CE Instructor - Somatic Movement Education (Hourly)

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester.  We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement.  We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching

• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities

• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.

• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes

• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others

• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:

CE Instructor - Somatic Movement Education (Hourly)

Job Description Summary:

Implements and teaches educational programs, courses, experiences, and services that will directly aid students in achieving educational objectives; maintain regular
office hours and assists in curriculum development and planning.

Job Description:

Work of the Department

To instruct students in accordance with college policies and procedures. Serves as full-time instructing member in Continuing Education Health Professions Institute (HPI). This position is self-funded and based on the continuation of funding.

Ideal Candidate will have the following:

Job Description:

Austin Community College is seeking a part time Somatic Movement Education Training instructor to teach somatic movement education principles in a 500-hour training program.

Starting hourly pay:  6 hours/week at $50/hour 

Day and time: Weekdays between 8am and 12pm

Location: ACC Highland Campus, 6101 Highland Campus Drive, Austin, TX, 78752

Requirements

• Must be a Registered Somatic Movement Educator and/or Therapist in good standing with ISMETA (International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association)

• Experienced dance or movement instructor in an educational setting

• Ability to teach Bartenieff Fundamentals, Laban Movement theories, Body Mind Centering, and Authentic Movement

• Ability to teach Anatomy at an introductory level

• Ability to teach pedagogical practices for group movement, ongoing accumulative classes, and one-on-one SME sessions

• Actively engage in student recruitment efforts

• Demonstrate advocacy for the somatic field by attending and/or presenting at conferences

• Attend ISMETA leadership meetings via Zoom at least twice a year

• Prepare students to enter the workforce as an RSME 

• Deliver instruction base on existing Course Syllabus 

New hires will have the opportunity to shadow the current instructor on selected days between May 27th - July 24th, 2025.

This job will commence Fall, 2025.

 

Description of Duties and Tasks

• Teaches courses as assigned which correlate with the catalog descriptions and course outlines and in a manner designed to assist the student to achieve the specific objectives of the course.
• Advises students of requirements established by the instructor for meeting course objectives.
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