Instructor/Faculty

• - Education
• CA, USA
• Full Time
• Applicable to Full Time Only - Health, Dental, Vision, 401-K, FSA, Life, EAP, PTO

Responsibilities for Core/Technical:

• Teaching
  • Serve as instructor for assigned courses or course sections
  • Teach all classroom hours as scheduled (start and end classes at times stated in official schedule)
  • Ensure successful student attainment of learning outcomes
  • Provide excellent and timely student support
  • Maintain accurate academic records including grades, attendance and student communications, in full compliance with federal and state privacy laws
  • Utilize student feedback to continuously improve course instruction and make curriculum recommendations
• Curriculum and Program Development
  • Contribute to the development and maintenance of course materials consistent with industry standards and stated learning outcomes for the course and program as directed by the Program Director and/or Course Director
  • Participate in open houses, campus events, or other activities if requested
  • Complete and document the minimum required continuing education/professional development activities on an annual basis.

Assessment Metrics:

Instructors will be evaluated on some or all of these criteria:

• Assessments of student learning outcomes
• Student course evaluations
• Student support and retention efforts
• Observations of teaching practices
• Quality of communications
• Compliance with all academic, operational and financial policies of the school
• Peer reviews
• General performance and conduct as per standard Los Angeles Film School employee evaluations

Minimum Requirements:

• Instructors must have a minimum of four years of related practical work experience in the subject area(s) they teach. Prior teaching experience does not satisfy this requirement.
• Instructors must possess a related degree at least at the same level of the course the instructor teaches.
• Instructors must have prior teaching experience or be willing to complete an intensive training and orientation process.
• Excellent English communication abilities, both verbal and written
• Physical, visual, and auditory capacity necessary to work on a computer and equipment, if applicable.
• Must be able to lift and carry equipment up to 25 pounds.

Responsibilities for General Education/Liberal Arts:

• Teaching
• Serve as instructor for assigned courses or course sections
• Ensure successful student attainment of learning outcomes
• Provide excellent and timely student support
• Maintain accurate academic records including grades, attendance and student communications, in full compliance with federal and state privacy laws
• Utilize student feedback to continuously improve course instruction and make curriculum recommendations
• Curriculum and Program Development
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of course materials consistent with industry standards and stated learning outcomes for the course and program as directed by the Program Director
• Participate in open houses, campus events, or other activities if requested
• Complete and document the minimum required continuing education/professional development activities on an annual basis

Assessment Metrics:

Instructors will be evaluated on some or all of these criteria:

• Assessments of student learning outcomes
• Student course evaluations
• Student support and retention efforts
• Observations of teaching practices
• Compliance with all academic, operational and financial policies of the school
• Peer reviews

Minimum Requirements:

• Instructors must have a master's degree with a minimum of 15 semester credit hours in related subject areas that support the curriculum content they teach.
• Instructors must have prior teaching experience or be willing to complete an intensive training and orientation process. 
• Comfortable with both Apple and Windows operating systems
• Competent using Microsoft Office
• Excellent English communication abilities, both verbal and written
• Physical, visual, and auditory capacity necessary to work on a computer and communicate effectively with students via telephone and computer. Must be able to lift and carry equipment up to 10 pounds.