College: Louisiana Delta Community College

Department: Academic Affairs

Sub department: Liberal Arts

Type of Appointment: Unclassified - Faculty 9 month

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Provide classroom instruction in criminal justice courses
• Provide academic advising and tutoring in the subject of criminal justice
• Maintain appropriate office hours.
• Serve on departmental, division, and college committees.
• Assist with student orientation, registration, retention, and recruiting activities.
• Compile assessment data for the Criminal Justice Department for SACSCOC program assessment.
• Form relationships with area law enforcement agencies to aid in recruitment, provision of relevant programs and services, and career placement and development for program graduates.
• Create and manage an advisory committee formed from various college and community stakeholders interested in the field of criminal justice.
• Participate in assessment and evaluation of instruction and curriculum, and in the review and revision of teaching resources.
• Participate in professional development activities to remain current in the field of criminal justice and in pedagogy.
• Serve as faculty sponsor for the LDCC criminal justice student organization.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Education: 

The successful candidate must possess:
• A master’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution in a qualifying field such as criminal justice, criminology, or law.
• Alternately, an instructor may be credentialed under SACSCOC guidelines by holding a master’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution in another field and having completed a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in a qualifying field.
• Professional experience in the field of law enforcement, juvenile justice, corrections, probation and parole, law, or a related field.
• Professional experience in teaching criminal justice at the college level is preferred.
• The ability to use varied instructional methods to accommodate different learning styles. Experience in online instruction is preferred.
• The ability to design, develop, evaluate, and improve instructional programs and curricula in the field of criminal justice.
• The ability to work cooperatively with other faculty and staff to support the mission of Louisiana Delta Community College and the Division of Liberal Arts.
• The ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written forms.
• The willingness to travel and/or to teach at various hours and locations as required.

Benefits: As a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, Louisiana Delta Community College has an attractive benefits package with a wide variety of benefit options. Benefits offered include retirement, multiple medical insurance options, supplemental insurances (dental, term life, disability, accident, vision, etc.), Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some child care and medical expenses), holidays (14 per year, typically includes longer break at Christmas), generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits and Employee Assistance Program. Specific benefits depend on job category, percent effort and length of employment.

Passing pre-employment criminal background screen is required as a condition of employment. Louisiana Delta Community College is an equal opportunity/equal access employer. Louisiana Delta Community College is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.