Adjunct Faculty - Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Bristol Community College
- Fall River, Massachusetts
- Full Time
ADJUNCT FACULTY - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT
Category: Adjunct Faculty
Department: Academic Affairs-Health Sciences
Locations: Fall River, MA
Posted: Jun 21, 2024
Closes: Jun 30, 2025 - 11:59 PM EDT
Type: Part Time Non Benefited
Position ID: 177995
About Bristol Community College:
Bristol Community College is an exciting place to work, learn, and grow! Bristol is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment with a rich diversity of beliefs, cultures, languages, abilities, and lifestyles. Committed to enriching its educational experience through a supportive community, Bristol actively encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply and achieve our vision of advancing a vibrant, diverse community through education, learner by learner. If you share a passion for helping students succeed and enjoy working in a community of innovative, inclusive, and collaborative colleagues, Bristol is the place for you!
As a Commonwealth of Massachusetts employer, Bristol offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, including health, dental, life, long-term disability, retirement and paid time off (vacation, personal, sick, and holiday pay). We also offer tuition waiver discounts at the Commonwealth's public higher education institutions. More information can be found on our Benefits website.
Job Description:
POSITION TITLE: Adjunct Faculty - Occupational Therapy Assistant
DEPARTMENT: Health Sciences/Nursing
PRIMARY LOCATION: Fall River
REPORTS TO: Dean of Health Sciences/Nursing or designee
POSITION STATUS: MCCC/DCE unit position, non-benefitted.
Adjunct Faculty are part-time instructors hired on an as needed basis. Courses may be offered in online, hybrid, or face-to-face modalities in Attleboro, Fall River, New Bedford, and/or Taunton. Courses may be held during the day, in the evening, and on weekends (Friday nights, Saturdays, and Sundays).
Please note: Positions will be available pending sufficient enrollment.
STARTING DATE: Academic Year 2024-2025
SALARY: Minimum salary is $1,397 per credit hour. Actual salary is commensurate with the DCE Collective Bargaining Agreement.
DCE Adjuncts and Part-Time Members (mccc-union.org)
STATEMENT OF DUTIES:
Adjunct Faculty - Occupational Therapy Assistant adjunct faculty will be assigned to teach didactic, lab or a combination of these experiences. Their duties include, but may not be limited to, providing lab instruction that coordinates with theoretical content and achieves course objectives. Adjunct Faculty will engage in a critical role in the teaching and learning process, as a member of the Occupation Therapy Assistant, contributing to student success.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Generalist Occupational Therapy Curricular education including potentially didactic and/or lab areas.
Perform all functions related to lab and/or field work assignments, including but not limited and completing and reviewing evaluation reports with students.
Provide regular, accurate and timely feedback to students and the OTA program director/chair and/or academic field work coordinator concerning academics, clinical performance, behavior and attendance.
Instruct students in laboratory safety procedures, if applicable.
Participate in professional development opportunities to address the college's goals related to technology, academic innovation and equity.
Complete required trainings such as, but not limited to, Title IX, FERPA, Bloodborne Pathogens and Information Security.
Adhere to workload as specified in the Collective Bargaining Agreement, to include duties such as, but not limited to, completing book orders, creating syllabi, verifying student enrollment, and submitting final grades by the contractual deadline.
Be available to students either virtually or in-person for assistance meeting course requirements and supporting student academic success.
Foster student success across the college's diverse student body.
Perform other related duties as assigned, consistent with the Collective Bargaining Agreement
Be willing to teach in the Dual Enrollment program or Early College at the surrounding high schools.
Requirements:
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, all required qualifications must be met by date of hire.
Minimum of a bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy.
Must possess a current Massachusetts OTR. Registered Occupational Therapy license in good standing.
Demonstrated clinical experience, as outlined below:
A minimum of three (3) years of full-time experience in occupational therapy, within the last eight (5) years.
Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office 365, as well as technology and computer applications common in nursing practice.
Must submit to a background check (including a CORI/SORI) and drug screening as a condition of employment.
The ability to work effectively with a diverse student body, faculty, and staff.
COMPLETION OF THE ADJUNCT INFORMATION SESSION OR THE ADJUNCT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM REQUIRED PRIOR TO INTERVIEW. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND HERE:
REFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum of a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy.
Experience using High Impact Practices.
Experience teaching at a community college, preferably in a nursing program.
Graduate of Bristol's Adjunct Certificate Program
Demonstrated proficiency with Blackboard.
Prior online teaching experience using a Learning Management System.
Ability to speak a language in addition to English.
Additional Information:
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT: The employee must meet the physical demands and work environment of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable those with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Additional Information:
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action:
Bristol Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran or military status, genetic information, gender identity, 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 sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's Title IX and Affirmative Action Officer, Johanna Bielawski at ... or ...; the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination; the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Right.
