Our hiring process
The Community Ed hiring process is separate from the rest of the college. If you would like to apply for a position outside of the Community Ed department, please visit the work at PCC website.
Our hiring process generally goes as follows:
1. Online proposal
Look at our current class schedule to see if we’re already offering the class. If we are, how would your class be different? We don’t want to compete with ourselves.
The potential instructor completes the Submit a Proposal form – see the elements of a successful proposal. A Program Coordinator will be in touch if the proposal meets our current needs. Coordinators will use their knowledge and experience to determine if the proposed class and instructor are a good fit for the Community Ed department.
Be aware that Oregon ethics laws and PCC regulations prohibit instructors from selling or recommending products from their businesses or promoting their consulting services.
2. More information is gathered
If the proposal meets our current needs, a Program Coordinator will contact you and ask for more information about teaching qualifications and the proposed class. This includes a resume, a general course outline, and ideas about class location, materials costs, etc. This may include an in-person or Zoom meeting. Sometimes, we invite instructors to do a short demonstration of a class.
3. Paperwork
Hiring paperwork includes:
- Application for employment
- Conditions of employment
- I‐9 form
- W‐4 form
- Employee information form
- Direct deposit form
4. Background check
All PCC instructors must pass a background check before they can teach. Once hiring paperwork has been submitted, a company called PreEmploy will send the potential instructor a link to an online background check. The potential instructor will have five days to complete the form.
No guarantee of work
Community Education instructors work on a class‐by‐class basis. Scheduling decisions are made based on the Program Coordinator’s assessment of community needs and interests, as well as a wide variety of other factors. Coordinators may rotate instructors for a different approach on a subject, and some courses are only offered during certain terms. In other words, once an instructor is hired, there is no guarantee that they will teach each term.
Deadlines
We schedule classes about 4‐6 months ahead of time so that we can design, proof, print, and distribute our print catalog. We generally schedule according to the following timeline. The scheduling deadline is the absolute last day to submit a class. Instructors need to plan ahead so that there is time for working out details and clarifying needs. The Program Coordinator will provide the exact deadline.
| Term | General scheduling deadline |
|---|---|
| Winter | Late August or early September |
| Spring | Late November or early December |
| Summer | Late February or early March |
| Fall | Mid‐May |