Title: Hospitality Management Adjunct Faculty Part-Time Agency Virginia Western Community College
Location: Roanoke City - 770 FLSA Exempt Hiring Range: Per credit hour rate is determined based on qualifications.
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Job Description
Virginia Western Community College is a two-year public institution of higher education operating under the Virginia Community College System, a statewide system of community colleges. The College operates under the policies established by the State Board for Community Colleges and the Virginia Western Community College Local Advisory Board.
Virginia Western is located on a 70-acre campus in southwest Roanoke, VA. The service region of the College includes Roanoke, Salem, Roanoke County, Craig County, Franklin County, and southern Botetourt County. The College was established in 1966 and has grown from an initial enrollment of 1352 to its current annual enrollment of over 9000 students in credit courses and more than 1400 enrollments in fast-track workforce and continuing education courses.
Virginia Western Community College, located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Roanoke Valley, is accepting applications for part-time Hospitality Management Adjunct Faculty in the School of Business, Technology, and Trades (BTT). Adjunct faculty positions are appointed on a course-by-course semester basis as needed. Hospitality Management adjunct faculty are needed to teach college-level courses in-person for Virginia Westerns program taught in the Claude Moore Educational Complex, Roanoke, Virginia, as well as hybrid or distance learning online courses. Courses may include Principles of Hospitality Management, Executive Housekeeping, Convention Management, Event Planning and Management, Hotel Front Office Operation, and Hospitality Law.
Faculty are expected to maintain currency in their teaching disciplines and in trends in community college education. In addition, faculty are expected to be active participants in departmental communication.
Applications will be received and considered on a continuous basis. Review of applications will occur when an adjunct faculty need arises and will continue until needed positions are filled.
Minimum Qualifications
The successful candidate will possess a Bachelors degree or Associates degree with demonstrated competency in the fields of culinary arts or hospitality management. Two years of occupational experience in a hospitality management position are also required.
All Adjunct Faculty positions require excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills, experience writing syllabi and exams, as well as the ability to work with students of varying abilities from diverse backgrounds.
Additional Considerations
Industry-recognized hospitality management certification is preferred. Experience using technology in the classroom and teaching online. Experience teaching in a community college setting.