Position Title:

Professor

Campus:

East Peoria Campus

Employment Type:

Faculty, FT FacultyFull time

Department:

Humanities

Start Date:

08/01/2026

Job Description:

Summary

Illinois Central College is seeking a highly qualified and dedicated faculty member to teach instructor within the American Sign Language and Interpreter Preparation Program and includes significant leadership responsibilities as Program Coordinator.

For information on compensation please click the link below and refer to page 119. Article - Faculty Forum Contract

For submitting a complete application, please include a resume, cover letter, unofficial transcripts, and teaching philosophy.

Essential Functions

This list is meant to be representative, not exhaustive. Some incumbents may not perform all the duties listed while in other cases related duties may also be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Prepare and manage course sites within in learning management system, create syllabi, instruction materials, and coordinate lectures, tests, and assessments. Organize courses with practical and technical instruction involving demonstration of the skills required by the industry, lectures on theory, practices, methods, processes, and terminology.
• Teach courses in assigned course and assesses learning outcomes. Instructs students by explaining, demonstrating, and overseeing exercises and providing advice on immediate topics.
• Plan and supervise work of students in the classroom or laboratory setting.
• Serve as program academic advisor.
• Recruit and orient new students.
• Seek professional development to remain current with workforce trends, emerging technology, and the latest teaching tools. Maintain professional skills through regular professional development, and other activities appropriate to higher education faculty.
• Collaboratively work with full-time and adjunct faculty members.
• Mentor adjunct faculty members.
• Maintain highest possible standards of classroom instruction.
• Actively serve on college committees.
• Actively participate in institutional meetings.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required to satisfactorily perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

• An associate degree in interpreter preparation, and a bachelor’s degree.
• At least 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 Interpreter Certification or other RID certifications
  • Test of English Proficiency/Board of Evaluation for Interpreters (TEP-BEI) certification
  • Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) score of 3.5 or higher
  • Certification through the American Sign Language Teachers Association (ASLTA)
• Experience mentoring ASL/interpreting students.
• Ability to effectively instruct students through clear explanation, hands‑on demonstration, guided practice, and timely feedback specific to the learning objectives.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to support effective teaching, documentation, and collaboration.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to build and maintain positive, professional, and cooperative working relationships with students, colleagues, and community partners.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in ASL interpreting, ASL Pedagogy, or another related field.
• Experience teaching in higher education.
• Experience with instructional technology.
• Experience serving the needs of a diverse population of students.

Illinois Central College offers a comprehensive benefit package for full-time employees, including:

• paid time off;

• 11 paid holidays; 2 floating holidays

• medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance;

• tuition waivers for employee, spouse and dependent children;

• on-site childcare center;

• 403(b) retirement plans; and

• State University Retirement System pension plan.

To learn more about full-time health care benefits at ICC.