Job Summary and Responsibilities/Duties

For best consideration, please submit application materials by March 16, 2025

The Application Process

• Accepting Online Applications: February 12, 2025- March 16, 2025
• First review of applications: March 2025
• First Interview (remotely via Zoom): April 2025
• Second Interview (in-person at Gresham, OR Campus): April 2025
• Consideration of top candidates, including reference checks: May 2025
• Offer Extended: May 2025
• Background Check and other Pre-Employment Requirements: May 2025
• Start date: September 2025

Please note: all timelines are subject to change.

JOB SUMMARY

Provides high quality instruction so that each student may meet learning outcomes. Works with the dean and colleagues to improve student learning experiences. Performs other instructional responsibilities as assigned and determined by the dean. Primarily teaches courses related to business including, but not limited to, introduction to business, accounting, marketing, human relations, business technology, management and business law. Provides advising and coordinates internship opportunities for students.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Helps advance the role and goals of a comprehensive community college.
• Teaches a range of community college courses in Business, which may include skill development and transfer level courses.
• Creates a learning environment for students inclusive of diverse cultural, social, economic, and educational backgrounds.
• Collaborates with faculty and staff from other departments and divisions to promote communication, coordinate programs, and support student success.
• Prepares clear learning outcomes for each course and informs students of learning outcomes in a course syllabus.
• Participates in college service and activities outside direct instruction, such as registration, curriculum development, strategic planning, and educational assessment.
• Provides academic advising to Business students and others as needed for university transfer and/or career readiness.
• Organizes and leads outreach activities and supports student recruitment, placement, and retention.
• Posts and keeps office hours to be available to students for assistance outside the classroom.
• Teaches at least one evening section per year as needed.
• Keeps professionally current by participating in professional development and other activities; maintains current credentials or licensures as required by program or accreditation.
• Maintains active liaison with high schools, universities, business and industry, or external agencies, and assists the dean with program advisory committees as appropriate.
• Completes instructional duties, reports, and paperwork assigned by the dean in a timely manner.
• Attends division, department, and committee meetings and in-service programs.
• Incorporates, as pedagogically appropriate, current technology in classroom, distance learning, laboratory and office environments.
• Maintains and emphasizes safe working conditions and practices.
• Complies with all Board policies and administrative regulations.

Additional Duties

• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Minimum and Desired Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications (Education, Experience, Computer Skills, etc.)

• Master's degree in business administration (MBA) or within 6 months of application.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in teaching practices and service activities

Desired Qualifications

• Experience facilitating learning in both face-to-face and online modalities.
• Two (2) years of work experience in any of the following functional areas of business: management, operations, marketing/ sales, accounting, finance, human resources.

Additional Qualifications and/or Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to organize and explain materials in ways appropriate to students with different abilities, levels of preparation, and cultural experiences.
• Knowledge of and commitment to the role and purpose of community colleges.
• Sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
• Comfortable using remote learning technologies, such as Zoom, LMS, Teams, etc.

Working Conditions and Important Information

Working Conditions

Work is typically performed in a normal office environment and classroom setting.

Any remote work requires prior approval and must comply with MHCC Remote Work policies and administrative regulations. Remote work must be within the states of Oregon or Washington.

Important Information

MHCC only accepts applications through our online application system at http://agency.governmentjobs.com/mhcc/default.cfm. For technical assistance, please call 855-524-5627.

Please note: We do not request or read letters of recommendation. Also, it is not necessary to upload a large number of documents with your materials. We are looking for the required documents.

Applicants must meet all of the stated minimum qualifications and additional requirements to be considered for this position. Final candidates will be subject to a criminal background check as part of the employment process.

MHCC is NOT able to support Visa applications for employment at the college. Applicants must already be eligible to work in the United States to be considered.

MHCC provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment in accordance with ORS 408.225, 408.230, and 408.235; OAR 105-040-0010 and 105-040-0015.

Qualifying veterans and disabled veterans may obtain preference by submitting as verification of eligibility a copy of the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214 or 215) or a letter from the US Dept. of Veteran's Affairs indicating receipt of a non-service connected pension to your application. Disabled Veterans must also submit a copy of their Veteran's disability preference letter from the Dept. of Veteran Affairs, unless the information is included in the DD Form 214 or 215.

