Community Care College is now seeking applicants for Paralegal Studies Instructor Substitute. The ideal candidate would have experience teaching at the College level and working with or as a paralegal; and a demonstrated commitment in participating in professional growth activities that improve teaching effectiveness and work effectively with a diverse faculty, staff, and student body. Must have a minimum bachelor's degree, with 12 hours of Law Courses.

Duties & Responsibilities 

▪     Stay on top of current trends in billing/coding with continued research

▪     Interact with students in a professional manner, offering constructive, encouraging, and timely feedback.

▪     Conduct weekly “live” video lectures and/or discussion (using Zoom meetings).

▪     Tutor students as necessary using Blackboard Collaborate or other conferencing tools.

▪     Counsel students regarding their performance in the course (both positive and negative) and aid in retention activities.

▪     Design courses that meet or exceed minimum content standards (to be announced).

▪     Design courses that comply with layout standards (to be announced).

▪     Assist in updating curriculum and department materials.

▪     Create demo and lecture videos.

▪     Encourage complex thinking, participation, and discussion by all students.

▪     Quickly identify and address problems with course content or technology.

▪     Provide timely grade postings and feedback.

▪     Communicate with students in a timely fashion via email, Zoom, text, and phone calls.

▪     Properly document all student contact.

▪     Prepare your course shell with updated information, web links, instructor bio, gradebook settings, etc. at least one week before the scheduled start of classes.

▪     Communicate with students on your roster two days before the scheduled start of class.

▪     Participate actively in course discussions, ensuring that all students are participating and interacting with one another. Use this opportunity to shape discussion, call attention to other approaches, and answer specific questions raised by students.

▪     Attend team meetings when necessary.

▪     Ability to model the CARES philosophy and core values with courage, teamwork, perseverance, and vision.

▪     Promote good public relations by personal appearance, attitude and conversation.

▪     Attend all graduation ceremonies.

Conditions of Employment                                                                                                                                                                                

▪     Instructors are required to provide their own hardware (PC or Mac Computer), software (including email), and

Internet service.

▪     Maintain 90% or higher on course evaluations.

▪     Maintain 88% or higher on quarterly student satisfaction surveys.

▪     Maintain an 85% retention rate.

▪     Attend at least two meetings monthly to stay connected (Fireside Chat, Team/Department Meetings, Initiatives).

▪     Attend other meetings as required (but no more than five per month will be mandatory).

▪     Maintain exclusivity to Community Care College

Non Profit Brand Ambassador & Advocate 

As a Brand Ambassadors and Advocate you truly love our brand and are eager to share your raw excitement and passion; simply for the sake of helping others discover the impact our educational offerings have on those we serve! Because you are an Influencer, you can help create social awareness and help us reach new audiences. As a loyal employee; you can also influence those you engage with to develop the same emotional connection that you have with our non-profit’s purpose.

What you can do!

▪     Every social action adds up, so be proud and proactive at sharing, commenting, and contributing to what our

“cause” is posting on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Google +, and our blogs.

▪     Give a gift yourself. Paycheck auto drafts are available.

▪     Explain to a prospect why you are employed with the college and why you serve our students.

▪     Negotiate a lower price from a vendor. Ask for educational discount, non-profit discount and insure that we are tax exempt.

▪     Invite 5 friends to tour the college.

▪     Use your business cards to brand yourself and the mission of the college.

▪     Volunteer! Use your “Day of Service” to bring awareness to our own non-profit and represent the college.

▪     Be a guest speaker representing the college at church, civic, or other events.

High Performance 

▪     Maintains a high performance environment characterized by strong team orientation.

▪     Communicates regularly with other staff toward defined goals and/or required results.

▪     Self motivated to improve quantity and quality of work performed displaying a high level of effort and commitment.

▪     Operates effectively within the organizational structure, always demonstrating trustworthiness and responsible behavior.

▪     Demonstrates eagerness to learn and assume responsibility; seeks out and accepts increased responsibility;

displays a "can do" approach to work.

▪     Shows persistence and seeks alternatives when obstacles arise; seeks alternative solutions; does things before being asked or forced to by events.

▪     Works  within  the  system  in a resourceful manner to accomplish reasonable work goals; shows flexibility in response to process change and adapts to and accommodates new methods and procedures.

▪     Accepts direction and feedback from supervisor and follows through appropriately.

▪     Works when scheduled; begins and ends work as expected; calls in according to policy when arriving late for work or when absent; observes provisions of Fair Labor Standards Act; observes policies on break and lunch periods; uses work time appropriately.

▪     Complete two professional developments annually.

▪     Attend and document 6 in-services annually.