Position Title:
Adjunct Faculty ESL
Department:
JM Adult Education & ESL Operations Department
Position Type:
Faculty
Job Family:
PartTime Faculty
Job Summary:
Teach English as a Second Language classes in the following areas:
Beginning
Low Intermediate
High Intermediate
Low Advanced
*High Advanced
Posting Date:
01/31/2025
Expected Start Date:
07/24/2025
Compensation Grade:
FullTime/PartTime:
Part time
Location:
Grayslake Campus
Total Hours Per Week:
5
Job Description:
- To instruct and engage adult learners using a communicative approach.
- Teach courses in subject field. Develop instructional materials. Assess student learning and assign grades. Attend required Adjunct meetings in the Fall and Spring semesters. Participate in college governance and other aspects of academic life. Maintain current knowledge of subject matter.
- Adjunct Faculty members are expected to maintain current in compliance training including compliance under Title IX Responsible Employee and if applicable Clery Act Campus Security Authority.
- Select prepare and maintain current curriculum course outlines and printed and nonprinted instructional materials.
- Teach courses as scheduled each academic semester.
- Provide instructional support to the students. Refer students when appropriate to sources of specialized services within the College.
- Provide the Division and the students a syllabus that includes course objectives and learning outcomes attendance policies in line with those of the college texts and readings timelines and evaluation criteria and any other information required by College Division or departmental policy.
- Observe and evaluate student performance in meeting course objectives and learning outcomes through assignments projects discussions or examinations. Provide feedback in a timely manner on student progress.
- Deliver course content using a variety of teaching styles.
- Maintain office/discipline/grade/division records as required by the College.
- Be available for student consultation through phone or email.
- Use the appropriate College policies and procedures to resolve and document student complaints concerns and problems.
- Assist in developing and administering disciplineappropriate measures of student academic achievement use departmental testing instruments as provided. Administer other instruments designed to measure student learning outcomes as requested and required by the department. Provide all results as requested.
- Conduct all classes in accordance with an established and current course syllabus and approved textbooks (and/or related instructional material). Meet all classes for the scheduled time.
- Submit all grades (mid/final) electronically prior to the required deadlines. Provide the
- Registrar appropriate grade records.
- Encourage students to submit course evaluations review course evaluations when available and use feedback to improve course delivery.
- Revise and update course content as needed.
- Participate when appropriate in the formation and meetings of program advisory boards college division and department committees.
- Maintain a high level of professional ethics.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Dean.
- POSITIONSSUPERVISED: None
- The instructor is responsible for developing and distributing a course syllabus teaching all scheduled classes and responding to and evaluating student work.
- Masters degree or Bachelors degree in English Linguistics Education or related field with experience teaching English language to adults.
- Ability to work effectively and constructively with persons of diverse cultures 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.
Desired Qualification(s)
- Masters degree inTESOLor Linguistics withTESOLspecialization or closely related field with at least twelve credit hours inTESOL
- Experience teachingESLto adult learners
- Experience teachingESLto adult immigrant and/or resident learners
- Experience teachingESLto adult learners with limited formal education
- Experience teachingESLto adults interested in further postsecondary education
- Bilingual in Spanish and English
Hiring Range: $65.00 $75.00/hour
This posting will be used to obtain a pool of qualified candidates. As teaching needs arise applications will be reviewed for possible interviews. The number of adjunct faculty hired varies from semester to semester depending upon the needs of the department. Adjunct faculty hires and assignments are coordinated by the department chairs.
The Faculty Success Framework illustrates the fundamental elements of a faculty members career atCLC. Its purpose is to support a culture of continual faculty development and to provide full but flexible paths for faculty to both consistently contribute to student success efforts and cultivate professional fulfillment. Our Guiding Principles for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CLCCARES) outline the qualities we expectCLCfaculty will exemplify in their professional and pedagogical engagement with students.
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EEO Statement
College of Lake County is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a policy of nondiscrimination. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy sexual orientation or gender identity) national origin age 40 or older) disability and genetic information (including family medical history).