Employment Opportunity
Spanish Language Faculty
Full-Time, Limited Faculty,167 work days beginning August, 2017. Required: Master's Degree in Spanish or Spanish Linguistics and two years full-time equivalent teaching or relevant work experience. Regular substantial travel to all areas of the service region is required. Position Priority Date: 05/25/2017. For additional qualifications, full announcement & Employment Application, visit https://morgancc.applicantpro.com/jobs/568426.html , email human.resources@morgancc.edu , or call 970-542-3130. EOE

Position Description:  

The Faculty member will be responsible for teaching, advising and outreach to the communities served by MCC.  Instructional content assignment will focus on teaching the Spanish language. Faculty member is responsible for using teaching methods and media designed to reach students of varying educational and experiential backgrounds to allow each student the opportunity to master the objectives of the course. Our new faculty member will be dynamic, creative and committed to teaching excellence, and have a passion for continuous improvement and assessment of student learning.  The use of a variety of instructional delivery methods (i.e. LMS, Webex, Zoom, etc.) will be required. The faculty member may also work with part-time instructors throughout the College's service area to provide mentoring activities and help with the implementation of assessment strategies. This position requires regular substantial travel to all areas of our service region to provide instruction where needed. Teaching assignments may include travel to area high schools to offer college courses to concurrent enrollment students.  The faculty member may be asked to teach one course in the summer semester.

For information about MCC, see the college web site: www.morgancc.edu

Required Qualifications:  

• Master's degree in Spanish or Spanish Linguistics.  A Master's degree in a related educational field with 18 graduate credits of course work in the discipline may substitute. 
• A minimum of 2 years full-time equivalent teaching experience or relevant work experience. 
• Strong technology skills and experience in using the Microsoft Office suite, as well as ability to deliver instruction via distance technologies. 
• Demonstrated success in working with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Willingness to travel regularly across the service region to deliver instruction where needed.

Preferred Qualifications:             

• Additional years of full- or part-time teaching experience in a community college.
• Coursework, training, and/or experience in teaching the following courses: Spanish. 
• Experience using a variety of instructional delivery modes such as online and hybrid.        

Anticipated Start Date:  August 14, 2017

Salary:  Competitive, based on education, skills and experience.  Benefits include health, life, dental insurance, LTD & benefit package in accordance with Colorado Community College and Occupational Education System policies.  No relocation assistance is provided.

Application Procedures:  Review of applications is ongoing.  For maximum consideration, application packet must be received by 05/25/2017.  All applicants must use the following link to apply: https://morgancc.applicantpro.com/.  All required documents can be uploaded using this link.   Complete application packets include:

• Cover Letter responding to the position description and required qualifications
• Complete Resume
• MCC Employment Application: https://morgancc.applicantpro.com/
• Academic Transcripts from all higher education institutions attended (unofficial copies acceptable during the application process)
• Names and contact information for 3 professional references

 Incomplete application packets may not be considered.

Selection Procedure:  Candidates will be evaluated on the basis of their qualifications as related to

the duties & responsibilities of the position.  Final candidates will be invited to travel to the College, at

their own expense, to interview with the Screening Committee & college officials.

MORGAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE is one of 13 colleges comprising the Community Colleges of Colorado. The college has consistently been named a Great College to Work For by the Chronicle of Higher Education.  MCC is located on I-76, 80 miles northeast of Denver and approximately 100 miles east of the Rocky Mountains. MCC provides quality lower division and occupational education through traditional, innovative and non-traditional delivery to an 11,500 square mile service area in eastern Colorado. The College serves this vast, rural, agricultural area from its main campus in Fort Morgan and through four regional locations in Bennett, Limon, Burlington and Wray.  These locations are 75 to 150 miles from the campus in Fort Morgan. Students are enrolled in traditional classes, distance learning including multiple fiber networks, and online classes. The College is seeking dynamic, creative individuals who are committed to the community college philosophy, student success, and public service. If you are seeking a rural or small community life style, with excellent conditions for families; closeness to a major metropolitan area; year-round recreation and natural beauty; and a dynamic, forward-looking workplace, this position may be for you!

NOTE: Finalist must submit to and successfully pass a post-offer, pre-employment background check as a condition of hire. It is Morgan Community College's procedure to conduct pre-employment background checks on all employment finalists to determine or verify background information, including criminal history, references from previous employment, qualifications, and, when applicable, driving history. Employment offers are contingent upon receiving a satisfactory report.

IMPORTANT NOTE TO APPLICANTS: FORMER EMPLOYEES OF COLORADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OR ONE OF ITS 13 COLLEGES, WHO WERE DISCIPLINARILY TERMINATED OR RESIGNED IN LIEU OF TERMINATION, MUST DISCLOSE THIS INFORMATION ON YOUR APPLICATION.

NOTICE TO ALL APPLICANTS: Morgan Community College must comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act/1986. If you are hired, you will be required to provide documents to show your identity and your authorization to work. The law applies to all persons hired.

Colorado Fiscal rules require all new hires to be placed on the Direct Deposit Payroll Program.

Morgan Community College publishes its Annual Campus Security Report in its entirety on the MCC website: www.morgancc.edu. The categories reported are: 1) Murder/Non-negligent manslaughter, 2) Forcible sex offenses including forcible rape, 3) Non-forcible sex offenses, 4) Robbery, 5) Aggravated assault, 6) Burglary, 7) Motor vehicle theft, 8) Arson, 9) Negligent manslaughter, 10) simple assault (pertaining to Hate Offenses), 11) Liquor law violations, 12) Drug law violations, and 13) Illegal weapons possessions. Upon request, an individual may receive a paper copy by addressing the request in writing to: Vice President of Student Success, Morgan Community College, 920 Barlow Road, Fort Morgan, CO 80701.

As a condition of employment, each employee shall agree to abide by MCC's Drug-Free Workplace Policy Statement. It is the policy of Morgan Community College that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession or use of a controlled substance in the workplace by an employee is prohibited. Any employee who violates this policy will be subject to appropriate disciplinary actions, which may include termination. The policy in its entirety may be found on the MCC website: www.morgancc.edu.

Morgan Community College prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment including those that violate federal and state law, or the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education Board Policies 3-120 or 4-120. The College does not discriminate on the basis of sex/gender, race, color, age, creed, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status, pregnancy status, religion, genetic information, gender identity, or sexual orientation in its employment practices or educational programs and activities. Morgan Community College will take appropriate steps to ensure that the lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in vocational education programs.