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Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College
  • Position Number: 2255899
  • Location: Superior, WI
  • Position Type: Instructional Technology and Design


Hospitality Foundations Teaching Specialist (Adjunct) WITC Superior Campus

Program Awareness

To learn more about the WITC Hospitality Foundation Program, please watch this video: https://youtu.be/Er2CEngrHCA

Visit our website to see more details about this awesome program. It is the first ever short term technical diploma in the state for this unique population.

https://www.witc.edu/academic-programs/degree-programs-and-certificates/hospitality-foundations
Position Overview
WITC Teaching Specialists assist the instructor in a discipline area in which they have specific training and competence. Teaching Specialists are expected to foster learner success, assess learner achievement, and continually improve learning opportunities. Teaching Specialists assist the instructor in a variety of learning environments including face-to-face, online, web-conferencing, and hybrid classrooms. This role is expected to continually improve the overall quality and delivery of learning, including the support of program and college-wide initiatives.

The Teaching Specialist position is contracted for one semester (16-weeks), totaling 160-hours per semester. These are daytime hours from 9:30-2:50, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Superior semester runs from August to December. The design of this program focuses on performance-based curriculum for students with disabilities interested in seeking entry-level hospitality careers. Hours will vary based on the instruction needs.
Key Responsibilities
  • Model core abilities that reflect WITC's mission, vision, values and Learning College tenets by:
    • Assessing own learning and progressing toward established personal and professional goals.
    • Demonstrating creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
    • Communicating effectively in personal and group settings.
    • Contributing to a diverse, respectful, and inclusive working and learning environment.
    • Effecting change and demonstrating flexibility and positive leadership.
    • Acquiring and applying technology to working and learning.
  • Develop and continually revise curriculum that includes Employability Essentials and technical content to meet industry and/or regulatory standards.
  • Plan for instruction, including syllabi development, learning plans, and assessment strategies.
  • Deliver, assess, and adapt effective instruction that meets the diverse needs of students.
  • Apply a variety of instructional strategies, create learning plans, facilitate learning, and revise teaching practice.
  • Promote a culture of continuing student success, implement strategies to promote learner persistence and meet the needs of multi-generational learners, demonstrate learner-centered communication, and utilize available student support services.
  • Create performance-based assessment plans, employ a variety of formative and summative assessment strategies, communicate assessment results in a timely fashion to promote student learning, and use assessment results to improve instruction.
  • Demonstrate professional behaviors to support teaching and learning and utilize varied strategies for managing the learning environment.
  • Identify exit learning outcomes and external standards, develop competencies that describe intended learning outcomes, create performance-based plans and assessment tasks for each course, develop learning objectives and plans, prepare syllabi, and utilize a quality review process to validate curriculum.
  • Utilize a variety of data analysis tools, analyze data from teaching and learning experiences, and use data to inform decision making about the teaching and learning process.
  • Assess effectiveness in embracing diversity, examine the impact of college, community, and student demographics on teaching and learning, and create an inclusive, effective learning environment that addresses barriers and provides reasonable accommodations.
  • Model the Employability Essentials expected of WITC students, which are to communicate clearly, think critically, and demonstrate professionalism.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Physical Requirements
Exerting up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sitting most of the time. Walking and standing required only occasionally.
Qualifications
  • Associate's degree related to Hospitality or Education and/or a minimum of 4,000 hours of occupational experience in a hotel, motel, resort, restaurant, retail setting, or other facility focused on hospitality.
  • Ability to obtain driver's license and insurance coverage in accordance with College policy.
  • Previous work experience with individuals who have accommodation needs or disabilities, and/or a K-12 license.
Preffered Qualifications
  • Ability to work with students with disabilities and foster a universal learning environment.
  • Ability to adapt to diverse learner needs.
  • Demonstrate ability to cultivate an encouraging learning environment.
  • Demonstrate leadership skills.
  • Demonstrate communication skills.
Salary
Teaching Specialist
$38.00/hour
Benefits
N/A

More detailed information online at https://www.witc.edu/about-witc/employment/benefits


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