Adjunct Faculty, Gifted Youth Program
Adjunct Faculty, Gifted Youth Program
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Job Description
Why choose the College of Lake County for your next opportunity
The College of Lake County (CLC) offers a competitive salary excellent benefits that includes Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois health Delta Dental and Superior Vision insurance plans tuition support for employees and qualified family members three retirement plans disability group and supplemental life insurance health and dependent care flexible spending account plans a compressed work week in the summer (Closed Fridays!) generous vacation sick and personal time off and 14 paid holidays each year. Some benefits will not be available for parttime or parttime under 20 hours employees (ex: health insurance).
Position Title:
Adjunct Faculty Gifted Youth ProgramDepartment:
JM Business to Consumer DepartmentPosition Type:
FacultyJob Family:
PartTime FacultyJob Summary:
The College of Lake County is seeking innovative and engaging instructors to develop curriculum and teach classes for gifted middle school students in the community. This CLC youth program is dedicated to inspire intellectual academic and social/emotional growth through challenging and stimulating courses across all CLC campuses and extension sites.Posting Date:
05/08/2025Expected Start Date:
06/02/2025Compensation Grade:
FullTime/PartTime:
Part timeLocation:
Grayslake CampusTotal Hours Per Week:
6Job Description:
Adjunct faculty:
Will design and deliver instruction in the assigned subject(s) and level(s) in new or existing programs.
Will fulfill administrative requirements meet established deadlines and complete required training.
Stay current in compliance training including compliance under Title IX Responsible Employee and if applicable Clery Act Campus Security Authority as a condition of employment.
Will agree to and follow appropriate College and department policies and procedures.
Schedule varies. Weekday evenings and/or Saturday hours are primarily used.
Possible class locations include CLC Grayslake Campus Southlake Campus (Vernon Hills) or Lakeshore Campus (Waukegan) Braeloch Facility CLC Advanced Technology Center (Gurnee) or a CLC extension site.
Inperson is the only current delivery method.
Required Qualifications
Experience teaching middle school students including cluster grouping pullout and/or fulltime gifted class structures.
Strong instructional and curriculum design skills including curriculum compacting tiering assignments and projectbased learning.
Ability to differentiate instruction for advancedlevel students focused on content acceleration rigor depth/complexity and higherorder thinking skills.
Proven competency in serving gifted and talented students social and emotional needs including emotional intensities/empathy peer relationship challenges and/or the need for meaning/purpose.
Skilled in responsetechniques to gifted and talented students intellectual and development needs such as twiceexceptional asynchronous development and/or perfectionism.
Competency and/or commitment to effectively use common CLC technologies: Microsoft Outlook Canvas Destiny Adobe Cloud etc.
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 students faculty and staff including those with disabilities; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
Desired Qualifications
Gifted Endorsement Degree in Gifted Education or Specialized Training Coursework.
Bachelors or advanced degree in Education or related field.
Bilingual in Spanish and English.
Salary $35.00 $60.00/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.
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis. Your application can remain under consideration for the academic year. You may check your status at any time by logging into with your username and password. Thanks for being patient with the adjunct faculty hiring process.
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).
Employment Type
Part-Time
