Adjunct Faculty- IPP​/ASL Instructor

Position Title: Adjunct Faculty- IPP/ASL Instructor

Campus: East Peoria Campus

Employment Type: Adjunct Faculty, Faculty Part time

Department: Humanities (JM - Faculty)

Start Date: 08/04/2025

The primary teaching assignments for this position will be American Sign Language classes within the Interpreter Preparation Program. The course delivery method is online.

• Instruct and coordinate courses including lecture and/or lab-based classes ensuring all necessary materials and tools are readily available and that safety standards are met, when appropriate.
• Follow syllabi for assigned courses communicating the expectations and schedule for the classwork.
• Maintain office hours and availability.
• Communicate with students working to ensure student success.
• Collaborate with Faculty and Staff to continuously improve and adapt the student experience to meet the needs of the student, community and institution.
• Perform related duties as required.

• Bachelor’s Degree in American Sign Language Interpreting or Deaf Education and a minimum of 2000 hours work as an ASL interpreter OR an Associate Degree in American Sign Language Interpreting and one of the following certifications or licenses:
  Licensure through the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission, Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) National Interpreters Certification, RID Deaf Certificate of Interpreting RID Certificate of Transliteration, RID Comprehensive Skills Certificate, Test of English Proficiency, Board of Evaluation for Interpreters, Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment: 3.5 or higher, and/or Certification through the American Sign Language Teachers’ Association.

• Master’s degree in discipline or master’s degree plus 18 hours in the discipline and one of the following certifications or licenses:
  Licensure through the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission, Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) National Interpreters Certification, RID Deaf Certificate of Interpreting, RID Certificate of Transliteration, RID Comprehensive Skills Certificate, English Proficiency, Board of Evaluation for Interpreters, Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment: 3.5 or higher, and/or Certification through the American Sign Language Teachers’ Association.