Adjunct - Community Leadership

ADJUNCT - COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
KENNEDY-KING COLLEGE

Kennedy-King College (KKC), Career and Technical Education (CTE), is seeking a part-time faculty member to teach Community Leadership for a Spanish-speaking student cohort. The successful candidate must be able to teach, communicate, and engage students effectively in Spanish while fostering an inclusive and supportive learning environment. If you have a passion for teaching and learning and are committed to the mission of the community college, consider joining our team. This position supports academic student success by focusing on student learning of the skills, abilities, and general education outcomes expected of a graduate. The ideal candidate values students’ ideas and opinions and demonstrates compassion for the unique KKC student population through an approachable, welcoming, empathetic, accessible, and caring teaching style.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support academic student success specifically focusing on student learning of the skills, abilities, and general education outcomes expected of a graduate.
• Seek and work to find new ways to present materials to make sure that every student understands the key concepts.
• Create an academic environment within the classroom that promotes “inquiry, creativity, practice, and social responsibility in ways consistent with the college mission.
• Facilitate learning in and out of the classroom using multiple methods that are cognitively challenging, requiring thinking and analysis, not only rote, receptive memorization.
• Set high expectations for all students and understand that how those expectations affect student learning and achievement. Makes decisions about development and delivery of instruction focus on “what is best for students”.
• Understand the importance of SLOs in course design, content delivery, assessment, and/or improvement.
• Display the capacity to reflect on one’s practice to engage in a process of continuous improvement of learning within the classroom and professionally.
• Express the importance of being engaged in the activities of the college in matters beyond direct teaching responsibilities, such as policy decisions, advising, curriculum development, tenure, committee work, accreditation, administrative responsibilities, student activities, and service.

• Deliver instruction, facilitate classroom discussions, and provide academic support in Spanish for a cohort of Spanish-speaking students.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s in Social Science or 5 years of experience in community organization.
• Fluency in spoken and written Spanish and English (bilingual proficiency required).Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Knowledge of Brightspace, or Learning Management System (LMS), or GradesFirst, or other retention platforms preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to communicate with diverse groups of staff and students.

FOR CONSIDERATION: All interested candidates, including current CCC employees, must submit the following documents for review:

• Letter of interest
• Resume or curriculum vitae
• Legible copy of your college transcripts (unofficial transcripts initially accepted; official transcripts must be provided at time of interview)

The starting salary for this position is $743.00 - $943.00 per contact hour. 

• The rate paid is in accordance with City Colleges approved salary scale
• Benefits information is found at https://www.ccc.edu/departments/Benefits/

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
Thank you for your interest in City Colleges of Chicago!