A Vocational Education Instructor teaches technical or job related skills to students, and uses work-based experience to help students learn about and prepare for jobs in a particular occupation. Provides training for jobs in business, health care, auto repair, information technology, culinary arts, or other areas. Teaches in a public high school, a regional or college program, or at a private training program.
Non-Exempt About MCC Metropolitan Community College is the oldest public institution of higher learning in Kansas City, Missouri, founded in 1915 as the Kansas City Polytechnic Institute. The Junior College of Kansas City, as it was known starting in 1919, was one of the first schools in the country to award an associate degree. Today, MCC offers 125 associate degree and certificate programs. Metropolitan Community College comprises five campuses on the Missouri side of the Greater Kansas City area 47 major buildings and about 550 acres in all: MCC-Blue River , located in Independence, Missouri; MCC-Longview located in Lee's Summit, Missouri, MCC-Maple Woods located in the Northland of Kansas City, Missouri; MCC-Online and MCC-Penn Valley , located in Midtown Kansas City, Missouri. MCC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission . In addition, several programs have specific accreditations as well. •MCC does not provide employer-paid sponsorships. Job Summary
POOL POSITION
Application materials for this position is accepted on an on-going basis due to increasing demand. Assignments may be scheduled but not granted based on enrollment and/or operational decisions. The Workforce and Economic Development Division (W.E.D.) of Metropolitan Community College is the leader in innovative workforce solutions and community enrichment. We partner to first develop our community in order to develop it economically for the growth of the Kansas City metro's citizens; families, businesses, industry, organizations, and associations. Temporary faculty serve the college and students by providing high quality instruction and engaging in instruction related activities. Temporary faculty are expected to perform all duties associated with teaching an assigned course to include all course preparation, meeting with students, entering grades, and other duties related to course delivery. Upon employment temporary faculty must maintain updated credentials as required by the college's accrediting agencies.
Employment Restrictions:
An annuitant of the Missouri Retirement System must adhere to the applicable regulations. Employees, who possess a valid Missouri Teaching Certificate, may be required to participate in the Public School Retirement System of Missouri (PSRS). Temporary faculty may be assigned up to ten (10) work units per semester for fall and spring. An additional two (2) work units per term may be assigned with approval from the dean and notification to human resources but no more than twenty-four (24) work units in an academic year. For summer, work units may not exceed 3.5 work units in June, and 3.5 work units in July. Noncredit courses taught during the normal academic year are included in these limitations.
Combination Load Maximum:
If a temporary faculty member's load includes work unit and clock hour assignments, the combined weekly clock hour total will be monitored to adhere to temporary faculty assignment limitations. Employees assigned responsibilities through Workforce and Economic Development may be compensated based on assigned work units or clock-hours, in accordance with MCCKC guidelines for temporary employment. Essential Functions Develop and teach non-credit classes. Ability to communicate clearly. Teach an assignment that is determined upon course enrollment Subjects include but are not limited to the following: Acting Arts and Crafts Bartending Basic Office Skills Budgeting and Finance Business Computer (basic, intermediate, and advanced) Culinary Culture and/or History Cyber Security Dance and Fitness Health Digital Advertising Digital Media Digital or Graphic Art Drawing Entrepreneurship Skills Fabric/Sewing Foreign Language Gardening (organic, hydroponics, urban farming) Hospitality and Tourism Leadership Marketing for Small Business Music Painting Sculpting Social media Soft skills
Certificate and/or license, OR Associate OR Bachelor's degree in the appropriate subject area, when applicable; OR equivalent combination of education/training and job-related experience Knowledge, skills, ability, and expertise are required in the field. Must be able to provide a course proposal, description, and syllabus detailing the student outcomes. To learn more about the Workforce and Economic Development Division (WED)'s Community Education, please click here .
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :
Have an interest in working in an academic setting and with MCC students Demonstrated knowledge and competence in the desired tutoring subject matter Demonstrated ability to work and communicate effectively with all constituencies of a diverse community Ability to work well with others Strong oral and written communication skills Physical Requirements Positions in this class typically requires feeling, grasping, hearing, keyboarding, reaching, repetitive motion, standing, talking, visual acuity, and walking. The work is sedentary work which requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly.
