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Employment Opportunity

Cabrillo College is accepting applications to establish an eligibility pool for positions that may become available during the 2026-2027 Academic Year, primarily covering:

• ATH 15G - Intercollegiate Athletics-Volleyball: Women
• ATH 35 - Volleyball Skills Development

This associate position is open for application submission through the deadline date as noted above OR until the pool has been created. Work locations for this position are in-person at our Aptos campus and may include other locations as needed for competitions.

We need YOU! Cabrillo College is looking for Faculty to provide quality programs and services for a diverse student population, promoting ever-evolving needs as our students grow toward their individual aspirational goals. Cabrillo is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) with a special focus on enhancing the Latinx student experience. Come join our team, valuing high-level and innovative instruction, support services, a welcoming environment, and helping to change the world one student at a time!

The ideal candidate will share Cabrillo's commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. Cabrillo College serves approximately 10,500+ students per term. As of the 2025 Academic Year, 71% of Cabrillo students are members of minoritized populations, identifying themselves as LatinX (49%), Multi Ethnic (20%), Asian (1%), Black Non-Hispanic (<1%), Filipino (<1%), American Indian/Alaskan Native(<1%), and Pacific Islander (<1%). In 2006, Cabrillo College was designated a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community.

About the College: Situated on Monterey Bay in the county of Santa Cruz, California, Cabrillo College is highly regarded for its success in transfer and career education, and currently serves over 11,400 students each semester. Cabrillo College transfers many of its students to three nearby universities – the University of California at Santa Cruz, San Jose State University, and California State University at Monterey Bay. Cabrillo's career education is closely connected to the nearby agricultural and farming industries as well as the Silicon Valley business environment.

Faculty at Cabrillo College actively participate in curriculum development, program planning, and serve on participatory governance committees. Cabrillo provides an excellent opportunity to learn, collaborate, create, and make a difference in the lives of its diverse student body and community.

Examples of Duties

• Teach assigned classes, which may include evening or off-campus assignments
• Engage in participatory governance committees, processes, research, service, and initiatives such as Guided Pathways
• Maintain timely and accurate records of student enrollment, attendance, and academic progress
• Provide academic assistance and related services to students during scheduled office hours
• Cooperate with and participate as may be required in District investigations and/or student grievance matters of alleged unlawful harassment, discrimination, and retaliation
• Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty and staff
• Complete required District trainings such as Title IX, Mandated Reporter, EEO/Diversity/Elimination of Bias, Workplace Safety, etc.

Minimum Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

• Understanding of, and sensitivity to, the diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds, disability, and sexual orientation, of community college students, faculty and staff AND
• Education - You may qualify with one qualifying requirement from either Option #1 or 2 below:
  • Option #1
    • Master’s in physical education, exercise science, or education with an emphasis in physical education, kinesiology, physiology of exercise, or adaptive physical education OR
    • Bachelor’s in physical education, exercise science, or education with an emphasis in physical education, kinesiology, physiology of exercise, or adaptive physical education AND a Master’s in any life science, dance, physiology, health education, recreation administration, or physical therapy OR
  • Option #2
    • Any Bachelor’s degree or higher AND two (2) years of professional experience OR
    • Any Associate degree AND six (6) years of professional experience OR
• Possess a lifetime California Community College Instructor credential in Coaching or Physical Education OR
• Equivalent

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  Equivalency Application Form and Process

• The state of California has established minimum qualifications for academic positions in California Community Colleges to promote professionalism, instructional integrity, and academic rigor. Each discipline has specific, approved degree majors that are listed above. You must complete, sign, and attach an Equivalency Form with your application if your degree major does not match one of the disciplines listed above. This form allows Cabrillo College’s Equivalency Committee to review your education and/or professional experience to determine whether it is equivalent in level, content, and rigor to the required degree. Applications cannot be considered without a completed Equivalency Form, even if your degree is closely related.
  • For example: If the Minimum Qualifications (MQs) list a Master’s in Geology, Geophysics, Earth Sciences, and your degree is in Geosciences or Earth and Environmental Studies, you must request equivalency by submitting the form with your application.
• TO REQUEST EQUIVALENCY:
  • Complete the Equivalency Form and attach it to your application.
  • Be sure to attach supporting documents such as unofficial transcripts, course descriptions, certificates, or verification of professional experience.
• Still completing your degree?
  • Applicants currently finishing their degree(s) are welcome to apply! However, they must also submit an Equivalency Form with unofficial transcripts.
  • This requirement also applies to applicants who have completed all coursework but are awaiting official degree conferral.

Required Professional Expertise:

• Currency and depth of knowledge in the applicable professional field
• Knowledge of and commitment to teaching strategies and practices that enhance student success at community colleges, including effective use of technology
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to teach the courses or perform the duties effectively as described above
• Demonstrated ability to communicate well with students of diverse academic, ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds; gender identities, sexual orientations; and students with disabilities
• Evidence of professional activities and service beyond the primary teaching assignment
• Development and review of the curriculum, as well as assessment of learning
• Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with others
• Demonstrated responsiveness to and understanding of the racial, socioeconomic, academic, and cultural diversity within the community college student population, including students with different ability statuses (e.g., physical and/or learning) as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practices in the classroom
• Demonstrated ability to reflect critically on institutional and teaching practices that aim to increase cultural responsiveness
• Knowledge and understanding of the accountability and critical dimensions of equity
• Demonstrated ability to address issues of equity in the classroom

Desired Qualifications/Performance Expectations:

• Successful teaching experience at the community college level
• Demonstrated ability to employ innovative teaching techniques and methodologies
• Experience teaching diverse student populations
• Successful online teaching experience
• Knowledge of culturally-responsive pedagogical teaching techniques and effective ways for engaging students who are historically under-represented and under-served.

Additional Information

• Complete the application with a minimum of three (3) professional references and answer all supplemental questions; provide detailed information to aid in determining the minimum qualification requirements have been met
• Attach resume or CV detailing teaching and work experience
• Attach one of the following:
  • Unofficial transcripts from all colleges attended displaying any degrees conferred (copies, scans, photos, and downloads are acceptable). Foreign transcripts must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency by an approved agency(at the applicant’s expense) OR
  • Copy of a Lifetime California Community College Instructor credential in Physical Education OR
  • Completed and signed Equivalency Form