Adjunct Credit Instructor, Culinary Arts Dual Enrollment
Company: Texas Southmost College
Location: Austin
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Summary Adjunct Faculty are professional educators who work
on a limited basis and have the primary responsibility of
fulfilling the Texas Southmost College’s ( TSC ) mission, vision,
values and goals of providing a quality education, within a fully
digital learning environment, for all students enrolled at the
College. The relationship of the adjunct faculty member to the
student is one of leader, teacher, advisor, and facilitator of
learning. Adjunct Faculty members are responsible to the College
President through a chain of command and accountable to the
College’s policies and procedures. Essential Duties And
Responsibilities Categories below constitute the expectations for
the adjunct faculty member. These responsibilities will be assessed
utilizing student evaluations, classroom observations and the
supervisor’s formative and summative evaluations. Strive for
continual improvement of student success by planning an optimal
learning environment; providing high quality instruction and
advising; participating in the development of learning outcomes and
in the assessment of students as well as of self and applied
teaching techniques in order to increase effectiveness; and
engaging in ongoing professional development. Manage learning
environments by ensuring that accurate syllabi are developed that
incorporate departmental, college and instructor requirements;
maintaining attendance records, submitting grades, and providing
constructive feedback as well as other relevant information to
students throughout the semester; and conducting classes punctually
and in accordance with the prescribed meeting schedule. Deliver
effective instruction by assuming primary responsibility for
curriculum development in conjunction with the College’s policies
and procedures, ensuring both rigor and the quality of instruction;
by considering individual differences of students in order to
design and support a range of appropriate learning activities; by
using the College’s digital learning solution to meet the
objectives of courses; and by communicating clearly to students the
expectations concerning the use of the College’s digital learning
solution and other available technologies. Enhance the student’s
learning experience by integrating concrete, real-life situations
into learning experiences to encourage critical thinking,
interdisciplinary skills and teamwork; by employing methods that
develop student understanding of discipline-specific thinking,
practices and procedures, as well as interdisciplinary
applications, to create academic literacy; and by working with
students and employers in occupational settings as required by or
appropriate to the academic discipline. Collaborate with colleagues
across the College in the construction and continuous improvement
of measurable learning outcomes to include the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board ( THECB ) core curriculum objectives
and additional Texas Southmost College’s objectives. Assess student
learning by designing assessments that measure or demonstrate
student growth; by sequencing learning opportunities throughout
advising, courses and programs to build student understanding and
knowledge; and by aligning assessment with learning opportunities.
Promote continual improvement as part of the cycle of teaching and
learning by developing and revising curriculum as needed and using
defined student learning outcomes to plan, develop, document and
evaluate the effectiveness of teaching activities. Support TSC’s
institutional effectiveness program by understanding the
preparation and evaluations of Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) ;
completing all mandatory performance evaluation measures within
specified time limits; sharing best practices with colleagues in
formal and informal settings; and striving toward improved
educational effectiveness. Support learning through student
engagement by creating a positive classroom atmosphere that
encourages active and collaborative learning, student effort,
academic challenge, student and faculty interaction, and support
for learners. Maintain a learning-centered environment by being
available to students during the designated work period. Support
student learning by making students aware of and referring them to
the appropriate student and academic support services available at
the College. Pursue professional development by taking graduate
courses or internal classes offered by the College or professional
development organizations, as appropriate and by maintaining
required professional credentials, licensing, and continuing
education hours as disciplinary standards dictate. Participate
collegially in discipline-specific activities developed for adjunct
faculty, as appropriate. Attend the workplace regularly, report to
work punctually and follow a work schedule to keep up with the
demands of the worksite (which may be on campus or at an off-site
location). Working hours may include evenings or weekends. Use
interpersonal skills and makes sound judgments to decide how duties
and responsibilities are completed between coworkers, the
supervisory chain, faculty, staff, students, and customers. Support
the values and institutional goals as defined in the College’s
Strategic Plan. Complete duties and responsibilities in compliance
with college standards, policies and guidelines. Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those
that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the
employee is frequently required to stand. The employee is
occasionally required to walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or
feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb
or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste
or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10
pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific
vision abilities required by this job include close vision,
distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception,
and the ability to adjust focus.
Keywords: Texas Southmost College, College Station , Adjunct Credit Instructor, Culinary Arts Dual Enrollment, Education / Teaching , Austin, Texas
