Justice Studies Instructor (9 months)

Salary: See Position Description
Location : Harnett Campus, Lillington, NC
Job Type: Faculty (9 months)
Job Number: 02224
Division: WFD-Public Safety
Opening Date: 05/26/2026
Closing Date: Continuous


Job Description
Central Carolina Community College is committed to being an employer of choice, grounded in excellence, integrity, respect, collaboration, innovation, and leadership. We provide a supportive, growth-focused workplace where professionals can thrive while helping students access first-class educational and workforce opportunities. Join us in shaping futures, strengthening our region, and contributing to a mission-driven culture rooted in service and opportunity.
Full-time faculty at Central Carolina Community College facilitate transformative lifelong learning by incorporating discipline-specific learning outcomes through active learning opportunities, lectures, hands-on skill development, assignments, and appropriate classroom management. Faculty provide authentic student assessment that allows students to improve their knowledge and skills with each assignment. Faculty focus on student success by establishing meaningful connections with students early in the semester to support the varying needs of each student throughout the term.
The Justice Studies Faculty (9 months) position will be based at the Harnett Main Campus and may also include courses offered at high school campuses.

This position has an anticipated start date for the fall semester, which begins in August.
Salary depends on education and experience.

Associate Degree salary range: $43,720 - $51,183
Bachelor's Degree salary range: $46,321 - $54,172

Master's Degree salary range: $48,629 - $56,282


Doctorate Degree salary range: $51,956 -$59,432

• Please include unofficial copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts. Will be required to submit official copies of transcripts before the start date.
• This position may have occasional travel between campuses and for training. Occasional after hours may be required.
• This position requires face to face teaching.

Essential Duties
Teaching Responsibilities

• Embrace the institutional goals of Central Carolina Community College by engaging students as full partners in the learning process, removing barriers to student progression in courses, and supporting and assisting students in achieving their educational and career goals.
• Use student learning outcomes to create a variety of activities, assignments, and assessments that ensure curriculum goals will be met.
• Create a dynamic instructional environment that promotes a positive, interactive, and inclusive learning experience for all students.
• Maintain a Blackboard course with a syllabus and gradebook for each class.
• Grade all assignments in a timely manner and ensure that all grades are reported within the 10-day college grading policy.
• Provide personalized and constructive feedback on student assignments by recognizing what students did well and identifying attainable improvements for future work.
• Respond to all student communication within two business days.
• Report attendance weekly.
• Facilitate student learning for instructional loads of 18-28 contact hours per semester.
• Faculty keep a weekly schedule of 35 hours on campus, including 5 required office hours. Hours on site may be adjusted based on distance education responsibilities and/or approved telework arrangements.
• Assume other duties as assigned.
• Actively support the college's vision of being the college of choice for students, workforce partners, community leaders, and employees.

Advising Responsibilities:

• Meet with each assigned advisee a minimum of once each semester.
• Provide advisees with information and guidance to achieve their individual educational, career, and life goals.
• Help students develop educational plans.
• Coach advisees and refer them to institutional resources when academic or personal problems require intervention.
• Complete faculty advisor training.

Institutional Responsibilities

• Participate in activities required to maintain program and/or college accreditation standards.
• Serve on college committees as appointed.
• Attend advisory board meetings as requested by your supervisor.
• Attend graduation ceremonies.
• Engage in a minimum of 5 hours of professional development each year.
• Maintain current knowledge of your discipline and renew industry credentials, as needed.
• Attend departmental, divisional, and collegewide meetings.
• Provide a first-class opportunity for students by displaying excellence, integrity, respect, collaboration, innovation, and leadership.
• Recognizing and respecting the variety of experiences and contributions represented by all of our students, employees, and community, all faculty will encourage a learning environment in which everyone is supported and valued for their unique perspectives and experiences and will foster and promote the participation of all members of our diverse communities.

Minimum Requirements


Required educational background:

• Master's Degree in Criminal Justice or Master's Degree in a closely related area with 18 or more graduate semester credit hours in Criminal Justice. (Applicants not qualified to teach college-level coursework will not be considered).

Required kind and number years of work experience:

• Two years working in a Justice Studies field or two years teaching in a Justice Studies field (law enforcement, corrections, juvenile justice).

Preferred Requirements

• Teaching experience at a community college.
• Teaching experience with online courses.
• Teaching experience with an LMS (Blackboard, Canvas, etc.).
• Five years experience working in a Justice Studies area (Law enforcement, Corrections, Juvenile Justice, etc.).

Central Carolina Community College provides a comprehensive, affordable insurance and benefits program. We are continuously investigating new benefit offerings that are responsive to the needs of our full-time employees.

• State Health Plan
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Additional Supplemental Insurances
• Disability Plan
• NC Retirement Plan
• Leave (Vacation, Sick, FMLA, Civil and Military, Education, and Voluntary Shared)
• Paid Holidays
• Prior State Service Verification
• Supplemental Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• State Employees' Credit Union
• State Employees Association of NC (SEANC)
• Employee Discount Program

**Please note: Most temporary (part-time or full-time) employees do not earn benefits.