Starting salary for this position is: $18.93 (Hourly)Employees starting at the entry step of this range receive salary step advancement after six months and every 12 months thereafter. If an employee starting at anything higher than the entry step of the range, will have salary step advancement after 12 months and salary step advancement every 12 months thereafter until they reach the top of the salary range. Each salary step advancement will be approximately a 5% increase in salary.
Community Colleges of Spokane (CCS) District Equity Statement 
 
CCS believes that access to high-quality education in a safe and inclusive environment is the right of all individuals and imperative for the continued advancement of a strong democracy and workforce. We also believe higher education institutions have an obligation to work toward and demonstrate progress in ensuring equity amongst their students, faculty, and staff. Equity is grounded in the principle of fairness. In higher education, equity refers to ensuring that each student receives what they need to be successful through the intentional design of the college experience.
Spokane Community College (SCC) is a beautiful campus located in the inland Pacific Northwest, on the ancestral home of the Spokane Tribe, near the Spokane River. Our campus is not far from the urban center of Spokane, a mid-sized city with a high quality of life and quick access to the outdoors. See our website for more information about living and working in Spokane.
 
SCC is one of two accredited community colleges that comprise the Community Colleges of Spokane (CCS). Serving about 15,000 students, SCC endeavors to be an educational leader and a responsive partner with the community and region, offering access to relevant programs of the highest quality. We offer state-of-the-art career technical programs (approximately 50% of total enrollment) as well as liberal arts/transfer programs (about 25%) and basic education for adults (about 25%), In addition to serving the urban and suburban population in greater Spokane, CCS provides educational services to rural communities throughout a 12,302 square mile region in Eastern Washington. This region includes all of Spokane, Stevens, Whitman, Ferry, and Pend Oreille Counties as well as portions of Lincoln County.
 
SCC’s mission is to provide all students with an excellent education that transforms lives and expands their opportunities.
Applications will be forwarded to the hiring official as they are received and accepted until the need is filled
The Community Colleges of Spokane is seeking a highly motivated and qualified individual for the position of Instructional Tech in the SCC PACE Services Division. 
 
GENERAL DEFINITION
This position works under the general supervision of the Assistant Dean of PACE Services. PACE Services is a branch of the Adult Basic Education Division and provides instruction to students with cognitive disabilities or mental health challenges. The successful candidate for this position will perform routine instructional support services for the division. Duties include activities such as assisting in the preparation of classroom; assisting students with coursework assignments; individualized and group instruction for the development of learning skills such as reading, writing, study skills, or other discipline-specific instructional areas; or general classroom support.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assists supervisor/instructor in classroom work, field trips, and lecture periods; assists in the classroom.
• Supports students with study skills, course concepts, assignments, or other discipline-specific instructional areas.
• Assists supervisor/instructor with preparing materials;
• Assists students in identifying classroom and electronic resources and materials.
• Attend all required trainings and orientations.
• Performs other work as required.
• Model professional decorum and mutual respect in all personal interactions.
• Complies with district policy, procedures and directives, state and federal regulations, orders and statute and collective bargaining agreements. 
• Support and advance the CCS strategic plan, and perform related duties as required.

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• High school diploma.
• Proficiency with technology.
• Ability to work with a team.
• Ability to meet deadlines.

PREFERRED COMPETENCIES (DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Six months to two years’ experience/training working with individuals who have

disabilities or mental health challenges or

• Equivalent education/experience.

Person hired must be able to provide acceptable documentation of U.S. Citizenship or lawful authorization to work in the United States. This is an absolute condition of employment. An offer of employment will not carry with it any responsibility or obligation on the part of the district to sponsor an H1-B visa. In addition, the Community Colleges of Spokane maintains a drug-free work environment and prohibits all smoking in the college buildings and state-owned vehicles. Must be able to successfully work in and promote a multicultural work and education environment.
Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the position. Once an applicant is chosen for a position, they are required to complete and submit a declaration regarding sexual misconduct and investigation per state law.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 

• Work is performed in a normal, temperature-controlled office environment.
• Work maybe sedentary in nature.
• Frequent use of computer and exposure to terminal screens.
• Visual focus and strain.
• Work directly with students/clients.
• Frequent oral and auditory communication with others.

 
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Position is eligible for overtime.
• Requires criminal background check.
• Position is covered under collective bargaining agreement.
• Non-permanent hourly.

 
To qualify for consideration, applicants must meet required competencies and submit a complete application packet, which includes the following:

• CCS online application. *
• Cover letter addressing your qualifications relevant to the responsibilities of this position. *
• Resume. *
• References – the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three professional references. *
• College transcript(s) if applicable - unofficial/copies of transcripts are acceptable for initial application, official copies must be submitted upon acceptance of job offer.

NOTE: All of the above are required to ensure your consideration for this position. The item(s) marked with an asterisk are required attachments to your application prior to submission. 
 
If you require an accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact HR at CCS.recruiter@ccs.spokane.edu 
Community Colleges of Spokane does not discriminate in its programs, activities and employment on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, marital status, pregnancy, pregnancy related conditions, parental status or families with children, status as a mother breastfeeding her child, AIDS/HIV or hepatitis C, honorably discharged veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, use of trained guide dog or service animal by a person with disability, genetic information or any other legally protected category.
 
Direct all inquiries or grievances regarding access and Title IX or ADA to:

Amy McCoy | Chief Compliance Officer
Title IX and ADA Coordinator
Community Colleges of Spokane
2917 W. Whistalks Way, MS 3027
Spokane, WA. 99224-5288
ccs.titleix@ccs.spokane.edu509-279-6012 
Direct all inquiries regarding equal opportunity compliance and/or grievances to:

Greg Stevens | Chief Strategy and Administration Officer
Community Colleges of Spokane
P.O. Box 6000, MS1004
Spokane, WA. 99217-6000
509-434-5040 
Native Land Acknowledgement
We are honored to acknowledge that the Community Colleges of Spokane, and our main campuses for Spokane Falls and Spokane Community College, are located on the traditional and sacred homelands of the Spokane Tribe. We also provide services in a region that includes the traditional and sacred homelands of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Kalispel Tribe and Nez Perce Tribe.
 
We pay our respect to tribal elders both past and present as well as to all Indigenous people today. This land holds their cultural DNA, and we are honored and grateful to be here on their traditional lands. We give thanks to the legacy of the original people and their descendants and pledge to honor their stewardship and values.