Job Description

Posting number: 2026-02255

Department: Kaua'i Community College - Academic Affairs

Job classification: CC 9-MONTH FACULTY

Posting type: Open

Categories: Higher Education, Faculty

Summary

Title: Instructor, CC (Human Development (Family Resources)) Position Number: 0085958

Hiring Unit: Science and Mathematics Division

Location: Kaua'i Community College

Date Posted: October 20, 2026

Closing Date: November 6, 2026

Salary Information: C2A, minimum $5.537/month

Monthly Type: 9 Month

Tenure Track: Tenure

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Temporary/Permanent: Permanent

Other Conditions: Full time, tenure track, 9-month, general funded position, to begin approximately Spring 2027, pending position clearance, availability of funds, and actual staffing requirements. Renewal of appointment contingent on satisfactory performance and availability of funds. Position may be converted from 9 to 11 months or 11 to 9 months based on operational needs.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Under supervision of the Science and Mathematics Division Chair, teach a variety of introductory psychology and human development courses, which primarily includes survey of psychology, developmental psychology, and human development. Other courses may include those that support vocational and allied health programs (such as Nursing and Early Childhood Education), transfer programs within the UH System, as well as student and community needs.
• Performs regular course assessments and participates in ongoing discipline-, program-, and institutional-level assessment. Implements adjustments to course content and professional practice to improve student learning in classes taught.
• Revises or creates new curricula and student learning outcomes when necessary, and regularly prepares and revises course syllabi.
• Works collaboratively with other Kaua'i Community College faculty and staff.
• Serves as a faculty mentor to students.
• Identifies students' learning needs, including needs of underprepared students, and implements effective teaching strategies to address them.
• Independently and/or collaboratively plans, organizes, and carries out instructional and non-instructional assignments.
• Develops and maintains a personal professional development program.
• Maintains appropriate office hours for each course taught.
• Day, evening, weekend, non-credit, Early College, and/or distance education classes may be assigned as part of regular workload. May be assigned operational or off-site instructional duties as part of regular workload. Changes to modality and approaches for teaching assignments may be needed to address emerging needs.
• Participates in discipline-, division-, campus-, and system-wide committees, as well as relevant partnership initiatives between Kaua'i Community College/University of Hawaii and the Hawaii Department of Education.
• Demonstrates commitment to Kaua'i Community College's mission, principles, and philosophy.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

A. Master’s degree in Human Development (Family Resources); OR,

B. Master's degree in Family & Consumer Sciences (Family Resources); OR,

C. Master's degree in Human Development; OR,

D. Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Education, Sociology, Nursing or Public Health with 12 credits of advanced coursework in Human Development (life span)

All minimum qualifications must be from a regionally accredited institution and met by the effective date of appointment. If qualified applicants are not available, others will be considered on an Acting Instructor basis.

Desirable Qualifications

• Minimum of 18 advanced credits in Psychology or a closely related field.
• Experience in teaching general psychology, developmental psychology, and human development in a community college setting.
• Successful experience teaching students at a variety of abilities and initial skill levels.
• Ability to function autonomously and as a member of a team.
• Experience and willingness to work with faculty in career/technical areas (such as Nursing and Early Childhood Education) to align support courses with their programs.
• Possess a supportive attitude toward student learning and be able to create a nurturing classroom environment for students of diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Demonstrated understanding of issues related to indigenous populations and the local community, including Hawai`i's unique economic, political, business, and cultural environment.
• Ability to employ a variety of assignments, classroom activities, and assessment methods to develop students' critical thinking skills.
• Successful multi-cultural teaching experience.
• Successful experience developing and delivering synchronous and/or asynchronous distance education psychology and/or human development classes at the post-secondary level.

Application Submission

Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach the following required documents.

1) Graduate and undergraduate transcript(s) showing degree and coursework to date appropriate to the position (Copies of transcripts are acceptable; however, original official transcripts will be required at the time of hire. Academic record/grade summaries will NOT be accepted. Diplomas and copies will NOT be accepted.) Transcripts issued from an institution outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from an agency having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc., verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. Expense of the evaluation shall be borne by the applicant.

2) Cover letter including statement outlining how you meet the minimum and desirable qualifications of the position

3) Names and contact information (including e-mail address) of at least 3 professional references

4) Resume

All minimum qualifications must be met by the effective date of appointment. Separate documents and application materials must be submitted for each position. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. Please REDACT references to social security numbers and birth date on submitted documents. All requested documents/information become the property of Kaua'i Community College and will not be returned. Letters of recommendation may be requested at a later time in the search process. Note: If you have not applied for a position before using NEOGOV, you will need to create an account.

Inquiries:

(808) 245-8372

Examples of duties

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Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

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