San Mateo County Community College District is hiring: Part-Time Fashion Design

Part-Time Fashion Design Instructor (Pool)

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Required application materials will be screened on the basis of Requirements and Desirable Skills and Abilities listed in this announcement. Candidates for interview will be selected from among those who most closely meet the requirements and desirable skills and abilities. Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee an interview. As part of the interview process, candidates may be asked to provide a teaching demonstration or demonstrate other job-related skills.

The Position

The Colleges seek a part-time faculty member in Fashion Design. The ideal candidate will share the Colleges’ commitment to educating a racially and socioeconomically diverse student population.

This position is a “pool” position meaning that openings may or may not be currently available. The District maintains a “pool” of applications for positions which are needed on an ongoing basis at Cañada College, College of San Mateo, and Skyline College. Your application for this position will be kept current for a period of two years.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Teach FASH 110 – Beginning Clothing Construction. The course description is as follows: Designed to provide an overview of basic sewing techniques, sewing machine skills, and an understanding of fabrics and patterns. The focus is on clothing construction techniques for students with little or no sewing experience.

Minimum Qualifications

• Any bachelor’s degree or higher and two years of professional experience OR any associate degree and six years of professional experience OR the equivalent. The professional experience required must be directly related to this teaching assignment.
• Ability to work both days and evenings.
• Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty and staff.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

The screening committee will select for interview candidates from among those applicants who, in addition to meeting the minimum requirements, give evidence of any or all of the following:

• Experience working in numerous positions in the industry, including: sales associate, retail buyer, store manager/owner, fashion director, visual merchandiser, or internet fashion marketing.
• Understanding of consumer behavior.
• Experience with fashion promotions, including advertising, publicity, and special events.
• Recent, successful experience in teaching college level courses in fashion design.
• Knowledge of successful teaching techniques.
• Understanding and commitment to the role and purpose of the community college.
• Ability to use and develop teaching methods that emphasize cooperation and collaboration, and engage students actively in learning, encouraging them to become independent, creative learners with higher-order thinking skills.
• Ability to organize and explain materials in ways appropriate to students with different abilities, levels of preparation, and cultural experiences.
• Ability to organize and teach both theoretical and practical applications of the subject-matter in ways appropriate to students' abilities.
• Commitment to SMCCCD’s goal of integrating writing skills across the curriculum.
• Excellent communication skills and an understanding (both theory and practical) of the career options in the field of fashion design.
• Experience using a computer to prepare correspondence, memoranda and other written materials.

Conditions of Employment

Prior to employment, the selected candidate will be required to complete the following:

1. Submit official transcripts (applies to all faculty or educational administrative positions).
2. Submit verification of prior employment.
3. Satisfactory references.
4. Successfully being cleared for employment through the background checking process.
5. Present original documents for proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
6. Approval of your employment by the SMCCCD Board of Trustees.
7. Provide a certificate of Tuberculosis exam for initial employment.
8. Have fingerprints taken by a Live Scan computer.

EEO Statement

The San Mateo County Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to employ individuals who represent the rich diversity of cultures, language groups, and abilities of its surrounding communities.