If you are seeking this preference, appropriate documentation must be provided at the time of application. You may submit an electronic copy in the document upload area of the application in the section marked "veterans' preference document," or fax to 503-491-7257 or mail to Human Resources, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR 97030. If you do not have your documentation, you may request it through your Veterans' Administration Office.

Applicants with disabilities may request accommodation to complete the application and interview process. Please notify Human Resources at least three working days prior to the date of need.

Mt. Hood Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that actively supports workforce diversity.

The following is a brief description of the benefits offered by Mt. Hood Community, this is intended to be a summary only – any errors or omissions are unintentional. Please refer to benefit booklets, plan documents, college policy and regulations for more detailed information. Greater detail regarding fringe benefits is available in the Full-time Faculty Bargaining Agreement.

COLLEGE PAID BENEFITS

Health Benefit Options
MHCC is a member of the Oregon Educators Benefit Board (OEBB) which administers Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Long Term Disability (LTD) and Employee Assistance Plan (EAP). Health insurance plan coverage will begin on the first day of the month following the first day of employment for a faculty member. If the first working day for a faculty member falls between the 1st and the 14th of the month, the College will provide a stipend equivalent to half of the insurance premium for the plan the faculty member selects, payable in the first paycheck after that selection is made.

Important Retirement Information:
Make sure you are enrolled in the medical, dental, vision and/or optional plans you want when you retire. Retirement is not considered a Qualified Status Change (QSC) so you cannot add or change plans at the time of retirement.

In order to ensure that a spouse/domestic partner and/or eligible dependent can be covered when you retire you will need to enroll them on MHCC's policy at the open enrollment period prior to your retirement date even though they may be covered under another policy.
Coverage for domestic partners is a taxable benefit under IRS guidelines. Appropriate taxes will be deducted from your payroll.

Other College Paid Insurances

• Life Insurance Coverage = Two (2) times the basic contract salary (rounded to the nearest $1,000). not to exceed $300,000
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Coverage = Two (2) times the basic contract salary (rounded to the nearest $1,000). not to exceed $300,000
• Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Approved benefit claims begin after 90-day elimination period. Maximum benefit is 66 2/3 of monthly salary; benefit may be adjusted based on other income received by retirement benefits.

Public Employees Retirement Plan (PERS)
Consistent with PERS rules, the employee contributes 6% of their gross salary into an Individual Account Program (IAP) with PERS. The contribution is set up automatically. At the time of retirement, based on one of the following programs, a monthly pension benefit is calculated. Please refer the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) website for detailed information on retirement benefits: http://oregon.gov/PERS/

Public Employees Retirement System – Tier One/Tier Two
Hired by a PERS employer before August 28, 2003 and have an active account.

Oregon Public Service Retirement Plan - OPSRP
Hired on or after August 28, 2003 and do not have active account in the PERS Program.

Tuition Waiver Plan
The College will maintain the current tuition waiver plan for faculty members, their spouses/domestic partners and their eligible dependents eligible through age 23. Faculty members and their spouses/domestic partners will pay only course specific fees.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
MHCC’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is through Reliant Behavioral Health (RBH) which provides services to help people privately resolve problems that may interfere with work, family, and other important areas of life.

The EAP provides FREE (no charge for utilization) and confidential services to employees and their dependents, living at or away from home, and all household members, related or not. MHCC employees, spouses/domestic partner, dependents and their eligible household members have five (5) free EAP services per new issue, including relationship, family, stress, anxiety, and other common challenges. Employees must get a referral from the EAP for each issue for services to be covered.

Use of MHCC Swimming Pool
The College will provide a swim pass for faculty members, their spouses/domestic partners and their dependents through age 23.

Sick Leave
A faculty member shall receive a credit of ten (10) days of sick leave upon initial employment, and thereafter shall accrue sick leave at the rate of ten (10) days for working the three (3) terms during the contract year. A faculty member who works a fourth term in the summer shall receive one (1) sick leave day for each five-week session or equivalent, up to a maximum of two (2) sick leave days.

Holidays
A faculty member who works a fifty percent (50%) or greater instructional load in a term is eligible for paid holidays that fall within that term.

Detailed information regarding all Classified Employee benefits are available in the Full-time Faculty Bargaining Agreement .