Adjunct Faculty, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. seeks an EMT Instructor to teach basic life support skills to a diverse student body at a community college. The role includes aligning syllabi with approved texts, managing course data, and contributing to departmental teaching duties as needs arise.

Candidates will have an associate’s degree with at least two years in an EMS setting; bachelor’s degree preferred. Strong communication, organizational and technical skills are essential for success in this

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree required; minimum two years in an emergency medical setting.
• Strong knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems.
• Excellent written communication skills and basic computer literacy.
• Actively demonstrates Morton College core values: Compassion, Equity, Accountability, Innovation, Excellence.

Responsibilities

• Utilize syllabus template, approved textbooks, and materials for the course.
• Submit personalized syllabus to Deans’ Office one week before start date.
• Distribute and review the comprehensive syllabus with students in the first week.
• Adhere to Course Data Form and college calendar for times and places.
• Obtain prior approval for substitutes or guest speakers from Deans’ Office.
• Maintain grade book in electronic or hard copy format.
• Take and record student attendance daily.
• Submit attendance verification and mid-semester rosters to Deans’ Office.
• Give final exam as per the college Final Exam Schedule.
• Respond to emails from students and staff in a timely manner during sessions.
• Check assigned college mailbox regularly.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Administrative skills

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Oral communication

Education

Associate’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description Summary

The EMT Instructor will teach the skills and knowledge necessary toprovide emergency medical care at the basic life support level to adiverse student population; will participate and perform otherduties related to teaching at a community college. Theresponsibilities and duties of the instructor may change as theneeds of the college arise.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Utilize departmental syllabus template, approved textbooks, and supplemental course materials.
• Submit personalized course syllabus to Deans’ Office inelectronic format one (1) week prior to course start date.
• Distribute and review comprehensive course syllabus to studentsno later than the first week of the course.
• Receive, understand, and follow Course Data Form as distributedby Deans’ Office.
• Adhere to printed course schedule meeting times andlocations.
• Obtain prior approval for any substitute teachers or guestspeakers from Deans’ Office.
• Maintain grade book in electronic or hard copy format.
• Take and record student Attendance each day.
• Submit accurate and certified Tenth (10th) Day AttendanceVerification and Mid-Semester Class Roster or other report toDeans’ Office.
• Give final exam at the time and date indicated on the college’sFinal Exam Schedule.
• Respond to e-mails from students, staff, and collegeadministrators in a timely manner while classes are in sessionusing assigned college designated e-mail.
• Check assigned college mailbox regularly.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

Associate’s degree. Minimum two years experience working in anemergency medical setting. Strong knowledge of administrative andclerical procedures and systems. Knowledge of current MicrosoftOffice applications and excellent written communication skills and basic computer literacy required. Ability to use technology to enhance teaching and learning and have excellent analytical,interpersonal and oral communications skills. Be able to demonstrate the Morton College core values of Compassion, Equity, Accountability, Innovation, and Excellence.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in related field. Four years working in various roles in an emergency medical setting. Strong knowledge of medicaland legal issues faced by the emergency medical technician. Workingknowledge of business correspondence, office machines, job seeking,cloud computing, and speech recognition software. Academicpreparation and teaching experience in areas of Emergency MedicalTechnology. Experience using course management system to deliverinstruction. Experience working with culturally diverse students. Willingness to stay up-to-date on current trends in emergencymedical procedures and practice.

Salary rate is per ECH.