Northern California HERC

Monterey Peninsula College

Instructional Specialist - Reading and Writing Center

Salary: $24.76 - $27.34 Hourly
Job Type: Classified
Job Number: 2025-00078
Closing: 7/19/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
Location: Monterey, CA
Division: Library

Description


Monterey Peninsula Community District is committed to achieving educational equity for all students as outlined in the District's Governing Board Goals, Educational Master Plan, Equal Employment Opportunity Plan, and Student Equity Plan. We provide students with a rich and dynamic learning experience that embraces differences - emphasizing collaboration, engaging students in and out of the classroom, and encouraging them to realize their goals and become global citizens and socially responsible leaders. When you join our team at Monterey Peninsula College, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative, and equity-focused community that approaches higher education as a matter of social justice requiring broad collaboration among faculty, classified staff, administration, students, and community partners.

Monterey Peninsula College is designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and is an affiliate of the statewide Umoja Community of California Community Colleges. Monterey Peninsula College has a diverse student population that is a reflection of the communities it serves. MPC serves approximately 18,789 students (for the 2023-24 year). MPC's comprehensive curriculum and student services are designed to meet the needs of a diverse student body and include transfer, career and technical education, basic skills, and continuing education offerings. We value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. Therefore, we prioritize applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits diversity brings to a professional educational community. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded individual committed to collaborating with faculty, classified staff, administration, students, and community partners who are also committed to closing equity gaps. An equity-minded individual is a person who already does or has demonstrated the desire to:

(1) Understand the importance of holding ourselves accountable as educators for closing
equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices;
(2) Reframe inequities as a problem of practice and view the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility;
(3) Encourage positive race-consciousness and embrace human difference;
(4) Reflect on institutional and teaching practices and aim to make them more culturally
responsive; and
(5) Strategically build buy-in and participation among colleagues for equity-related
initiatives.

Monterey Peninsula College seeks employees who value mentorship and working in a collegial, collaborative environment, guided by a commitment to helping all students achieve their educational goals. All departments strongly encourage collaboration across disciplines to create inclusive, integrated, and interdisciplinary learning experiences. College faculty are expected to be knowledgeable about, and willing to use, different learning and teaching methods appropriate to the students they serve.
*** Priority Screening Deadline July 19, 2026 ***MPC's Reading & Writing Center empowers students through fostering a welcoming, safe and equitable environment where they can excel in the communication skills needed to be confident, successful lifelong learners and professionals. The RWC provides free writing, research, and computer assistance as well as ESL conversation practice in online and in-person modalities.
Under general supervision, assist students in the acquisition and reinforcement of specific skills related to reading and writing. Receive limited supervision within a broad framework of standard District policies and procedures. Perform varied instructional support services, in a learning center environment, to meet the needs of individual students. Instructional specialists, at times, work in a classroom environment in collaboration with the faculty instructor and provide support to groups of students.

Example of Duties


Essential Functions

• Plan, organize, and assume responsibility for small groups of students on specific subjects, in cooperation with and by assignment from the program supervisor.
  
• Provide supplemental instruction to individual and/or groups of students in one or more specialized areas.
  
• Maintain required records of student progress and review with program supervisor as needed.
  
• Confer with supervisor and/or instructors concerning programs and materials to meet student needs.
  
• Participate in meetings related to the needs of students in the instructional support services programs.
  
• Collect and evaluate data regarding students' progress; provide feedback to supervisor.
  
• Assist in performing related tasks such as writing letters, taking attendance, and correcting/grading tests.
  
• Serve as a resource person to teachers; recommend appropriate materials for subject area; share knowledge of particular subject area; use web based programs and internet search skills as appropriate.
  
• Serve as information source regarding assigned department to students, staff, instructors and the community.
  
• Select, requisition and maintain an inventory of instructional supplies and materials; set up work areas and prepare materials and equipment needed; arrange for and operate special classroom equipment as needed.
  
• Administer/score/interpret student tests or assist students with self administered assessments; confer with instructors and supervisor as requested.
  
• Develop creative methods and teaching techniques within the suggested framework of the supervisor/ within guidelines of program.
  