Application Instructions:
Category: Adjunct Faculty
Department: Academic Affairs-Health Sciences
Locations: Fall River, MA
Posted: Jun 21, 2024
Closes: Jun 30, 2025 - 11:59 PM EDT
Type: Part Time Non Benefited
Position ID: 177995
About Bristol Community College:
Bristol Community College is an exciting place to work, learn, and grow! Bristol is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment with a rich diversity of beliefs, cultures, languages, abilities, and lifestyles. Committed to enriching its educational experience through a supportive community, Bristol actively encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply and achieve our vision of advancing a vibrant, diverse community through education, learner by learner. If you share a passion for helping students succeed and enjoy working in a community of innovative, inclusive, and collaborative colleagues, Bristol is the place for you!
As a Commonwealth of Massachusetts employer, Bristol offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, including health, dental, life, long-term disability, retirement and paid time off (vacation, personal, sick, and holiday pay). We also offer tuition waiver discounts at the Commonwealth's public higher education institutions. More information can be found on our Benefits website.
Job Description:
POSITION TITLE: Adjunct Faculty - Occupational Therapy Assistant
DEPARTMENT: Health Sciences/Nursing
PRIMARY LOCATION: Fall River
REPORTS TO: Dean of Health Sciences/Nursing or designee
POSITION STATUS: MCCC/DCE unit position, non-benefitted.
Adjunct Faculty are part-time instructors hired on an as needed basis. Courses may be offered in online, hybrid, or face-to-face modalities in Attleboro, Fall River, New Bedford, and/or Taunton. Courses may be held during the day, in the evening, and on weekends (Friday nights, Saturdays, and Sundays).
Please note: Positions will be available pending sufficient enrollment.
STARTING DATE: Academic Year 2024-2025
SALARY: Minimum salary is $1,397 per credit hour. Actual salary is commensurate with the DCE Collective Bargaining Agreement.
DCE Adjuncts and Part-Time Members (mccc-union.org)
STATEMENT OF DUTIES:
Adjunct Faculty - Occupational Therapy Assistant adjunct faculty will be assigned to teach didactic, lab or a combination of these experiences. Their duties include, but may not be limited to, providing lab instruction that coordinates with theoretical content and achieves course objectives. Adjunct Faculty will engage in a critical role in the teaching and learning process, as a member of the Occupation Therapy Assistant, contributing to student success.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Generalist Occupational Therapy Curricular education including potentially didactic and/or lab areas.
Perform all functions related to lab and/or field work assignments, including but not limited and completing and reviewing evaluation reports with students.
Provide regular, accurate and timely feedback to students and the OTA program director/chair and/or academic field work coordinator concerning academics, clinical performance, behavior and attendance.
Instruct students in laboratory safety procedures, if applicable.
Participate in professional development opportunities to address the college's goals related to technology, academic innovation and equity.
Complete required trainings such as, but not limited to, Title IX, FERPA, Bloodborne Pathogens and Information Security.
Adhere to workload as specified in the Collective Bargaining Agreement, to include duties such as, but not limited to, completing book orders, creating syllabi, verifying student enrollment, and submitting final grades by the contractual deadline.
Be available to students either virtually or in-person for assistance meeting course requirements and supporting student academic success.
Foster student success across the college's diverse student body.
Perform other related duties as assigned, consistent with the Collective Bargaining Agreement
Be willing to teach in the Dual Enrollment program or Early College at the surrounding high schools.
Requirements:
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
NOTE: Unless otherwise noted, all required qualifications must be met by date of hire.
Minimum of a bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy.
Must possess a current Massachusetts OTR. Registered Occupational Therapy license in good standing.
Demonstrated clinical experience, as outlined below:
A minimum of three (3) years of full-time experience in occupational therapy, within the last eight (5) years.
Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office 365, as well as technology and computer applications common in nursing practice.
Must submit to a background check (including a CORI/SORI) and drug screening as a condition of employment.
The ability to work effectively with a diverse student body, faculty, and staff.
COMPLETION OF THE ADJUNCT INFORMATION SESSION OR THE ADJUNCT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM REQUIRED PRIOR TO INTERVIEW. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND HERE:
REFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum of a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy.
Experience using High Impact Practices.
Experience teaching at a community college, preferably in a nursing program.
Graduate of Bristol's Adjunct Certificate Program
Demonstrated proficiency with Blackboard.
Prior online teaching experience using a Learning Management System.
Ability to speak a language in addition to English.
Additional Information:
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT: The employee must meet the physical demands and work environment of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable those with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Additional Information:
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action:
Bristol Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran or military status, genetic information, gender identity, 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 sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's Title IX and Affirmative Action Officer, Johanna Bielawski at ... or ...; the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination; the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Right.
Application Instructions:
Job ID: 478437071
Originally Posted on: 5/25/2025
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