Adjunct Faculty, American Sign Language (ASL)

About the position

The Adjunct Faculty position in American Sign Language (ASL) is responsible for teaching courses and assessing learning outcomes in ASL or Interpreter Prep. Assignments may include alternative delivery methods, evening courses, and multiple sites. The faculty member must demonstrate excellence in teaching and service, as well as a commitment to the mission and values of the community college. The position is located at Scott Community College and includes online learning opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Teach courses in accordance with outcomes identified in the established course development model.
• Collaborate in the development and revision of curriculum as needed.
• Meet promptly with scheduled classes.
• Attend and participate in all scheduled faculty, college, district, and advisory meetings unless excused by the Academic Dean.
• Assure that student outcomes are achieved in each course.
• Evaluate and record student performance and achievement on a regular basis and provide regular student feedback.
• Refer students to Academic Support and Student Services as needed and meet recommended student/instructional accommodations as required.
• Serve as a student academic advisor.
• Develop and administer assessment instruments to validate student outcome achievement.
• Maintain accurate attendance, progress and grade records of all students.
• Effectively plan and implement learning strategies appropriate for meeting student outcomes.
• Analyze results of planning and teaching and make appropriate revisions.
• Assist college in the recruitment and retention of students.
• Actively serve as a departmental team member in effecting change fostering continual educational improvement.
• Maintain currency of professional skills to continually enhance instructional skills.
• Regularly engage in professional learning activities and actively seek information about developing trends and ideas.
• Is committed to providing quality service that meets or exceeds the expectations of students and internal/external stakeholders.
• Complete other job duties unique to your area as assigned by the academic dean.

Requirements

• Master's degree in American Sign Language and/or certified in Interpreter Prep, or a master's with at least 12 credits in a combination of the qualifying fields that provide a foundation in the specific subject matter being taught (a minimum of 6 credits must be from ASL/ITP).
• Those with less than 18 credits in ASL/ITP must be fluent in ASL and have ASL language teaching (oral and written) experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Previous teaching experience

Benefits

• $700.00 per credit hour; EICC retirees $1000 per credit hour.