OVERVIEW OF CCA  

The Community College of Aurora serves our diverse community by providing high-quality instruction and support services to prepare students for transfer and employment. We are particularly interested in applicants that demonstrate a commitment to working with individuals and groups from diverse identities, including but not limited to: socioeconomic, cultural, sexual orientation, gender identity expression, disability, multilingual learners, veterans, non-traditional, race and ethnic backgrounds.

More than 20 different languages and 60 countries are represented at CCA. In addition to traditional degree and certificate programs, CCA offers non-credit professional development courses, customized training, and economic and workforce development resources to employer partners and individual professionals seeking to enhance the capacity and productivity of their workforce or individual knowledge and skills. The college centers diversity, equity, and inclusion and we actively seek to employee partners who want to join us in working to reducing outcome gaps among our diverse student population.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Develop syllabi and course materials using culturally responsive pedagogy, adult learning theory and knowledge of deaf culture. 
• Teach courses as assigned using a variety of modalities (i.e. online, face-to-face, and/or hybrid).
•  Evaluate student mastery of skills and competencies required by course outcomes. 
•  Actively participate in college, department, and program initiatives (i.e. college-wide and program specific professional developments).
•  Collaborate in the assessment of student learning and the design of the program curriculum.
•  Engage in reflective practice and a program study to ensure all students are achieving equally high outcomes, particularly regarding race and ethnicity.
• Design and implement necessary course adjustments to support college, department, and program goals.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate degree in American Sign Language or graduate degree in related field with 18 graduate credit hours in ASL.
•  Experience teaching American Sign Language. Able to teach classes in multiple modalities (i.e. online, face-to-face, and hybrid).
•  Availability to teach evening and/or weekend classes.
• Ability to teach a variety of ASL courses Excellent pedagogical and administrative skills and practices.
• Demonstrate interest and ability to engage and impact students, particularly students of color.

• Experience using D2L, Zoom, WebEx and/or other technological platforms
• Online teaching experience.
• Experience teaching ASL to adult learners.
• Availability to teach in the summer.
• Higher Ed. teaching experience.
• Proven track record in developing and implementing new curricular activities that impact student success.
• Demonstrated interest in engaging and impacting unrepresented students.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Salary: Beginning Fall 2024, the starting rate will be $1,149.00 per credit hour taught.

Application Process: When submitting your online application, please include a cover letter, current resume, and professional references. Official transcripts showing the highest degree achieved should be submitted to HR@CCAurora.edu upon offer of employment. If you have questions regarding this position, please contact us at HR@ccaurora.edu.  

By applying for this announced position, applicants are certifying that all statements, information and documents provided are true, complete and correct to the best of their knowledge and are made in good faith. Further, applicants understand that omissions, misleading, false or untrue information, or any attempt at fraud or deceit in any manner connected with this application and/or subsequent testing may result in them not being considered for jobs with the Community College of Aurora; may constitute grounds for discipline and/or termination after hire; and/or constitute grounds for further actions pursuant to law.

Application Checklist 

Complete Applications must include the following documents:

• Notice to all Applicants:

  • Proof of eligibility to work in the United States must be produced within three (3) days of hire.                
  • Direct deposit of payroll is a condition of employment.              
  • Final candidate is subject to a criminal background check prior to final selection process.
  • Final candidate is required to submit official transcripts to Human Resources within fourteen (14) days of hire.       
  • CCA is affiliated with the Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) and as such, employees contribute to PERA in lieu of Social Security for retirement benefits. For more information, visit the .                
  • Individuals currently or formerly employed by  the Colorado Community College System or one of its 13 colleges, and/or who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination, must disclose this information in your application material.         
  • For information regarding civil rights or grievance procedures, contact our Title IX Compliance/Equal Opportunity Officer, Cindy Erica Hines, Chief Human Resources & Personnel Success Officer at 16000 E. CentreTech Parkway, Suite A207H, Aurora, Colorado 80011 or by phone at (303) 340-7231 or e-mail at Erica.Hines@ccaurora.edu.