Criminal Justice Jobs

Job Classification

Compensation: $970.32 per credit hour

Employee category: Adjunct

FLSA status: Exempt

Position Details

Job Code: AA006Adjunct

Department: Criminal Justice

Division: Academic Affairs

Reports to: Dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Public Services

Positions Supervised: Students

Location: Primarily Main Campus, but any location assigned by the appropriate administrator to include local high schools

Job Purpose

Kansas City Kanas Community College (KCKCC) is currently searching for Adjunct faculty to teach courses in the Criminal Justice program (CRJS). Locations may be at our main campus or any location including local high schools, daytime, online, evening or virtually. This is a POOL position. Application materials for this adjunct position are accepted on an on-going basis due to increasing demand for courses in this subject area.

Position Description

• Maintain accurate record of students’ attendance.
• Use teaching methods that emphasize application, cooperation, and collaboration. Engage students actively in their studies, encouraging them to become independent learners with higher-order thinking skills.
• Submit mid-term and final grades.
• Exhibit professionalism with faculty, administration, staff, students, and constituents.
• Reflect on and evaluate the effectiveness of one’s own pedagogy.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Provide instruction, activities, assignments, and assessments to cover all student learning objectives for the specific course(s) taught.
• Organize and explain content using methods which are appropriate to students with differing abilities, levels of preparation, and cultural experience.
• Organize and teach criminal justice classes as assigned by the Dean, delivering quality education and training.
• Attend all KCKCC required training and meetings.
• Perform adequate assessment and analysis of assessment according to college requirements.
• Conduct all class sessions according to schedule.
• Assign and provide feedback for in and out-of-class work, monitor student progress and maintain accurate record of students’ performances.
• Ensure timely, accurate and complete submission of all reports to appropriate office(s).

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Ability to arrive on time and be ready to teach course(s) during scheduled times.
• Complete knowledge and understanding of the role and functions of the criminal justice discipline.
• Excellent knowledge of the role of the criminal justice system in society.
• Ability to effectively utilize Blackboard for posting assignments, assessing students, performances, and grading.
• A thorough understanding of the vocabulary used in the criminal justice discipline.
• Ability to prepare curricular materials to convey learning objectives to students.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Position Qualifications And/or Education

Minimum Qualifications and/or Education

• Master’s degree in Criminal Justice or a master’s degree in another area with 18 credit hours of graduate Criminal Justice coursework.
• Two (2) years of experience as a criminal justice professor.

Preferred Qualifications And/or Education

• Four (4) years of teaching experience at the collegiate level.
• Experience in learner-centered pedagogy.
• Experience with a Learning Management System such as Blackboard.
• Experience in a diverse, open enrollment, urban community college.
• Experience working in a diverse environment.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and occasionally push or lift items. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Schedule

Must be able to work a variable schedule/hour to meet operational needs. May require evening and weekend hours. Your appointment is contingent on sufficient enrollments, or on program and scheduling changes.

To Apply

Visit www.kckcc.edu and click on CAREERS for a list of available positions.

• Documentation verifying completion of a degree, course work within a discipline, or other educational criteria should be electronically attached (uploaded) to your application.
• Three (3) professional references with phone number and email addresses are required.
• Successful completion of a background check on all persons recommended for employment is required Individual hiring departments may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions as part of the applicant selection/hiring process.
• A college selection committee is responsible for application review and interviews. The final candidate(s) selected to be hired will be made by the hiring manager.
• Read the job announcement carefully noting the initial screening date, minimum qualifications, and required information. Note that information contained in your application materials will be used to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Make sure you complete/submit all the documents listed as required.
• Foreign degrees are acceptable provided they have been translated and/or shown to have equivalency to a United States: Associate, Bachelor, Master, or Doctorate level degree.
• Ensure that your transcripts show that a degree was awarded or conferred if you are stating that it is your highest level of education completed. If you certify your level of education and it cannot be verified from your transcript(s), your application may not be referred to the selection committee.
• If the position lists a required transcript (during the application process) unofficial transcripts may be submitted. However, please note that upon selection for hire, you will be required to submit official transcripts.
• This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor. This job description may be revised upon development of other duties and changes in responsibilities.

KCKCC is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Educational Institution