Adjunct Faculty, Personal and Professional Development Adult Programs

Why choose the College of Lake County for your next opportunity?

The College of Lake County (CLC) offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits that include 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 part-time or part-time under 20 hours employees (ex: health insurance).

Adjunct Faculty, Personal and Professional Development Adult Programs

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Faculty

Part‑Time Faculty

The College of Lake County is seeking innovative and engaging instructors to develop programs and teach classes for adults in the community. Students range from those beginning or enhancing their career to those adding hobbies, experiences, or community to their lives. Please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). for information on currently offered classes.

01/31/2025

07/07/2025

Part time

Part time

Grayslake Campus

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• Will develop and teach in the assigned subject(s) and level(s) in new or existing programs.
• Will fulfill administrative requirements, meet established deadlines and complete required training.
• Expected to 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. Days, evenings and Saturday hours are possible.

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.

Possible delivery modes include in-person, virtual live via Zoom, asynchronous, or a hybrid of the aforementioned. In-person is most common.

• Relevant teaching experience to the proposed programs.
• Valid certifications or licenses for related topics (e.g. Continuing Education credits, position-specific training)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and teach adults successfully.
• Demonstrated ability to teach successfully both in person and online.
• Competency and/or commitment to learn and use technologies commonly used in instruction at CLC:
  Zoom, Canvas, Destiny, Adobe Cloud, Microsoft 365, 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 community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

• Three (3) years of relevant, successful experience teaching adults at the experience level for which you are applying.
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Education or related field.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English.

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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 member’s career  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 (CLC CARES) outline the qualities we expect CLC faculty 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 jobs with your username and password. Thanks for being patient with the adjunct faculty hiring process.

College of Lake County is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a policy of non-discrimination. 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).