Adjunct - Child Development

City Colleges of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 1,102,000 - 1,299,000; Part time

Job summary

City Colleges of Chicago's Daley College is seeking a Child Development Adjunct to begin Fall Semester 2026. This role involves designing courses, fostering an inclusive learning environment, and helping students achieve academic and career goals.

The position may require teaching in-person; hybrid schedules are not guaranteed. Applicants should have a graduate degree in Child Development or related field and experience with Brightspace.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education and Teaching, Education or a degree in a related field.
• Knowledge of Brightspace Learning Management System, 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.

Responsibilities

• Design courses to meet learning outcomes and promotestudents’ active participation in their own learning.
• Create an effective learning environment that fosters students’ intellectual curiosity and helps students to solveproblems using discipline-specific thinking strategies.
• Employ a variety of formative and summative assessments toensure that classroom instruction leads to student learning and theattainment of the student learning outcomes for thecourse.
• Help students reach their academic, personal and careergoals and foster a safe environment that respects the diversity ofpeople and ideas by modeling respect for all students and conveyingconfidence in every student’s ability to learn.
• Contribute to and provide leadership in the student’sacademic and professional communities and promote collaboration andteamwork among members of these communities.

Skills

Brightspace LMS

Oral and written communication

Multilingual experience

Education

Graduate degree in Child Development or related field

Job description

ADJUNCT FACULTY - CHILD DEVELOPMENT

DALEY COLLEGE

Consider being a part of CCC’s transformation and join the 5,800 faculty and staff who serve 120,000 students at seven campuses and six satellite sites city-wide. At CCC, employees contribute to the success of our students while enjoying competitive compensation and outstanding benefits packages. Build your future at City Colleges of Chicago and ensure more students complete their curricula - college-ready, career-ready and prepared to pursue their life’s goals.

Richard J. Daley College is located on the southwest side of Chicago. As a City College of Chicago, Daley College offers accessible and affordable opportunities for academic advancement, career development, and personal enrichment.

The Department of Child Development

is currently seeking a Child Development Adjunct to begin Fall Semester 2026.

Please note: This position may require fully teaching in-person, ashybrid schedules are not guaranteed.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design courses to meet learning outcomes and promotestudents’ active participation in their own learning.
• Create an effective learning environment that fosters students’ intellectual curiosity and helps students to solveproblems using discipline-specific thinking strategies.
• Employ a variety of formative and summative assessments toensure that classroom instruction leads to student learning and theattainment of the student learning outcomes for thecourse.
• Help students reach their academic, personal and careergoals and foster a safe environment that respects the diversity ofpeople and ideas by modeling respect for all students and conveyingconfidence in every student’s ability to learn.
• Contribute to and provide leadership in the student’sacademic and professional communities and promote collaboration andteamwork among members of these communities.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate degree in Child Development, Early ChildhoodEducation, Elementary Education and Teaching, Education or a degreein a related field.
• Knowledge of Brightspace Learning Management System,preferred
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and abilityto communicate with diverse group of staff and studentsrequired
• Experience with a diverse, multi-lingual student populationis desired, as is a commitment to the open access mission of thecommunity college.

Note: Unofficial transcripts, a statement of yourteaching philosophy and professional letters of recommendation arerequired at the time of interview. Official transcripts must beprovided if hired.

The salary range for this position is $800.00 - $943.00 per contact hour. The rate paid is in accordance with City Collegesapproved 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!

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