Music Instructor, Part-Time Adjunct Job at Inside Higher Ed in Bakersfield

Job Title: Music Instructor, Part‑time Adjunct Pool

Department: Visual & Performing Arts (VPA)

Location: Ridgecrest, CA

Salary: $67.00 Hourly

Job Type: Part‑time, Hourly Faculty Pool (Adjunct Instructor)

Job Number: FY24-2501200

Basic Function

Part‑time, hourly adjunct instructors may be assigned to teaching duties at our home campus or other campus sites. Faculty will teach music courses ranging from introductory to advanced level, including day, evening, weekend, and distance‑learning sessions. They will also promote student recruitment, participate in articulation activities with local schools and colleges, maintain subject‑matter currency, revise curriculum, use computer and multimedia technologies, and engage collegially in departmental and college professional activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide instruction in a full range of music courses.
• Teach at multiple campus locations and in varied class schedules.
• Use multiple teaching methodologies, including online platforms.
• Participate in student recruitment and program articulation activities.
• Develop, revise, and assess curriculum.
• Use computer and multimedia technologies to enhance learning.
• Engage collaboratively with colleagues, students, and the college community.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Music; or Bachelor’s in Music and Master’s in Humanities; or valid credential authorizing full‑time teaching of Music at the California Community College level; or an equivalent qualification.
• Demonstrated sensitivity to diverse student backgrounds.
• Accredited degrees and credits; foreign degrees evaluated per Title V Section 53406.
• Ability to demonstrate that the applicant’s education, experience, and accomplishments are equivalent to the stated minimum qualifications.
• Applicants must submit an Application for Equivalence form if claiming equivalence.

Knowledge & Abilities

• Work effectively with colleagues in an environment that promotes innovation, teaching, learning and service to a diverse student population.
• Teach students with a wide range of skills, motivations and goals.
• Develop curriculum across modalities.
• Participate in recruitment and articulation with schools, colleges and universities.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Maintain subject‑matter currency.
• Assess student learning outcomes.
• Use computers and explore new technologies that benefit the program.
• Knowledge of and commitment to the California community‑college mission.

Special Instructions

• Completed Online Application for Employment form
• Current resume
• Copies of legible transcripts
• Foreign‑degree evaluation (if applicable)

Applicants must apply online at https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/kccd/jobs/4883888/music-instructor-part-time-adjunct. Emails will not be accepted.

Applicants who require reasonable accommodation during the selection process should contact Human Resources to make arrangements.

All applicants must have work authorization in the United States at the time of application; the District does not provide sponsorship.

EEO Statement

The District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal employment opportunity. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race or ethnicity, color, medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, or related characteristics. The District does not provide sponsorship for authorization to work in the United States. Work authorization should be established at the time of application submission.