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.
