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Job Description
***INTERNAL JOB ANNOUNCEMENT FOR CURRENT BUTTE COLLEGE EMPLOYEES ONLY***
Full-time, Tenure Track (177 Day 10 Month)
$69,380.72- $106,542.71 per year
Probationary (Contract I) Member of Academic Faculty
Anticipated Application Screening Period: May 2026
Tentative First Interview Dates: May 2026 (In Person)
Tentative Start Date: August 1, 2026
DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW:
The Butte College Social Work program seeks an innovative and committed faculty member to help shape a newly established program at a pivotal moment in its development. Social Work in one of the largest transfer pathways at Butte College, with many students continuing their studies at California State University, Chico, and other four-year institutions. With the recent approval of the Associate in Arts for Transfer in Social Work, this position offers a unique opportunity to define the program's identity, strengthen transfer alignment, and build partnerships with regional universities and community agencies. The program prepares students for transfer and entry into human services fields, emphasizing case management, advocacy, ethical practice, and culturally responsive work with diverse populations, and is strongly committed to student-centered instruction, equity, and community engagement.
The full-time college instructor is responsible for effective performance in the following areas:
A. General Scope of Responsibilities
Excellence in teaching and instruction. Maintenance of professional growth and academic currency. Carrying out of area, departmental and/or program responsibilities. Contribution to the College as a whole in the form of College -wide service. Development and assessment of student learning outcomes.
B. Teaching and Instruction
Instructor plans for and is continually well prepared to teach. Instructor provides organized delivery of instruction. Instructor communicates respectfully to students and encourages contact. Instruction is consistent with the stated and approved outcomes of the course. Instruction is relevant to the course. Instructor shows interest in the subject matter and student learning. Instructor uses strategies designed to foster student engagement with the content. Instructor uses standards of student evaluation that are clear, fair and followed consistently. Instructor requires and evaluates levels of student effort sufficient to develop mastery of the subject or skills in the course. Instructor grades and returns student work, assignments and tests in a reasonable period of time. Instructor makes effective use of teaching aids, instructional methods and materials required of students (e.g., texts, manuals, etc.). Instructor is an effective teacher. Instructor prepares complete and timely course syllabi. Instructor continually evaluates, updates and revises course content and instructional methods and materials. Instructor coordinates course contents and instructional methods with other teachers in the program/discipline. Instructor meets and assists students during office hours, by appointment or at other reasonable times. Instructor initiates and carries through with improvements to course contents and classroom teaching methods.
C. Professional Growth and Currency
Instructor demonstrates examples of activities which show a pattern of academic, professional, and/or technical updating or currency.
D. Area or Departmental Responsibilities
Instructor is knowledgeable about and abides by College, Area and Department policies and procedures. Instructor meets deadlines and time targets including deadlines for reports, grades and paperwork. Instructor orders instructional materials, equipment and textbooks with sufficient lead times. Instructor assists Chair in evaluating and revising course schedules. Instructor collaborates to determine equitable course assignments. Instructor provides assistance to other full-time, part-time and/or new instructors. Instructor participatesin departmental plans and activities with others. Instructor helps develop departmental budgets. Instructor monitors expenditures to keep within authorized budget spending appropriations. Instructor exercises good judgment in the use of and/or management of facilities, equipment and supplies. Instructor regularly attends assigned meetings. Instructor is punctual to assigned meetings. Instructor works collegially with faculty peers, classified staff and administration. Instructor performs their fair share of outside-of-class departmental duties and responsibilities, including contributing to unit plan and program review processes. Instructor initiates and/or participates in overall department-wide program development and curriculum improvements, maintenance, evaluation, revision and/or expansion.
E. College-wide Service
Instructor demonstrates a pattern of College -wide service, including one or more of the following:
Serve on College committees. Serves on College committees and project teams. Serves as a sponsor to student clubs and organizations. Participates in faculty/college governance. Participates on special project teams or ad hoc committees.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:- Master’s in counseling, rehabilitation counseling, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, guidance counseling, educational counseling, social work, career development, marriage and family therapy or marriage, family and child counseling; OR
- The equivalent (Applicants wishing to be considered for employment under District equivalency standards must submit a detailed statement explaining how you possess the equivalent to the minimum qualifications.)
DIVERSITY AND EQUITY QUALIFICATIONS:- Demonstrated understanding of and responsiveness to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds that characterize community college students in a manner specific to the position.
REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS:
All applicants, including current butte college employees, must submit all required documents with the online application in order to move forward in the recruitment process.
LETTER OF INTEREST: O utlining skills, qualifications, and experience relevant to the position.
RESUME OR VITA
Butte Glenn Community College District (BGCCD) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Butte Glenn Community College District is committed to creating a diverse workforce focused on equity, inclusion, and accessibility for all faculty, staff, administrators, managers, and students. The District is dedicated to building an environment that supports our diverse student populations providing opportunities to mentor, encourage, and prepare our students to be successful in the world and expose them to global perspectives. Our District community of professionals is devoted to enriching our students' lives by bringing to light a variety of ways to engage and discover their individual and collective paths through education.
BGCCD is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity . It is the District’s policy to ensure that all qualified applicants for employment and employees have full and equal access to employment opportunities and are not subject to discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of ethnic group identification, race, gender, color, language, accent, citizenship status, ancestry national origin, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, parental status, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability or medical condition, or on the basis of these perceived characteristics.
The District reserves the right to modify, rescind or re-advertise this announcement without notification or to delay indefinitely the employment of a person for the position.
Closing Date/Time: Thu, 14 May 2026 -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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Butte College
Show moreButte College serves approximately 17,000 students a year and is an accredited community college located just 75 miles north of Sacramento. Butte College offers a quality education and over 180 degree and certificate programs. Students can earn associate’s degrees, train for career options, or take general education classes to transfer to a CSU, UC, or private university. Butte College has the highest transfer rate to CSU, Chico, and many of our alumni have successful careers in fire, nursing, law enforcement, welding, business, computer science, heavy equipment and more. The College also offers degrees with guaranteed transfer to California State Universities—with 30 Associate in Arts for Transfer and Associate in Science for Transfer degrees.
Butte College is a student-centered learning institution which provides quality education and support services that are continuously evaluated and improved to prepare students to be productive members of a diverse, sustainable, and ever-changing global society. We provide career and transfer pathways for students to become life-long learners and critical thinkers through the mastery of basic skills, workforce training, and the achievement of degrees and certificates.
Butte College has a long history of sustainability.
In 2011, Butte College became the first college to become 'grid positive,' meaning that the College had the capacity to generate enough electricity from its solar arrays to fully offset its electricity cost.
The College is home to 25,000 solar panels and has the ability to generate 6.4 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year or 4.5 megawatts DC – enough to power over 920 homes.
The College is a national leader for community colleges in sustainability due to student engagement both at the college and in the community, infusion of sustainability into the curriculum, workforce development focused on green jobs, LEED certified buildings, sustainable land use management, renewable energy and energy efficiency.
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