BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACULTY (TENURE TRACK)

(Full-Time Faculty)

Open Date : 11 June 2024

Close Date : 10 July 2024

Anticipated Start Date : 16 September 2024

Anticipated Salary Range: $64,519.00 - $87,769.00 (DOE)

PENINSULA COLLEGE’S COMMITMENT TO EQUITY
Our collaboratively developed shared definition of equity is that as a College “we aspire to ensure that all students, faculty, and staff have access to resources and support in proportion to their needs and that they feel respected, connected, and can thrive in their goals.” Peninsula College’s equity efforts are led by an Equity Standing Committee with cross-campus representation. The committee appoints equity work groups and develops, assesses, and updates an annual equity plan. That committee’s collective work has identified the need for a position that can lead the College’s work in equitable hiring practices and equity training for all employees and that can act as resource for the College’s equity partners by sharing expertise and leadership.

At Peninsula College, we are committed to ensuring a fair and unbiased hiring process. To support this commitment, we use an application redaction process. This means that certain personal identifying information will be removed from your application before it is reviewed by our hiring committee.

THE COLLEGE

Located in the northwest corner of the United States, Peninsula College is nestled in the foothills of the Olympic Mountains. The main campus in Port Angeles, Washington, overlooks the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the nearby city of Victoria, British Columbia, and has easy access to the Pacific Ocean, Olympic National Park, and Seattle. Port Angeles is two hours from Seattle and a one-hour ferry ride to Victoria, Canada. The College is honored to serve six sovereign American Indian nations in the region: Jamestown S’Klallam, Lower Elwha Klallam, Quileute, Makah, Hoh, and Port Gamble S’Klallam.

The College is honored to have strong relationships with these six federally recognized Tribes in the College’s service district. The College is home to Longhouse of Learning. It is the first Longhouse in the nation to be built on a community College campus. The College offers transferable Indigenous language courses in Klallam/S’Klallam, Makah and Quileute and Hoh languages. Instructional programs include a Tribal Homeland Security & Emergency Management certificate and an Integrated Indigenous Studies transfer pathway. The College is committed to doing more and taking future direction from the Tribes.

As a public comprehensive community college with baccalaureate-granting authority, Peninsula College is highly regarded by businesses, schools, and community partners for its culture of inclusiveness, innovation, high academic standards, and community engagement. The College is part of the 34-college Washington State Community and Technical College System and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

The College serves more than 2,500 students through its main campus and Port Townsend and Forks campuses, its correctional facilities, community education, and its online course offerings. The College community is vibrant, engaged, and known for its commitment to serving the diverse needs of the local communities across its 3,600 square mile service district.

The College culture is defined by its Guiding Principles and its shared governance model, which values respect, open and honest communication, integrity and collaboration. The College is a leader in the Guided Pathways work in Washington State and sees developing an equitable and socially just institution as a central part of that work. The College is highly regarded as a warm and welcoming place. Click here for a video about Peninsula College.

THE POSITION

Peninsula College is recruiting for a full-time Behavioral Healthcare instructor to teach courses in the Behavioral Healthcare Bachelor’s degree program and to advise Behavioral Healthcare students. Via a supplemental contract, the position may also include working with the associate dean of baccalaureate programs to assist with program development and to coordinate the Behavioral Healthcare program. The college is seeking applications from innovative teachers who are committed to approaching the classroom from a social justice perspective and by engaging with critical pedagogies. Primary teaching duties will be required courses for the Behavioral Healthcare Bachelor’s degree program, including Overview of Behavioral Health Disorders, Behavioral Health Systems of Care, Social and Cultural Diversity in Behavioral Health, Counseling Ethics and Scope of Practice, Care Coordination, and General Intervention Techniques Including Motivational Interviewing, with the opportunity to develop other courses that align with areas of expertise.

Peninsula College has a strong commitment to the achievement of equity and inclusion among its faculty, staff, and students and values the rich diverse backgrounds that make up the campus community. The college values faculty members who bring creativity to the classroom by providing opportunities for active engagement of students; who decenters power and encourages co-creation of knowledge; who brings varying perspectives to class content by including multiple forms of text including OER’s; who enhances academic achievement by including differing forms of assessment and proof of competence, and who engages the value of learning outside of the classroom. Applicants with community college teaching experience and/or experience teaching third and fourth year courses in Behavioral Health like the ones required by this position are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants familiar with Guided Pathways and with working collaboratively to develop curriculum that fits into Behavioral Health Pathways, are also encouraged to apply.

To ensure the college provides an inclusive educational and employment environment focused on culturally responsive teaching strategies for success and equitable outcomes for all, we are seeking a candidate who has an understanding of, and experience with, successfully supporting individuals with varying backgrounds, including people with disabilities; people with various gender identities and sexual orientations; individuals from historically marginalized communities; and other groups.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Teaching

• Teach assigned behavioral healthcare courses in accordance with course descriptions and learning outcomes outlined in the syllabi
• Develop, assess, improve, and deliver curriculum
• Gather, organize and/or create course materials that facilitate learning
• Utilize appropriate technology to facilitate teaching and learning in the lab, classroom and online
• Through the course syllabus, orient students at the beginning of each course to the objectives of the course, learning outcomes, assessment methods, basis of grading, attendance requirements, the nature of assignments and class requirements
• Obtain and maintain sufficient learning assessment data in order to provide a valid and reasonable basis for assignment of grades
• Provide records and data needed to comply with federal and state requirements and regional accreditation standards
• Maintain regularly scheduled and posted office hours for assisting students
• Participate in student academic advising
• Serve on College committees, which include ad hoc committees, strategic College priority committees, and standing committees as defined in the procedure for Board Policy
• Serve on faculty hiring committees as assigned
• Participate in scheduled division meetings and academic employee meetings
• Create and regularly update a Professional Development Plan that ensures continuing education and ongoing currency in one’s instructional area and current pedagogies
• Participate in annual planning and program review
• Hold office hours and be available to advise and support students
• Ensure ongoing review and assessment of course, program, and institutional student learning outcomes