9-Month Faculty - Administrative Support Technology

Mountain Empire Community College is a comprehensive two-year college serving residents of Lee, Scott, Wise, and Dickenson counties, and the City of Norton. MECC is one of twenty-three colleges in the Virginia Community College System and operates under policies established by the State Board for Community Colleges and the Local Advisory Board. The College is financed primarily with state funds, supplemented by contributions from the local jurisdictions.
Mountain Empire Community College, is one of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s 23 comprehensive community colleges. It is located approximately 40 miles from Kingsport, TN, and enrolls over 4,300 students in credit courses (approximately 1,900 full-time equivalent) and over 2,300 students in non-credit courses.
Mountain Empire Community College invites applications for a full-time, 9-month faculty position in Administrative Support Technology to begin full-time with the academic year on August 16, 2024. Rank and salary are dependent upon qualifications and experience.
Summary of duties and responsibilities:

• Teach assigned administrative support technology courses in all formats (face-to-face, hybrid, Hyflex, and online) during the day and/or evening.
• Advise students on curriculum and career goals, and complete other advising responsibilities.
• Serve on college/program committees.
• Develop new courses as required.
• Maintain a minimum of ten office hours per week.
• Establish and assess student learning outcomes and participate in institutional effectiveness initiatives to include assessment and program reviews.
• Participate in college, community, and professional activities.
• Pursue professional growth and development activities in the discipline.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with students, faculty, staff, and other stakeholders important to the college.
• Assist and mentor adjunct faculty.
• Perform other such duties as may be deemed appropriate.

May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

• A thorough understanding of diversity in student populations, and the ability to connect with, include, and consider all student populations in curriculum development and teaching.
• Possess a social intelligence competency demonstrated as the ability to work with others toward a shared goal, participating actively, sharing responsibility and rewards, and contributing to the capability of the division and agency as a whole.
• Critical thinking (quantitative reasoning and problem-solving).
• Able to deal effectively with the many questions and individual matters relating to the confidence and uncertainty of college students with the ability to maintain a calm and composed manner when undertaking these responsibilities.
• Commitment to participate in activities related to students, the college, and/or community organizations.
• Commitment to professional growth and development.
• Commitment to engage in activities specifically associated with the faculty member’s formally recognized area of expertise.
• Commitment to institutional responsibility duties including advising, adherence to policy, collegiality, administrative duties, and assigned community leadership duties.

• Understanding and belief in the comprehensive mission of community colleges.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, faculty, staff, and other stakeholders important to the college.
• Proficient in oral and written communication as demonstrated in application documents.
• Knowledge and ability to integrate technology in the classroom and via distance delivery modes.
• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in business with at least (or additional) eighteen (18) graduate semester hours in business.
• Applicant should possess knowledge of a variety of instructional technology applications, such as the Canvas learning management system.

• One or more years of successful experience teaching in Administrative Support Technology, Business, Management, or a related field.
• Master’s degree in business.
• Successful community college teaching experience.
• Experience with and knowledge of HyFlex delivery.
• Experience with and willingness to teach in multiple formats (8 week, 12 week, 16 week, etc.).
• Experience in the use of Canvas.
• Ability to teach courses in multiple disciplines by holding degrees, credentials, or at least 18 hours of graduate-level coursework in a field other than administrative support.

The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link:  http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/

The Virginia Community College System, an EEO employer, welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and recognizes the benefits of a diverse workforce. Therefore, the VCCS is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. We prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, mental or physical disabilities, political affiliation, veteran status, gender identity, or other non-merit factors.

The VCCS is an EOE and Affirmative Action Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), VCCS will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing and selection processes.

VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.