencies:

• Demonstrated competency in teaching through work experience, educational preparation, or continuing education
• Bicultural/multicultural skills sufficient to select appropriate behaviors, values and attitudes within different cultures during interactions with others
• Demonstrates ability or desire to work with culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse students and communities
• Demonstrates ability or desire to work with a variety of technological media

Other Job Elements

The physical demands listed below represent those that must be met by an incumbent to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands of the Position:

The position requires minimal (5-20%) physical effort such as lifting, carrying, or movement, etc. Movements required to complete work are not difficult, and only require some degree of agility and hand eye coordination.

Working Conditions:

The work environment is usually well-protected, with minimal hazards or obstacles (5-20%). There is little or minimal element of personal risk or hazard. Job conditions are usually comfortable, with minimal (5-20%) issues of confinement, temperature change, incident of noise, or interactions of a disagreeable nature, inside/outside work, dirty conditions, exposure to contagious disease, etc. Position may have minimal responsibility for driving.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Supervision of other personnel is not a typical function assigned to this position. May provide training and orientation to newly assigned personnel and may assign work to student workers.

Supervision Received:

Works under the direction of the Dean of Technology Applied Science and Public Services.

Additional Information

Application Instructions:

When applying for this position, you will be required to complete the NeoGov application and attach the following electronic documents.

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Unofficial Transcripts
• If applicable: Veteran's Preference documentation

Any applications which do not have the required documents attached will be considered incomplete. Incomplete applications will not be considered. CCC makes employment decisions based solely on the candidate's demonstrated competencies as related to successful performance in the position.



Veterans' Preference:

Applicants are eligible to use Veterans' Preference when applying with CCC in accordance with ORS 408.225, 408.230 and 408.235; and OAR 105-040-0010 and 105-040-0015. Preference will be given only if the applicant meets the minimum criteria of the position and electronically attach the required documentation at the time of application. For information regarding Veterans' Preference qualifications, visit http://www.oregonjobs.org/DAS/STJOBS/vetpoints.shtmlq
Documents Required for Veterans' Preference

• One of the following:
  • MEMBER COPY 4 of the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214 or 215)
    
    -OR-
  • Letter from the US Dept. of Veterans Affairs indicating receipt of a non-service connected pension
    
    -OR-
  • Certification that discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions will take place not later than 120 days after the submission of the certificate
• In addition to one of the above documents, Disabled Veterans must also submit one of the following:
  • A copy of their Veterans disability preference letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs
    
    -OR-
  • Certification that medical separation from active duty under honorable conditions will take place not later than 120 days after the submission of the certificate.

You can request copies of your military service record through the National Archives website at http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/


Additional Information

The successful candidate in this position will work a 9-month contract and be paid for 175 days including six (6) paid holidays, per the Full-Time Faculty Bargaining Agreement. (insert agreement link)

Starting Salary Expectations:

Initial Salary Placement will be Step 3 ($80,430 annually) per the CCC Full-time Faculty bargaining agreement.

Benefits:

• CCC offers a comprehensive benefit package designed to provide employees and their families, including domestic partners, with access to a broad range of benefit options. Includes Health, Dental, and Vision options, Group Life, Long-term Disability, and Long-term Care Insurance programs.
• CCC currently funds the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS/OPSRP) pension and contributes an additional 6% into the employee's Individual Account Program under PERS/OPSRP. A portion of the 6% will be diverted to The Employee Pension Stability Account as mandated by Senate Bill 1049. CCC offers a tax deferred annuity program and a deferred compensation program where employees may save additional pre-tax dollars for retirement.
• CCC provides a tuition waiver for courses offered at CCC for yourself, domestic partner, and IRS dependents; plus partial tuition reimbursement for yourself at other accredited institutions.
• CCC qualifies as a public employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Terms of Employment:

• All positions at CCC are required to be available for work onsite as requested by the college.
• Requires flexible work schedule to meet program needs, which may include evenings and/or weekends.
• Instructors shall have earned required academic credentials from a regionally accredited institutions, or the equivalent, as recognized by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) or National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). (This statement is a bit confusing and will check in with HR about potentially revising the language)
• Your official transcripts will need to be sent from the Registrar of your degree granting institution within 30-days of your hire.
• Employees must maintain Oregon or Washington residency as a condition of employment.
• Successful applicants must successfully pass a background inquiry, which may include criminal, driving, and full background checks. Only information relevant to the position will be considered. An individual with negative information on their background inquiry will not necessarily be denied employment.
• Providing false information will result in rejection of an application, employment offer or dismissal.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

CCC is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other protected class.

To apply, visit: https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/clackamascc/jobs/4557296/criminal-justice-law-enforcement-instructor-full-time-faculty