Adjunct Lecturer - Midwifery

City Colleges of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 1,024,000 - 1,299,000; Part time

Job summary

Kennedy-King College, part of City Colleges of Chicago, seeks a Midwifery Adjunct Lecturer to design courses, counsel students, prepare lectures, grade assignments, and participate in committees supporting the college community. The inaugural faculty member will help prepare licensed midwives to improve maternal health outcomes in the community, in a non-union, part-time capacity.

The role requires delivering courses, grading work, and using D2L Bright Space, Zoom, and Typhon, while fostering

Qualifications

• Master's in Midwifery or related field with 5+ years CPM/CNM experience.
• MEAC-accredited program with 5+ years CPM experience.
• Knowledge of ethical practices in midwifery.
• CPM/CNM/LM certifications and ongoing education requirements.
• Two years of higher education teaching experience preferred.
• Proficiency in D2L Bright Space, Zoom, Microsoft Office and Typhon.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Day and evening availability.

Responsibilities

• Design courses to meet learning outcomes and promote active participation.
• Foster an environment that encourages curiosity and problem solving.
• Employ formative and summative assessments to measure learning outcomes.
• Counsel students and help them reach academic, personal and career goals.
• Participate in committees to support college community and collaboration.

Skills

D2L Bright Space

Zoom

Microsoft Office

Typhon

Oral communication

Written communication

Education

Master's in Midwifery or related field

MEAC-accredited program + CPM/LM experience

Tools

D2L Bright Space

Typhon

Zoom

Microsoft Office

Job description

ADJUNCT LECTURER (NON-UNION) - MIDWIFERY

KENNEDY-KING COLLEGE

Kennedy-King College is seeking a Midwifery Adjunct Lecturer(Non-Union). The lecturer will facilitate courses, counsel students, prepare lectures, grade assignments, and participate in committees that support the college community. Furthermore, the lecturer will have the opportunity to serve as inaugural faculty in a new program to prepare licensed midwives to serve a community beset by poor maternal health outcomes.

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:

• Do you have a Master's degree in Midwifery or a related field with 5 or more years of experience as a Certified Professional Midwife or Certified Nurse Midwife in the community (home or birth center) setting?
  OR
  A certificate, diploma, or equivalent degree in Midwifery from a MEAC-accredited program with a minimum of 5 years of documented experience as a CPM.
• Current knowledge, skills, and attitudes consistent with the legal and ethical practices of Midwifery.
• Required professional certifications, including requirements related to CPM/CNM/LM, continuing education related to education and management thereof, and professional requirements for program and college accreditation.
• Two years of high education teaching experience preferred.
• Proficiency in D2L Bright Space or Learning Management Systems, Zoom, Microsoft Office, and Typhon.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Day and evening availability.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Positions in this class typically require: climbing, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive emotions.
• Clinical instruction may involve - Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

The starting salary for this position is $743.00 - $943.00 per contact hour. The rate paid is in accordance with City Colleges approved 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 CCC!