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Lifelong Wellness Dance Aerobics Adjunct Instructor

Delta College Career Opportunities

Position Information

Position Title Lifelong Wellness Dance Aerobics Adjunct Instructor
Employee Group Faculty
Division/Department Health & Wellness
Status
Part-time Faculty for Fall and Winter
Position Summary Information

Position Accountabilities and Essential Functions
The successful candidate must demonstrate experience, skills, and commitment to fostering an environment of belonging, diversity, equity and inclusion.

Instructor needed to teach LWA 153 Dance Aerobics. The class meets Fridays from 10 am – 11:55 pm every Fall and Winter semester.

LWA 153 – Dance Aerobics
Credits: 1
Instructional Contact Hours: 2
Provides information and skills needed to assess and improve fitness through the use of aerobic dance, exercises to music, and analysis of personal nutrition habits.

Outcomes and Objectives: 
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the health-related components of fitness as they relate to wellness.
  • Identify activities and criteria that meet the FITT principle for each component.
  • Explore how the FITT principles of the five health-related components of fitness can impact student’s overall wellness.
  • Describe how the health-related components of fitness impact chronic disease risk.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of healthy nutrition.
  • List all macronutrients along with their caloric values, healthy food sources, relationship to healthy diet, and roles in the body.
  • Explain the importance of micronutrients and their role in a healthy diet.
  • Demonstrate an ability to think critically about nutritional claims and differentiate myth from fact.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of major muscle groups.
  • Identify the location of the major muscles groups.
  • Give examples of exercises to strengthen the major muscle groups.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of heart rate training.
  • Demonstrate how to take, monitor, and calculate resting heart rates, exercise heart rates, and training zones.
  • Explain how the training zones impact cardiovascular training principles.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the dimensions of wellness.
  • Identify and define the dimensions of wellness.
  • Explain, with examples from their lives, what contributes to or detracts from the various dimensions of wellness.
  • Demonstrate various dance aerobic training exercises using safe and proper technique as a means to improving fitness.
  • Describe the importance of a warm-up and cool-down.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of various dance aerobic training programs and principles.
Required Qualifications
  • Associate’s Degree in Health Fitness or Nutrition Related
Additional Experiences Considered
  • Group Fitness Instructor Certification
  • Previous experience leading group exercise
Application Deadline
Position will remain open until filled. The College reserves the right to close the recruitment process once a sufficient applicant pool has been identified.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Complete an on-line application and attach a cover letter with position title, resume, and copies of transcripts (official transcripts required upon hire) and/or certifications and licenses.

Posting Specific Questions

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  2. * If you selected "Other" above, please tell us where you heard about this posting.

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  3. * Describe your understanding and experience working with a culturally diverse student and college/university population.

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  4. * Describe your understanding and experience in creating a sense of belonging for all students, faculty, and staff.

    (Open Ended Question)

Applicant Documents

Required Documents
  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter
  3. Transcript 1
Optional Documents
  1. Transcript 2
  2. Transcript 3
  3. Letter of Recommendation 1
  4. Letter of Recommendation 2
  5. Letter of Recommendation 3
  6. Professional Certifications or Licensures