Campus Within Walls Adjunct Faculty - Mathematics

Title : Campus Within Walls Adjunct Faculty - Mathematics

Agency : Southside Va Community College

FLSA : Exempt

Hiring Range : Commensurate with education, experience and VCCS guidelines

Full Time or Part Time : Part Time

Job Description :

Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC), established in 1970, is one of the 23 colleges in the Virginia Community College System. SVCC is dedicated to providing diverse instructional programs ranging from developmental studies to associate degree curricula in academic, technical, and lifelong education. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and ensuring equal educational opportunities for all students.

We are seeking adjunct faculty with Master’s level coursework in Mathematics for our Campus Within Walls program, which provides second chances through higher education to incarcerated students. The goal of this program is to educate college-ready inmates, providing them with the opportunity to attain associate’s degrees and certificates while incarcerated.

The successful candidates must be committed to our mission to provide quality education to a diverse constituency and be willing to teach within a correctional setting; some travel will be required with access to a state vehicle or mileage compensation.

This is a part-time teaching position in Mathematics. Classes taught may be day, night, and/or weekends and may be seated or hybrid. Classes will be located in one or more of the following correctional centers:

• Lunenburg Correctional Center
• Nottoway Correctional Center
• Virginia Correctional Center for Women
• State Farm Correctional Center
• Others may be available

Positions may be available in spring, summer, or fall semester. Adjunct faculty are employed to teach up to 12 credit hours in the fall and spring semester and up to 8 credit hours for the summer session. Teaching load is based upon student enrollment and staffing needs.

Minimum Qualifications :

• Master’s degree in Mathematics required or a Master’s degree in any teaching field and at least 18 (eighteen) credit hours of post-graduate study in Mathematics.
• Valid driver’s license and good driving record.
• Adept knowledge of instructional technologies.
• Excellent interpersonal and native or near-native oral and written English skills.
• Ability to interact in a professional manner with staff, students, internal and external constituencies.
• Ability to meet college deadlines.
• Must pass Virginia Department of Corrections background screening.
• Meet course deadlines and submit required reporting (including grades) on time.
• Must adhere to the Transfer Virginia and VCCS student learning outcomes.
• Ability to design and execute effective teaching strategies in a setting without internet access.
• Regular attendance as determined by the site/course schedule.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Prior working experience in a community college or other higher education setting.
• Prior working experience in a correctional center.
• Professional experience in PeopleSoft or similar student registration software program.
• Prior working experience with Learning Management Systems, especially Canvas.
• Professional experience with Microsoft Office Suite Software, in particular, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.