Adjunct Faculty - ECE Clinical Supervisor at InsideHigherEd

Category:: Adjunct FacultySubscribe:: Department:: Division of Business and Career TechnologiesLocations:: Des Plaines / Skokie, ILPosted:: Nov 12, 2025Closes:: Open Until FilledType:: Part Time FacultyPosition ID:: 194712About Oakton College :Educate. Empower. TransformAt Oakton College, we know education changes lives - and that starts with the people who make it happen. For more than 50 years, we've built a welcoming and inclusive community where students from all backgrounds and experiences thrive.We're looking for passionate educators, professionals and leaders to join our team. Whether in the classroom, student support, or behind the scenes, your talents and expertise will make a difference and shape the future.We provide dynamic learning environments that empower students and employees alike with campuses in Des Plaines and Skokie and a Health Careers Education Center in Evanston.As a proud institution accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, Oakton is more than a college - it's a place where innovation, equity and lifelong learning drive everything we do. We value diverse perspectives and embrace new ideas and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and student-centered culture.Job Description:Adjunct Faculty-ECE 257 - Practicum 1 Clinical SupervisorThe Early Childhood Education Department is seeking a practicum clinical supervisor to provide mentorship, guidance, and evaluation for teacher candidates during their capstone, semester-long in-classroom experience. This position serves as a critical link between the ECE Department and the field placement site, ensuring that practicum students (aka student teachers) successfully apply theoretical knowledge and develop professional teaching competencies.Duties and responsibilitiesMentor and coach student teachers:Conduct regular observations of student teachers in early childhood settings (birth to grade kindergarten)Provide timely, constructive, and individualized feedback on lesson planning, instructional strategies, classroom management, and interaction with young children.Support student teachers in reflecting on their practice, documenting their work, and growing their professional skills.Evaluate performance:Conduct formal, data-based evaluations throughout the student teaching period, including mid-term and final assessments, based on professional teaching standards.Maintain clear records on student performance involved with the evaluation and grading of student performance.Must be available to work weekday, daytime mornings and have their own means of transportation.Requirements:Required: Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or related field and a minimum of 2000 hours (1 year) of work experience in the field and experience working with childrenPreferred: Master's degree in Early Childhood Education or closely related fieldCurrent IL Professional Educator Licensure with Early Childhood Endorsement5+ years of ECE teaching experience in a DCFS licensed child care setting or public school based PK programFamiliarity with Illinois Early Learning StandardsCommunity college teaching experienceAdditional Information:Part-time faculty are paid on a lecture hour equivalents (LHE) basis. For most courses, the LHE is the same as a credit hour. For others, the LHE represents additional work for teaching the class, such as grading papers for Composition classes or teaching a class with a laboratory section (computers, languages, and the sciences); in those cases, the LHE represents a figure higher than the credit hour. All part-time faculty start at the beginning pay rates, regardless of the level and type of experience obtained elsewhere. For the 2025-26 academic year rates are $1221/LHE for faculty without doctorates and $1294/LHE for faculty with doctorates.Part-time faculty advance one step within the salary schedule with the successful completion of 2 fall & spring semesters where 3+ LHEs are taught in each semester.Part-time faculty are hired on a semester-by-semester basis. A reasonable effort is made to assure the assignment of courses to more senior part-time faculty who are fully qualified by virtue of their education, training, work experience as related to current technology and pedagogical techniques, and who have had a history of successful performance at Oakton College.All assignments are conditioned on sufficient enrollment. Once a course starts, the part time faculty member is expected to complete the course.Please contact [email protected] if you have any questions or experience problems in submitting your application.Oakton is accessible by public transportation.Benefits - https://www.oakton.edu/about/offices-and-departments/human-resources/Based on the needs of the college and with Administrator approval, some positions at the college may have a hybrid schedule option available after 30 working days.For information regarding employment eligibility, please visit our employment at Oakton web page.Equal Opportunity EmployerApplication Instructions:Please be sure to have a current resume, cover letter, and list of, at least, three (3) professional references with contact information prepared to submit with your application.Oakton College conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer of employment. Convictions are not a bar to employment. Background checks will be performed in compliance with state and federal law and in accordance with the Illinois Department of Human Rights Conviction Record Protection Act of March 2021.Posted positions may be removed from the Oakton website without notice when it is determined that no additional applicants are required.Oakton College does not utilize E-Verify for employment eligibility verification.