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Posting Number F01028

Position Title Adjunct Faculty, Personal Success Program

Internal Position Title Adjunct Faculty, Personal Success Program

Department Personal & Prof Development

Position Type Part-Time Faculty

Job Family

Job Summary

The Personal Enrichment and Professional Development department is seeking Adjunct Faculty to deliver high-quality noncredit courses in our Personal Success Program. The program provides vocational skills training and personal enrichment opportunities for students with mild to moderate disabilities. The Personal Success Program allows students who may not otherwise enter post-secondary education both the opportunity to enhance their Personal & Professional Development skills and experience college life.

Examples of recent offerings include Reading for the Workplace, Expressive Art Therapy, Introduction to Web Design, Introduction to Spanish for the Workplace, and Pet Care. Adjunct Faculty may design noncredit courses that explore a wide variety of Personal & Professional Development options for the special needs community.

CLC is a comprehensive community college located in northeastern Illinois committed to being an innovative educational institution providing life-changing paths for our students by offering exceptional learning experiences. CLC achieved a milestone in 2023 with its designation as a Leader College. This national recognition awarded by the Achieving the Dream Network is the result of improved student outcomes through the CLC’s relentless commitment to transformational change and the implementation of innovative practices within the student success model over the past few years.

CLC aspires to be a place where every student succeeds, every employee thrives, so that every business achieves and every community grows. Our mission is to be innovative and value-driven in supporting student success through developing and encouraging employees of all backgrounds on their journey toward achieving personal and professional growth.

Required Qualification(s)

• Experience teaching, preferably students with mild to moderate cognitive and/or other disabilities

• Developed and/or implemented curriculum, preferably in special educational

• Current licensing or certification if required to teach in the assigned subject area.

• Ability to work effectively and constructively with persons of diverse cultures, gender identities, language groups, and abilities; demonstrate sensitivity to and ability to work with the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

• Competency in technologies commonly used in college level instruction, dependent on subject area.

  Desired Qualification(s)

• An area of passion or expertise that would help enhance job skills in our community.

• Flexibility to travel to a variety of campus or training sites across Lake County.

• Bilingual in Spanish or English

• Experience in special education

  Posting Date 05/16/2024

  Closing Date 11/17/2024

  Expected Start Date 06/03/2024

  Special Instructions Summary

  Pay Rate Per Adjunct contract

  Full-Time/Part-Time Part-Time

  Location Grayslake

  Total Hours per week Variable by agreement

  Work Schedule

Per schedule

EEO Statement

The College of Lake County is an equal opportunity employer and has a strong commitment to diversity. In that spirit, it seeks a broad spectrum of candidates including minorities, women and people with disabilities.

Software Testing Required None

Interview Process Requirements None

Summary of Essential Functions

• Teach assigned classes as scheduled

• Implement and/or develop, and maintain curriculum and instructional materials

• Provide instructional and social support to students

• Attend PSP adjunct meetings as scheduled

  Posting Specific Questions - supplemental questions

  Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • Do you have experience teaching, preferably students with mild to moderate cognitive and/or other disabilities?

• Yes

• No

• • Have you developed and/or implemented curriculum, preferably in special educational?

• Yes

• No

• • Do you have flexibility to travel to a variety of campus or training sites across Lake County?

• Yes

• No

• • Do you have experience om special education?

• Yes

• No

• • Are you bilingual and proficient in Spanish and English?

• Yes

• No

  Applicant Documents

  Required Documents

• Resume

• Cover Letter

  Optional Documents

• Teaching Philosophy