Job Description: General Statement of Duties: Potential Adjunct Faculty
Applications for this position will be held in applicant pools, whenever a position opens in any given discipline, the pool of applicants will be consulted when searching for candidates to fill any position. Applicants will not be notified of their status unless they are contacted to come in for an interview, which might occur soon after applying or as much as a year later.
Adjunct Faculty Postings are for potential part-time, non-benefited, positions during the 2025-2026 academic year.
This Health Care paramedic adjunct faculty member will teach assigned didactic and clinical courses, particularly within the Health Care curriculum (HCC). The adjunct faculty should be committed to using active learning strategies and student engagement. The adjunct faculty member will possess excellent communication skills, academic credentials, technological proficiency, and the expertise to provide students in the program with the health care skills needed for future academic and career opportunities. The adjunct faculty member may teach at the Gardner and Leominster campuses, as well as online, during the day, evening, or on weekends based on program needs. The adjunct faculty may also teach HCC course sections for dual enrollment and/or early college students either on the Gardner Campus or on site at designated high school locations in the North Central Area.
Responsibilities: - Instruction in both traditional and non-traditional learning methodologies, including but not limited to the use of learning platform technologies such as BlackBoard, active learning strategies, and instructional preparation.
- Assessment of student performance, including submission of final grades in a timely fashion;
- An obligation on the part of the unit member to be available to students by appointment when mutually convenient;
- Teaches Health Care courses (HCC) at all instructional locations as assigned by the Dean of Nursing & Health Sciences;
- In collaboration with the Paramedic program chair and faculty, may create college laboratory learning experiences, which may include high and low-fidelity simulation, for student demonstration and evaluation of clinical skills and student learning outcomes;
- Collaborates with the Paramedic program chair/instructors in collecting, analyzing, and evaluating data on student learning outcomes to guide curriculum development and participates in all components of CoAEMSP accreditation, including the Systematic Plan of Evaluation (SPE).
- Maintain NREMT-Basic OR NREMT-paramedic certification, providing faculty file updates to Paramedic program chair and Human Resource Department annually;
- Actively participates in college governance and committees per MCCC contract; and
- Additional duties as required by the college.
POSSIBLE COURSES: HCC courses in the Paramedic program curriculum.
Requirements: Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree with a major in course content area;
- Evidence of competence in the area of instruction;
- Maintain expertise appropriate to teaching responsibilities;
- NREMT- Basic.
Desired Qualifications - 2 years teaching experience in a community college
- NREMT- paramedic
Equivalency Statement Applicants who do not meet the qualifications as stated above are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them with the equivalent combination of education, training and experience required for the responsibilities of this position.
Additional Information: Salary: Adjunct Instructor
3 Credit Lecture $4,191.00-$5,064.00
4 Credit Lecture $5,588.00-$6,752.00
4 Credit Lab $6,259.00-$7,562.00
Mount Wachusett Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy or related conditions, gender identity, sex characteristics, sex stereotypes or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits Sex-Based Harassment. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, or retaliation shall be referred to the College's Affirmative Action Officer and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.
Application Instructions: This particular job posting is an "Open Pool" position. There may or may not be available openings at this time however, when an opening does occur, the hiring manager will draw from the pool of applicants we have on file on an as needed basis.
Candidates for employment should be aware that although the COVID 19 Vaccination Requirement Policy is no longer in effect, all Community College students, faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to be up to date with vaccination against COVID-19. For additional information related to the status of the COVID19 Vaccination Requirement Policy, please visit:
The following documents are required:
1. Resume
2. Cover Letter
Position is open until filled. Candidates may be subject to employment screening to include both a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) request and a Sexual Offender Registry Information (SORI).