Adjunct- Community Healthcare Worker

Adjunct Instructor- Community Healthcare Worker 
MALCOLM X COLLEGE

Malcolm X College is currently seeking a part-time Faculty to teach for our Community Healthcare Worker Program for the Spring 2024 semester. If you have passion for teaching and learning and are committed to the mission of the community college, consider joining our team. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success in the classroom by developing and using effective teaching strategies that meet students’ diverse needs and engage the student in critical thinking and problem-solving.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

•        Design courses to meet learning outcomes and promote students’ active participation in their own learning.
  
•        Create an effective learning environment that fosters students’ intellectual curiosity and helps students to problem solve using discipline-specific thinking strategies.
  
•        Employ a variety of formative and summative assessments to ensure that classroom instruction leads to student learning and the attainment of the student learning outcomes for the course.
  
•        Help students reach their academic, personal and career goals and foster a safe environment that respects the diversity of people and ideas by modeling respect for all students and conveying confidence in every student’s ability to learn.
  
•        Contribute to and provide leadership in the student’s academic and professional communities and promote collaboration and teamwork among members of these communities.
  

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) in Public Health, Social Work, Community Psychology, or social science degree with a focus on community health, AND
• At least 2 years of experience working in a community setting as a CHW OR in a role demonstrating CHW core roles and competencies as outlined by the C3 Project and local CHW association.
•       Knowledge of Brightspace, preferred.
•       Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to communicate with diverse group of staff and students required.
•       Experience with a diverse, multi-lingual student population is desired, as is a commitment to the open access mission of the community college.

 

 Chicago residency is required for all full-time employees within 6 months of hire.
We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
Thank you for your interest in City Colleges of Chicago!

 

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