Full-Time Tenure Track - Social Work

CCC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Kennedy-King College, part of the City Colleges of Chicago, is seeking a full-time, tenure-track Social Work faculty member to design courses and foster critical thinking in a diverse student body.

The ideal candidate will bring robust classroom strategies, strong communication skills, and a commitment to open access education in a community college setting.

Qualifications

• MS in Clinical Psychology or Master’s in Social Work or Human Services.
• CADC and IAODAPCA certification preferred.
• Minimum of 2-3 years of teaching experience in higher education.
• Minimum of 3+ years as a practicing Social Worker and Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor.
• Knowledge of instructional technology such as Bright Space or Learning Management Systems.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to communicate with diverse staff and students.
• Experience with a diverse, multilingual student population and commitment to open access.

Responsibilities

• Design courses to meet learning outcomes and promote student engagement.
• Create an effective learning environment fostering curiosity and problem solving.
• Use formative and summative assessments to ensure learning outcomes are met.
• Help students reach academic, personal, and career goals while modeling respect for all students.
• Lead and collaborate within student academic and professional communities.

Skills

Teaching experience

Oral and written communication

Instructional technology

Microsoft Office

Diversity & inclusion

Education

MS in Clinical Psychology

Master’s degree in Social Work or Human Services

Tools

Bright Space / LMS

Job description

Kennedy-King College is currently seeking a Full-Time Tenure Track Faculty to teach Social Work. 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.

The City Colleges of Chicago delivers exceptional learning opportunities and educational services for diverse student populations in Chicago. We enhance knowledge, understanding skills, collaboration, community service, and life -long learning by providing a broad range of quality, affordable courses, program, and services to prepare students for success in a technologically advanced and increasingly interdependent global society. We work proactively to eliminate barriers to employment and to address and overcome casual factors underlying socioeconomic disparities and inequities of access and graduation in higher education.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• 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:

• M.S. in Clinical Psychology – OR – Master’s degree in Social Work or Human Services.
• CADC (not NADDAC or online testing certification(s)) and I.A.O.D.A.P.C.A. certification preferred.
• Minimum of 2-3 years of teaching experience preferably in higher education
• Minimum of 3 years or more as a practicing Social Worker and Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor.
• Knowledge of instructional technology such as Bright Space or Leaning Management Systems preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office
• 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.

The salary range for this position is $58,000 - $65,000.
Offered salary will be determined by the respective collective bargaining agreement and applicant's education.
Benefits information is found at https://www.ccc.edu/departments/Benefits/

This position is represented by the Local 1600 Faculty Union.
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 CCC!