• Assist instructors in the maintenance of specialized skill center operations, tasks and activities.
  
• Keep routine records of the business of the program.
  
• Demonstrate an understanding of, sensitivity to and appreciation for, the diverse academic, ethnic, socioeconomic, disability and gender diversity of students and staff attending or working on a community college campus.
  

Other Duties

• Serve on college committees as assigned.
  
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
  
• Attend staff development and in-service training programs as appropriate.
  

Qualifications


Education and Experience

Any combination of education, experience and training which would indicate possession of the required knowledge, skills, and abilities listed herein. For example, completion of approximately two years of college level course work in the assigned instructional area with demonstrated specific knowledge and skills in that area, and two years of recent experience in an instructional/tutorial role.

Diversity:

Demonstrate an understanding of, sensitivity to and appreciation for, the diverse academic, ethnic, socioeconomic, disability and gender diversity of students and staff attending or working on a community college campus.

Knowledge

Knowledge of: skills and abilities to be reinforced in assigned instructional areas; basic functions and procedures associated with a classroom environment including learning, motivation and perceptions; instructional materials and objectives used at specific levels; application of curriculum as it applies to individual differences; basic needs and requirements of students in the area to which assigned; methodology for individualized instruction; basic clerical skills; word processing, spreadsheet programs, web based learning programs and internet search skills as needed to fulfill requirements of the job.

Abilities

Ability to: successfully assist students in the acquisition and reinforcement of skills in assigned instructional area; deal effectively with a wide variety of personalities and situations requiring diplomacy, tact, friendliness, poise and firmness; demonstrate an understanding, patient and receptive attitude toward student learning; demonstrate required skills associated with the tasks of the job in assigned subject area; perform simple clerical tasks; use efficiently various types of office and classroom equipment; use web based learning programs and internet skills as needed; use appropriate and correct English spelling, grammar and punctuation; communicate satisfactorily in both oral and written form; use accurately and efficiently word processing and spreadsheet programs as needed; establish and maintain effective work relationships with those contacted in the performance of required duties; demonstrate an understanding of, sensitivity to and appreciation for, the academic, ethnic, socio-economic, disability and gender diversity of students and staff attending or working on a community college campus.

PHYSICAL EFFORT/WORK ENVIRONMENT

Light to moderate physical effort; occasional standing or walking; periodic handling of lightweight parcels of up to15 pounds (if assigned to Physical Education up to 45 pounds). Indoor work environment.

Desirable Qualifications (Not Required)

• Bilingual - Spanish
  
• Experience working with students with learning disabilities
  
  

Work Schedule / Supplemental Information


Work Schedule

18 Hours per Week, 9 months (632 hours per annual work schedule)

Hourly Salary
Step A: ($24.76) - Step C: ($27.34)

How to Apply

Visit http://www.mpc.edu/about-mpc/campus-resources/human-resources/employment and select 'classified and other positions.' Here you will find the job announcement and the 'apply' button in the upper right hand corner. You will be asked to log-in or create a new user account.

• Complete all required fields of the application AND
  
• Attach a .pdf of your cover letter that describes why you are interested in the position and how your background applies to the major duties of the position, and please address each of the desirable qualifications listed in this job announcement (2 pages maximum). AND
  
• Attach a .pdf of your resume
  

Only items listed above will be reviewed by the screening committee. Human Resources does not accept additional materials such as: letters of reference, test scores from other institutions, certificates of courses/programs completed, letters of commendation from schools, or transcripts with your application. Such items, if included, will not be forwarded to the selection committee. If you are a finalist, HR will request any reference information that is required. Monterey Peninsula College reserves the right to close or continue the recruitment at any time.

For questions, please contact:

Gerardo Cardenas Hernandez - HR Specialist
gcardenashernandez@mpc.edu

CANDIDATE TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT
Monterey Peninsula College will provide up to $1,000 travel reimbursement to eligible candidates. A candidate is eligible for travel reimbursement when they have participated in an in-person interview for first- and/or second-level interviews, and when they live 50 miles or more from the College.



To apply, visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/mpc/jobs/5383718/instructional-specialist-reading-and-writing-center







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