Instructor - Accounting

College: SOWELA

Department: Academic Affairs

Sub department: School of Business & Applied Technology

Type of Appointment: Unclassified - Faculty 9 month

Salary: Start of $47,000, offer based on education and experience

Duties and Responsibilities: • Participates in local business and industry activities.

• Utilizes the approved curriculum. Develops clearly stated course objectives and learning outcomes; ensures the objectives and content of the courses taught are current.
• Organizes instruction in classrooms and online as evidenced by course outlines, lesson plans, competency tests, and instructional materials such as textbooks, instruction sheets, and audiovisuals.
• Participate in an advisory committee to ensure that desirable, relevant, and current practices of the occupation are being taught.
• Responsible for student completion, placement, and retention rates ensuring that they meet accrediting agencies’ standards.
• Responsible for providing training in the competencies essential to success in the occupation including attitudes, job knowledge, and skills.
• Provides advisement services to assigned advisees.
• Evaluates follow-up data from completers and employers to obtain information concerning program effectiveness and relevance to improve the quality of the program where needed.
• Attends all commencement ceremonies.
• Attends meetings and prepares reports, as necessary.
• Serves on Department, School, and/or College committees.
• Participate in professional development.
• May serve as student organization advisor.
• May require travel to other SOWELA instructional sites
• Other duties as required or assigned.

Required Education: • MBA plus 18 graduate hours in accounting OR master’s degree in accounting

• Must meet SACSCOC credentialing requirements

Required Experience: • Three years of relevant teaching experience – on campus and online

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: • Adhere to all applicable Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) policies.

• Must be able to instruct students in the completion of relevant projects.
• Proficiency in the use of standard office equipment and computers, utilizing a variety of software, is essential and includes but is not limited to the Internet, Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Must effectively and appropriately use technology in the curriculum.
• Creates a positive learning environment for students using innovative, effective, and diverse teaching methods to engage students in their own learning and enhance student success. Collaborate effectively with colleagues and students of various cultural (including traditional, non-traditional, and international students) and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Demonstrates and encourages professional growth and improvement. Demonstrates appropriate work ethic (attendance, cooperation, etc.). Projects a professional attitude. Maintains a professional appearance.
• Maintains current standard reference books, periodicals, and manuals of a business, professional, technical, and industrial nature to facilitate the educational program objectives.
• Maintains a healthy, safe, and secure classroom/lab environment. Posts emergency evacuation routes in case of natural or other disasters.
• Requests adequate equipment and supplies to support the program. Ensures all instructional equipment and supplies meet safety standards.
• Ensure tests and other means of assessing the achievement of student are sufficiently accurate.
• Individual must be a committed, motivated self-starter who is capable of initiating and completing work with little supervision and/or as a part of a team on larger projects.
• Promote technical and community college education. Ability to make independent decisions demonstrating good judgment.

Required Licenses or Certifications

Preferred Education: • Ability to teach accounting courses (minimum of 18 graduate hours in accounting) and business administration courses (MBA)

• Proficiency in Canvas LMS
• QuickBooks certification
• Microsoft Excel certification
• CPA

Preferred Experience: • Three years of work experience in the field of accounting

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Benefits: As a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, SOWELA 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. SOWELA is an equal opportunity/equal access employer. SOWELA is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.