Take a class or two at the school. Learn about their programs from a students perspective and meet some of the teaching staff. Continue tutoring when you can. Ask your teachers if they need somebody to help fill in teaching (maybe for a vacation or a sick day or something similar).

The more people you meet in the program, the more comfortable they will be with your teaching there. Oh, and if it isn’t obvious already, take some classes in education and public speaking to give you more credentials and keep your skills fresh. Good luck!

Besides gaining teaching experience, how about gaining some credentials?? Do you have your M.A.? Part of my MA program included a teaching practicum at a local university.

The community colleges around here only hire English instructors with at least an M.A. Some only consider PhD/ABD candidates for full-time positions. For other fields (mostly vocational), they’ll hire someone with a BA/BS + 5 years, or AA/AS + 7 years experience in the field.

Also, are you aware that adjuncts earn crap for wages? And full-time English community college positions are like gold-plated unicorns. Very hard to come by…