Communication - Prison Education - Part-Time (Adjunct) Faculty
Sinclair Community College, OH, United States
Communication - Prison Education - Part-Time (Adjunct) Faculty
Job Title Communication - Prison Education - Part-Time (Adjunct) Faculty
Location
Location Multiple Locations, OH
Job Number
Job Number 05091
Department
Department Advanced Job Training
Job Category
Job Category Adjunct Faculty (Part-time)
Job Type
Job Type Part-Time
Status
Status Regular
Job Open Date
Job Open Date 08/04/2025
Resume Review Date
Resume Review Date Ongoing
Closing Date
Closing Date 12/31/2025
Open Until Filled No
Position Summary
The Sinclair Communication Department is currently seeking part-time (adjunct) faculty to teach face-to-face for day, evening, and weekend courses at our partner correctional institutions.
- Correctional Reception Center – Orient, Ohio
- Dayton Correctional – Dayton, Ohio
- Franklin Medical Center – Columbus, Ohio
- Madison Correctional – London, Ohio
- Ohio Reformatory for Women – Marysville, Ohio
- Pickaway Correctional – Columbus (Orient), Ohio
- Ross Correctional – Chillicothe, Ohio
- Southeastern Correctional – Lancaster, Ohio
- Southern Ohio Correctional – Lucasville, Ohio
- Warren Correctional – Lebanon, Ohio
The starting pay for Adjunct Faculty is $1,016 per credit hour assigned to teach. We are looking to fill this role immediately. All interested parties are encouraged to apply.
Why work for Sinclair College?
The following are some of the benefits that part-time/adjunct faculty with Sinclair College receive:
- Tuition waiver for 3 credit hours per semester
- Structured opportunity for advancement and promotion
- Support for continued professional development and education
- STRS pension participation, with 14% employer contribution
- High quality programs and events for work-life balance
- Faculty mentoring available to aide transition from professional work to a teaching role
*SCC has the right to revise this position description at any time. This position description does not represent in any way a contract of employment.
Principal Accountabilities
- Plan and organize instruction in ways which maximize student learning
- Prepare, distribute and submit syllabi for all assigned sections in accordance with department and divisional policies
- Employ appropriate teaching and learning strategies, use available instructional technology when appropriate
- Modify, where appropriate, instructional methods and strategies to meet diverse student’s needs
- Support classroom and online efforts to promote student success
- Evaluate and return student work in a timely manner to promote learning
- Maintain accurate records of student progress
- Submit final grade rosters according to established deadlines
- Maintain confidentiality of student information
- Cannot exceed maximum of 12 credit hours per semester
- Other duties as assigned
- Minimum of a master’s degree in communication or a master’s degree with at least 18 semester credit hours of graduate coursework in the content area is required
- Evidence of successful prior teaching experience is preferred
- Demonstrated commitment to improving student learning through innovative strategies shown to help students succeed at the course and program level
- Effective communication skills and interpersonal skills with the capacity to work successfully in a culturally diverse college community
- Must be able to teach face-to-face in a prison education setting
- Must possess demonstrated skills in using modern educational technology, including multimedia-based instruction
- Ability to pass a DRC background check required
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * Do you have a master's degree in a related field, or a master's degree with 18 graduate hours in a related field?
- Yes
- No
- * Are you willing to provide face-to-face instruction to incarcerated individuals in a safe and secure setting?
- Yes
- No
- * Please indicate your preference of location(s):
- Allen Correctional -- Lima, Ohio
- Correctional Reception Center - Orient, Ohio
- Franklin Medical Center - Columbus, Ohio
- Dayton Correctional Institution - Dayton, Ohio
- Lebanon Correctional Institution - Lebanon, Ohio
- Madison Correctional - London, Ohio
- Ohio Reformatory for Women - Marysville, Ohio
- Pickaway Correctional Institution - Orient, Ohio
- Ross Correctional Institution - Chillicothe, Ohio
- Southeastern Correctional Institution - Lancaster, Ohio
- Southern Ohio Correctional Facility - Lucasville, Ohio
- Warren Correctional Institution - Lebanon, Ohio
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