Critical Skills Instructor

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Critical Skills Instructor

Duties: Direct academic support of, implement instructional programs for, and supervise the part-time (adjunct) instructors of the Critical Skills Program, under the guidance and approval of the Associate Dean, freeing the Faculty to focus on the academics of the program. Assist clients, but will perform whatever tasks are assigned by supervisors. Team members will be readily available, visible, and accessible to visitors. Every effort will be made to access and answer customer inquiries. If unable to answer an inquiry, the team member will insure that the customer is assisted by another member of the team or Law Center staff. Regularly assist with designing and presenting the various workshops and instructional segments for the program on preparing for and succeeding in law school. Recruit, interview, guide, evaluate, and supervise part-time (adjunct) instructors on a regular basis. Direct and facilitate additional small group and individualized instruction by part-time (adjunct) instructors with students in the program. Monitor attendance and participation in academic support sessions on an ongoing basis to maintain the quality of the program and to monitor and respond to decreases in attendance and part-time (adjunct) instructor performance problems. Coordinate and plan all part-time instructor training efforts and post training inquiries including videotaping and temporarily posting the training session on a secure web site. Establish mentor program with experienced part-time instructors to assist in training new part-time instructors. Meet regularly with the Associate Dean and coordinate faculty assistance for skills workshops. Identify and collaborate with faculty interested in assessing, improving and critiquing student skills development. Establish and run a mentor program with the students in the program. Interact with students informally and formally on a regular basis to collect helpful feedback from attendees. Coordinate with Student Affairs to monitor and assist students with academic difficulties. Communicate with the program's personnel to receive information about students who require personal counseling and advice about attending and benefiting from the program. Coordinate and create structures for the integration of law school and community-wide resources to facilitate the delivery and development of the bar examination initiative across the curriculum. Conduct, publicize and coordinate all Skills Workshops, along with part-time instructors. Maintain and update links to the exam bank website and the online learning support center website on an ongoing basis. Coordinate and establish teaching support platform online using internet resources including newsgroups. Oversee materials on reserve in the on-site library for use by law students and part-time instructors, including academic and bar review materials, articles on academic support programs, law teaching, bar examinations, legal education advances, and related topics. Conduct research in appropriate, related areas. Ensure compliance with University policies and procedures, county, state and federal regulations, and accreditation requirements. At certain times during the academic year, this position demands some work on evenings and weekends. Evening hours will be expected to accommodate the evening program students. Other duties as assigned by the Associate Dean for Critical Skills Programs.

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