Instructor, English

College of Lake County Foundation • Grayslake, IL

1d • $70,987 - $125,501

About The Position

The College of Lake County (CLC) is seeking an Instructor, English for the instruction of first and second-year college-level courses to a diverse student body at our Grayslake, Lakeshore, and Southlake campuses, as well as local business, community, and industry partners. CLC is a comprehensive community college committed to equitable high-quality education, cultural enrichment, and partnerships to advance the diverse communities it serves in northeastern Illinois. CLC is committed to a diverse workforce that represents our student body. Our search process is designed to promote increasing the diversity of our full-time faculty. The college is implementing transformative change through an ambitious and aspirational body of work outlined in its 2030 Strategic Plan to become an organization where every student succeeds and every employee thrives while supporting every business to achieve and every community to grow. As the community’s open-access higher education organization, CLC aims to be the leader in providing innovative education and workforce solutions. The Faculty Success Framework illustrates the fundamental elements of a faculty member’s career at CLC. 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 outline the qualities we expect CLC faculty will exemplify in their professional and pedagogical engagement with students. College of Lake County is committed to a diverse workforce that represents our student body. Our search process is designed to promote increasing the diversity of our full-time faculty. Search committee members are committed to diversity and this serves as the basis of a successful search at CLC. This position includes teaching within both the Technical Communication and English departments and supports students in developing strong writing and communication skills for academic, workplace, and digital environments. Teaching responsibilities may include courses in the composition sequence – including ENG 120, ENG 121, ENG 122, ENG 126 – as well as professional communication, website writing, editing, new media writing, and additional related courses based on departmental needs.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Technical Communication, English, Rhetoric/Composition, Professional Writing, Communication, Journalism, Writing Studies, or a closely related field

Nice To Haves

• Community college teaching experience
• Experience teaching both technical communication and composition at the college level, such as courses in web writing, multimodal composition, editing, or writing for digital platforms
• Experience with online and/or hybrid instruction using a learning management system (LMS)
• Familiarity with accessibility standards (ADA compliance, WCAG principles) and inclusive design practices
• Professional experience in technical communication, professional writing, editing, journalism, or related fields

Responsibilities

• Selects, prepares, maintains, and updates current curriculum, course outlines and printed and non-printed instructional materials.
• Provides students and the academic division a syllabus that clearly states 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, academic division, or department.
• Meets all classes at assigned times. If unable to meet an assigned class, reports absence to supervisor and academic division staff in an appropriate manner.
• Teaches assigned courses in subject field each academic semester to meet the needs of students, the department and the community.
• Delivers course content using a variety of teaching styles at various times and campus locations.
• Provides instructional support to the students.
• Assists in student advisement and refers students, when appropriate, to sources of specialized services within the College.
• Is available for student consultation through phone, email or appropriately established office hours (in-person or online).
• Participates in developing and administering department and college-wide assessment of student learning.
• Uses departmental testing instruments as provided and administers other instruments designed to measure student learning outcomes as requested and required by the department, academic division or College. Provides all results as requested.
• Evaluates student performance in meeting course objectives and learning outcomes through assignments, projects, discussions, or examinations. Provides feedback to students in a timely manner on student performance.
• Maintains accurate grade records as required by the College. Submits all attendance and grade records electronically prior to the required deadlines.
• Produces appropriate grade records for supervisor upon request.
• Uses the appropriate College policies and procedures to resolve and document student complaints, concerns and problems.
• Encourages students to submit course evaluations, reviews course evaluations when available and uses feedback to improve course delivery.
• Participates, when appropriate, in the formation and meetings of career program advisory committees, governance groups, College, academic division, and department committees.
• Attends faculty meetings, department meetings and all other meetings called by authorized personnel. Attends Opening Week activities and Commencement.
• Is ethical in all conduct and maintains a high level of professionalism.
• Consistently completes all mandated compliance trainings.
• Properly and effectively utilizes appropriate technology such as Navigate, Canvas, and Zoom to deliver instructional materials, maintain grades, and provide timely communications with students, etc.
• Maintains current knowledge of subject matter via professional development such as professional organization membership, attendance of seminars, conferences and classes, and professional publications.
• Follows all institutional and regulatory policies, procedures and standards.
• Utilizes self-assessment to determine progress in meeting performance objectives and career goals.
• Actively supports the College and academic division through ongoing service and engagement.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Dean or Associate Dean.

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time