Wenatchee Valley College values excellence in all pursuits related to the college’s core mission of serving educational and cultural needs of communities and residents throughout the service area.  The college seeks to employ professionals who are passionate about service to students and the teaching-learning process.  We seek individuals who are involved in the community and understand that transformative learning occurs in a wide variety of circumstances with tailored approaches that expand students’ views of the world.  In our approach to educating the students we serve, the college is committed to creating an environment that is dynamic and flexible, as well as reasoned and responsible.

Faculty at WVC respect and work effectively with diverse students, colleagues, staff, and the community in a campus climate that promotes innovative teaching, quality scholarship, a diverse learning environment, and equitable access and educational achievement for all students.

The college is committed to diversity and inclusion; the regional student body is 53 percent students of color, including 45 percent Latinx, and the college district includes part of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.  Wenatchee Valley College is designated as a Hispanic serving institution.  Women, members of underrepresented groups, military veterans, and bi- and multi-lingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Candidates

WVC is conducting open searches that are aligned to preferred characteristics:

1. Understanding of the significant systemic and multigenerational barriers Latinx, Native, and other underserved communities have faced in efforts to access and thrive in educational systems.
2. Demonstrated experience or commitment to culturally responsive engagement with Latinx, Native, and other underserved students inside and outside the classroom.
3. Demonstrated experience or commitment to whole student advisement and navigation that addresses student curricular needs in balance with student priorities for safety, family, food, housing, and transportation so that students will thrive in their educational endeavors.
4. Commitment to expanding knowledge and use of high impact practices to extend equitable student success.

Benefits

1. Participation in a yearlong New Faculty Orientation, organized and supported by Faculty and Course Enrichment and Title V faculty.
2. Dedicated mentor to support ongoing support specific to faculty member needs.
3. Dedicated professional development funds to support individual professional development.
4. Opportunities to engage directly with Latinx and tribal communities to learn and grow.

Positions 

WVC is hiring these tenure track and multi-annual positions in alignment with our equity goals as outlined in WVC’s Equity Plan.

*Stay tuned for more details about the following positions*

• Transitional Studies at Wenatchee (Tenure Track)
• Biology (Tenure Track)
• Sustainability (One Year Temporary)
• Title V Innovations Coordinator
  • (2/3 Load with 1/3 Teaching Assignment, Multi-Annual Four Year)
• Criminal Justice (Multi-Annual Three Year)
• Lead Faculty, Applied Baccalaureate in Behavioral Health (Multi-Annual Five Year)

WVC appreciates the lessons and guidance of groundbreaking institutions, including the work done by San Diego State University and Pierce College in implementing the cluster hire approach. WVC has adapted our approach from these models with gratitude.