Adjunct Instructor (Community Health Worker)

The Position

Title: Adjunct Instructor (Community Health Worker)

Position Type: Part-time (67%)

Requisition No: 26001

Category: Faculty

Supervisor: Director of Health Science Programs

Last Updated: August 2025

Job Purpose: Industry-relevant instructor to steward a student-centric,

competency-based education experience.

Location: Remote, various locations throughout California

Salary Range: $75/hour 

** The first review of the application shall occur approximately on 09/02/2025 **

Position Overview

Under the supervision of the Director of Health Sciences, the Adjunct Instructor plays a crucial role in facilitating a competency-based learning environment that promotes social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Adjunct Instructor leverages industry experience to instruct core concepts and skills customized and personalized to student learning. Integral to the role is the Adjunct Instructor’s ability to be responsive to a student’s unique needs and to continuously engage students early and often. Adjunct Instructors provide effective and substantive feedback that promotes mastery of program outcomes. Instructors provide guidance and encouragement and mentor students to be successful learners and workforce-ready.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities 

The duties below are representative of the role and are not intended to cover all of the duties performed within the scope of work.

• Acts as a steward for carrying out Calbright’s mission and strategic vision by demonstrating effective and consistent commitment to equity-centered, competency-based education
• Provide consistent, timely, quality, substantive, and constructive feedback to students. 
• Monitors student progress and proactively offers support at key points of the student journey.
• Provides expertise in Community Health Worker practices and maintains current knowledge in their field.
• Fosters student learning through innovative, effective teaching practices.
• Responds with urgency to meet student needs and communicates professionally and respectfully with students and all other members of the Calbright community.
• Uses technology-based teaching and communication platforms to aid students in the development of competencies.
• Collaborates with other professionals within the university to promote a positive, student-centric atmosphere.
• Collaborates with CHW Mentors affiliated with community-based health organizations as required to facilitate students learning in internship courses. 
• Assess and validate student work based on mastery of industry skills and demonstration of knowledge.
• Encourage student engagement with peers, the instructor, CHW Mentors and college learning resources. 
• Appropriately document student engagement, outreach, and interventions. 
• Offers weekly office hours, web chats, or learning sessions.
• Communicate with students using college-designated systems and through college-assigned email accounts 
• Adheres to college policies and procedures, including the completion of mandatory training.
• Performs other related duties as assigned that support the objective of the position.
  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience mentoring, training, or teaching adult learners.
• Expertise in Community Health Worker policies and practices, and maintains currency in the field.

• Demonstrated ability to customize instructional support for adults with a variety of needs and educational backgrounds.
• Strong understanding, adherence, and promotion of the tenets of Calbright’s competency-based education model.
• Technological competency: Proficiency with Google Suite (or similar) applications, virtual instructional platforms, learning management system and collaboration tools.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present information, concisely, and accurately; friendly, persuasive speaking and writing style.
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