San Joaquin Delta Community College District is seeking a full-time tenure track Coordinator/Professor of Learning Disabilities who will serve as a specialist in the student services area. The ideal candidate will share in the college's commitment to educating a racially and socioeconomically diverse student population.
COLLEGE DESCRIPTION:
San Joaquin Delta Community College District, as part of our Vision, “promotes a climate of respect and authentic engagement. We are culturally responsive to the needs of our diverse student body. We strive to increase and sustain equitable outcomes for all students. We recruit and retain quality employees who are reflective of our students and the community we serve, in addition to providing all personnel with equity and diversity training.”
San Joaquin Delta College is a proud Chicanx/Latinx, and Hispanic-Serving Institution, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution, and Minority Serving Institution serving over 25,000 students in the California Central Valley. The student population is as follows: by ethnicity - 46.7% Latinx, 16.1% White, 17.6% Asian/Filipino/Pacific Islander, 8.7% Black/African American, 0.6% American Indian, 4.0% two or more races and 0.8% unknown; by gender - 58.9% female, 39.0% male, 0.1% other, 0.7 % non binary, 1.3% unspecified; by transgender - 0.2% transgender; and by age - 22.2% ages 17 or younger, 40.2% ages 18-21, 25.8% ages 22-34, and 11.8% ages 35 and older. Further student demographic data (including disaggregated data) can be found at this link:
https://deltacollege.edu/sites/default/files/ire/ire_ipr-dashboard.html
San Joaquin Delta College works to create an inclusive environment that provides a safe- haven, regardless of citizenship status, for international, immigrant, undocumented, AB540 eligible, formerly and currently incarcerated, veteran, re-entry, LGBTQIA+ students and students of various learning styles.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Under the general supervision of the assigned area Dean, Learning Disabilities Coordinator/Professor will teach classes and will provide diagnostic assessment, instruction, curriculum development, and coordination for learning disability support services, including Learning Skills (LS) and Adaptive Learning Transition to Work (ALTW) Courses, DSPS Computer Support Center, and eligible students. The successful candidate will provide evidence of knowledge and understanding of the racial, socioeconomic, and academic diversity within community college populations; also, the candidate will show knowledge and understanding of how these factors relate to the need for equity-minded and culturally-responsive practices in the community college setting.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Applicant must meet the minimum educational qualifications set forth by the District and the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office.
Master’s degree in Learning Disabilities, Special Education, Education, Psychology, Speech-Language Pathology, Communication Disorders, Educational or School Psychology, Counseling, or Rehabilitation Counseling
AND
Fifteen semester units of upper division or graduate study in the area of learning disabilities, to include, but not limited to adult cognitive and achievement assessment or the equivalent.*
*Note: Applicants applying under the “equivalent” provision must attach details and explain how their academic preparation is the equivalent of the degrees listed above.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
- Certification and Completion of the California Community College Chancellor’s Office “Learning Disability Eligibility Model Training” (or the ability to obtain within first year of
- hire date) OR a Pupil Personnel Services Credential: School Psychology (PPSC) OR a Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP) • Demonstrated sensitivity to race, ethnicity, color, religious creed, sex, gender expression, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, prior contact with the criminal legal system, or any other basis prohibited by law.
- Demonstrated ability to adapt teaching strategies and techniques to different student abilities, learning styles, cultures, and groups mentioned above.
- Demonstrated experience teaching in a variety of settings, including but not limited to online, dual enrollment, and large lectures. A willingness to develop and utilize instructional materials, including lectures and labs for multiple modalities.
- Ability to use innovative and creative teaching techniques (lecture and labs) and equipment such as multimedia hardware, current applications, learning management systems, and online instructional strategies.
