Instructor of English (9-months)

An instructor’s primary responsibility is to deliver high-quality instruction within their discipline, with a clear focus on achieving established student learning outcomes. In addition to teaching, instructors are expected to mentor and support students in progressing toward degree or program completion.

Full-time instructors are responsible for a range of classroom and administrative duties that support the mission, goals, and objectives of Wilkes Community College, including participation in committee service and ongoing professional development.

A reasonable and equitable teaching load will be determined collaboratively between the instructor and the departmental chair, in consultation with the division dean. This workload may include a combination of traditional classroom instruction, distance education, academic advising, professional development, curriculum development, and other related administrative responsibilities.

Wilkes (main) Campus will be the primary teaching location, but instructors will be assigned teaching duties at the Ashe Campus and/or the Alleghany Center as needed.

1. Planning, creating, and maintaining a classroom environment conducive to student learning.
2. Encouraging the development of critical thinking skills through appropriate classroom exercises and assignments.
3. Maintaining a high level of currency in the discipline, and incorporating innovative and creative instructional techniques in the classroom.
4. Collaborating with the lead instructor in the creation of syllabi; the establishment of objectives, competencies, and assessments; and the selection of textbooks, periodicals, and other resources.
5. Advising students toward completion of program, diploma, or degree goals and assisting students with job placement or college transfer.
6. Participate in program and general education outcomes assessment for written communication and assist with the development and implementation of improvement plans.
7. Being responsible for administrative activities relating to FTE reports, end-of-semester reports, grades, and other required reports, and doing so in a timely fashion.
8. Communicating with students and administration through the technological framework provided by WCC including posting syllabi for all sections of all courses to the campus web portal, and regularly checking and responding to e-mail sent to the instructor via the campus web portal and messages sent to the college e-mail/voice-mail/telephone service.
9. Maintaining one office hour per course up to five per week (generally one per day), posted on the office door and updated by semester on the campus web portal, at times which are convenient for student contact and which do not interfere with the college’s regular meeting times.
10. Referring students, as appropriate, to student support areas of WCC including Counseling and/or Student Support Services, the Academic Support Center, Learning Resources Center, Student Services, the Writing Center, etc.
11. Attending commencement exercises, committee and task force meetings, and faculty meetings as scheduled.
12. Fulfilling other responsibilities as assigned by the lead instructor, departmental chairperson, dean of division, or vice president of instruction.