Harper College
Location
Palatine, Illinois
This part-time role involves teaching vocational skills within a prison education program, with class schedules potentially including days, evenings, or weekends based on enrollment. The instructor will be part of the Career and Technical Programs Division, offering short-term professional training.
A Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience is required, with priority given to those holding current degrees or certifications in a related field; a Master's degree is preferred. Candidates must have experience teaching adults and at least two years of field experience, with experience teaching in incarcerated settings being preferred.
N/A This position is not SURS eligible.
We are Harper College…the college in your community.
The College was established by referendum in 1965 and opened September 1967. It is named for Dr. William Rainey Harper, a pioneer in the junior college movement in the United States and the first president of the University of Chicago.
Harper College is now one of the nation’s premier community colleges and one of the largest, serving approximately 29,000 students annually in Chicago’s northwest suburbs. The College’s academic programs prepare students for rewarding careers and for transfer to four-year universities. Harper offers associate degree and certification programs, advanced career programs, workforce training, professional development, continuing education classes, accelerated degree options for adults and developmental education programs.
Market context
In Illinois, prison education programs often seek instructors with adult teaching experience, field experience, and credentials in a related subject area, so candidates with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and a master’s degree are especially competitive. These roles can be selective because they combine classroom instruction with correctional setting requirements. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform, then compare them with the original posting before applying.
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