Position Information
Position Information
Career Opportunity Number
24-152
Position Title:
Music Instructor
Location
Longview
Position Type:
Full-Time
Class Category
Faculty
Job Open Date
12/09/2024
Job Close Date
03/24/2025
Open Until Filled
Yes
Initial Screen Date:
Minimal Qualifications:
Required:
- Master’s degree in Music
Alternative Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in any field with at least 18 graduate credit
hours in a combination of the qualifying fields:- Music
- Music Education
- Music Performance
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
The following are preferred qualifications:
- Earned Doctorate from a regionally accredited university.
- Two years of teaching experience as lead instructor.
- Teaching experience in a community college and demonstrated
interest in and passion for teaching community college
students. - Familiarity and willingness to employ current pedagogical,
instructional, and assessment methods in teaching college
students. - Demonstrated experience with utilizing a variety of classroom
technologies, both inside and outside the classroom. - Experience working with students from a diverse
background. - Ability to work well with others.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
Work Hours
Normally scheduled Monday through Friday; may be required to work
different shifts to include evenings and/or weekends. Schedule
subject to change based upon department needs.
Compensation
Salary is commensurate with education and experience.
Special Instructions to Applicants
PLEASE NOTE : This position is contingent on
budget-appropriated funding. Position available Fall 2025 unless
otherwise approved.
An MCC application must be accompanied by the following:
A cover letter which indicates the position of interest and
addresses the following:
-The highlights of your education and experience which specifically
prepare you for this position;
-The mission of the community college, and how you would contribute
to the mission.
– How your teaching style would reflect the diverse learning style
of our students;
– Your familiarity with the instructional technology appropriate to
your discipline;
– How you adopt equity-minded principles into your teaching
philosophy and practices
– The methods of assessment you would use to assess student
learning outcomes.
A resume to include three professional references with name,
address, and phone number.
Official or student copies of transcripts will be required at
time of application. If selected for an interview, official
transcripts will be required.
Interviews will be conducted by a screening committee.
We offer all full-time employees medical, dental, vision, and life
insurance plans, as well as retirement, 403b, employee assistance,
and flexible spending and health savings account. We can’t wait to
show you why Metropolitan Community College is a great place to
work!
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Brief Description of Duties:
This position will teach at both Longview and Blue River
campuses.
- Teaching:
- Deliver effective instruction that reflects a thorough
understanding of current discipline standards and is engaging,
relevant, and innovative. - Incorporate pedagogical strategies such as active learning,
authentic and problem-based activities, and other successful
teaching strategies into classroom instruction. - Demonstrate reflective practices that demonstrate an
understanding of current standards in assessment of student
learning. This includes active and ongoing participation in
formative assessments, as well as departmental assessments that
measure student learning outcomes for continuous improvement. - Coordinate and present student vocal performances for a public
audience.
- Deliver effective instruction that reflects a thorough
- Classroom management:
- Maintain timely and accurate records of student enrollment,
attendance, and academic progress. - Foster a positive classroom environment that is equity-minded
and culturally- responsive by presenting course content in a way
that is inclusive, accessible, and engaging to all learners. - Help students develop academic habits for college success.
- Provide academic assistance and related services to students
during scheduled office hours.
- Maintain timely and accurate records of student enrollment,
- Collegiality:
- Actively participate collegially in department, campus,
cross-college, discipline-specific, district, and community service
activities. - Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of diverse
academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity,
sexual orientation, and racial and ethnic backgrounds of community
college students, faculty, and staff. - Develop and review curriculum, including assessment of learning
outcomes. - Engage in continual professional development in subject matter
content or in teaching methodology and technology. - Participate in hiring committees for full-time faculty.
- Participate in shared governance committees, processes, and
initiatives. - Participate in professional activities and service beyond one’s
primary teaching assignments.
- Actively participate collegially in department, campus,
- Skills:
- Ability to use in technology for professional productivity and
classroom instruction, to include teaching in virtual, hybrid, and
online modalities. - Ability to use music-specific technology in course
instruction. - Ability to teach vocal and piano private lessons.
- Ability to use in technology for professional productivity and
- Other:
- Perform other contractual duties as assigned to provide a
high-quality learning experience for students.
- Perform other contractual duties as assigned to provide a
Special Requirements:
Specific Experience Required:
Preferred Areas of Expertise:
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * What is the highest level of education you have as conferred
through an official transcript?- Have not completed High School/GED
- High School/GED
- Associate’s degree
- Bachelor’s degree
- Master’s degree
- Doctorate degree
- * How much teaching experience do you have, as supported by the
employment history listed on your online application?- none
- less than 1 year
- between 1 and 3 years
- between 3 and 5 years
- between 5 and 7 years
- between 7 and 10 years
- ten or more years
- How did you learn about this position?
- Academic Keys
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Craigslist
- Diverse Issues in Higher Education
- Dos Mundos
- Employee referral
- HigherEdJobs
- Jobs.mo.gov
- Indeed
- Inside Higher Ed
- Kansas City Call
- Kansas City Globe
- Kansas City Hispanic News
- MCC Website
- Monster
- Other Source
Optional & Required Documents
Required Documents
- Cover Letter
- Resume
- Transcript 01
Optional Documents
- Curriculum Vitae
- Other Document 02
- Transcript 02
- Transcript 03
- Transcript 04
- Transcript 05
- Certification
- License
- Other Document 01
- References
- Letter of Recommendation 01
- Letter of Recommendation 02
- Letter of Recommendation 03
- Other Document 03
- Other Document 04
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