Adjunct Instructor, Certified Nursing Assistant

Position Title

Adjunct Instructor, Certified Nursing Assistant

Position title:

ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR, CNA
Status:
Part time
Department:
Nursing Education
Division:
Academic Affairs
Classification:
Exempt
Union:
Adjunct Faculty-JUAC, IEA-NEA

Reports to:

Department Chair
Placement:
Adjunct Faculty
Hiring range: $1106.00 for candidates with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree and $1161.00 for candidates with a Ph.D., Ed.D., or J.D. per contact hour (Fall 2025 to Summer 2026).
Recruitment of regular full‑time positions includes a variety of fringe benefits such as retirement benefits, holidays, personal time, and other discounts or reimbursements for classes.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The student population at the college is diverse in ethnicity, gender, language, age, and background. Joliet Junior College is an AA/EO employer and strongly encourages applications from candidates who would enhance the diversity of its staff.

An adjunct community college instructor is hired for one semester to teach one or more courses for which they are qualified. The instructor reports to the Instructional Coordinator and/or Department Chair, works with full‑time faculty in assessing students and follows all course guidelines, and may teach at other campus sites as required.

• Teach classes in the appropriate instructional area.
• Participate in annual student and chair/coordinator evaluations.
• Comply with departmental curriculum, grading standards, attendance policies, textbook choices, and assessments, and other established processes.
• Attend classes regularly and return college reports, credentials, and other requested documentation in a timely manner; communicate effectively with appropriate staff and chair.
• Comply with all legal and ethical obligations, including FERPA, ADA, and other regulatory legislations; communicate discrepancies to appropriate officials.
• Commit to furthering the mission, goals, and core values of the college at all times.
• Meet other contractual obligations as spelled out in the Joliet Junior College adjunct faculty contract.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN) with completion of State‑Approved Train‑the‑Trainer and Evaluator Workshop.
• Registered Nurse in Illinois.
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching and learning.
• Expertise in appropriate technologies for instruction.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with other members of the college and community, displaying cultural competence and emotional intelligence.
• Demonstrated commitment to the college’s core values of respect, inclusion, sustainability, integrity, collaboration, humor, well‑being, innovation, and quality.

• Teaching experience at the collegiate level.
• Experience at the community college level.
• Experience with traditional and non‑traditional students from diverse backgrounds.
• Experience teaching online and/or using course management programs.
• Experience in course development and assessment, planning, quality, and accreditation processes, and committee service.
• English and Spanish verbal and written communication proficiency.
• Demonstrated multicultural competence.

• Use of standard classroom equipment and software.

• Classroom teaching environment.

Part time – Adjunct Faculty-JUAC, IEA-NEA at Joliet Junior College.