Taft College
Student Worker, Social Sciences (2024/25)
Taft College, Taft, California, United States, 93268
Description
Taft Junior College was established on August 30, 1922 as part of the Taft Union High School District. Classes were first held on the high school campus. The school title officially became Taft College on July 1, 1954, and in September of 1956 a separate campus opened in the current location at 29 Cougar Court adjacent to the high school. The West Kern Community College District was later formed, and is a single-college-district under the guidance of a five-member Board of Trustees. With strong leadership, Taft College offers a robust academic program for its students, and is one of the finest small colleges around!
Work Study Responsibilities: OER Organization Duties:
• Track OER usage
o By section
o By faculty
• Publicize OER to students
• Publicize OER to faculty
• Record and archive current and previous OER
• Help improve accessibility of TC OER
• Adapt information from OER that is currently used at TC to develop test banks
• Adapt information from OER that is currently used at TC to develop lecture slides
Clerical Duties:
• Make copies
• File paperwork
• Data entry (no student-identifying information)
• Answer phones
• Perform campus-related errands
• Prepare manipulatives for classroom use
• Close caption videos for Canvas
• Check classroom technology
• Update Canvas as an assigned TA (no access to enrolled student records) Requirements
Currently enrolled in a minimum of 6 units with Taft College Maintain current enrollment in good status.
Taft Junior College was established on August 30, 1922 as part of the Taft Union High School District. Classes were first held on the high school campus. The school title officially became Taft College on July 1, 1954, and in September of 1956 a separate campus opened in the current location at 29 Cougar Court adjacent to the high school. The West Kern Community College District was later formed, and is a single-college-district under the guidance of a five-member Board of Trustees. With strong leadership, Taft College offers a robust academic program for its students, and is one of the finest small colleges around!
Work Study Responsibilities: OER Organization Duties:
• Track OER usage
o By section
o By faculty
• Publicize OER to students
• Publicize OER to faculty
• Record and archive current and previous OER
• Help improve accessibility of TC OER
• Adapt information from OER that is currently used at TC to develop test banks
• Adapt information from OER that is currently used at TC to develop lecture slides
Clerical Duties:
• Make copies
• File paperwork
• Data entry (no student-identifying information)
• Answer phones
• Perform campus-related errands
• Prepare manipulatives for classroom use
• Close caption videos for Canvas
• Check classroom technology
• Update Canvas as an assigned TA (no access to enrolled student records) Requirements
Currently enrolled in a minimum of 6 units with Taft College Maintain current enrollment in good status.