Faculty Dev Instructor Part Time

Unlock your full potential in the innovative and inclusive environment at Bryant & Stratton College. We are a career-focused, private, nonprofit college built differently to serve the needs of students, alumni, associates, employers, and the community. Founded in 1854, Bryant & Stratton College offers real-world education leading to bachelor's, associate's, and professional certificates after completion in the fields of healthcare, technology, legal, business, graphic design, and more.

Summary

The Faculty Development Coach serves as a coach and mentor toward the career-based Teaching and Learning Philosophies of Bryant & Stratton College. The coach provides support to faculty associates in improving their teaching methodologies as well as approaches to assessment and evaluation as they relate to the “Principles of Effective Instructional Practice,” “Bloom’s Taxonomy,” “Rigor Standards Framework,” “Scaffolding Principles,” and “Community of Inquiry.” The coach assists the instructor in understanding how Bryant & Stratton College adopted and adapted these principles to create a framework for instruction and faculty development. Responsibilities will include coaching and mentoring of faculty who teach in multiple modalities. The coach provides support toward the effective integration of these principles into faculty member’s instructional and assessment philosophies as well as associated practices.

Responsibilities

The Faculty Development Coach is responsible for:

• Meeting with faculty members individually to provide feedback on strategies to incorporate the “Principles of Effective Instructional Practice,” “Bloom’s Taxonomy,” and “Community of Inquiry,” into the regular practice of lesson planning, classroom facilitation and management, and assessment. Coach will use a needs-based approach to assess needs of the instructor based on previous professional and teaching experience.
• Coach will observe ground-based and virtual classrooms through a cycle established by the academic leader to provide feedback on the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities of the instructor’s methods in relationship to the College’s teaching and assessment philosophies.
• Providing written reports to faculty members on their usage of the College’s Teaching and Learning Philosophies and associated concepts toward effective instructional and assessment methods within the ground-based and virtual classroom.
• Tracking of instructor progress and providing insight into the management of the coaching and evaluation cycle through various paper-based and electronic resources.
• Modeling best practices where appropriate.
• Collaborating with academic leaders in providing ongoing support for faculty members on an individual basis as well as from a holistic perspective.
• Being knowledgeable on contemporary and current research and instructional methodologies. This includes knowledge of various learning management systems and other classroom technologies to support ground-based, online, virtual, and distance instruction.
• Promoting a network of faculty development within the college.
• Serving on various regional academic committees and/or councils specifically related to faculty, instruction, and /or assessment.
• Participating in the development and delivery of workshops and related training programs.
  
  

Competencies

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Technological aptitude with contemporary software and apps
• Positive and supportive attitude
• Success oriented
• Leadership skills
• Organized
• Adaptable
• Ability to work with individuals and teams
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Presentation skills
• Willingness to work flexible hours
  
  

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree
• Administrative experience in education
• Classroom teaching experience
• Curriculum Development experience
• Experience teaching in and/or observing instruction in multiple modalities is preferred.
  
  

Salary : $20.00 to $25.00 per hour.

Please note that the compensation information is a good faith estimate of the base pay for this position. Information about the total compensation package for this position will be provided during the interview process.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, ethnicity, national origin, color, religion, disability, marital status, veteran status, sex/gender (including pregnancy or pregnancy related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity (including transgender status) or any other legally protected characteristics (“protected characteristics”). Bryant & Stratton College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.