Adjunct Instructor - Court Reporting

Job Summary :

The Corporate Training and Continuing Education Division seeks Adjunct Faculty to teach non-credit Court Electronic Operator (CEO) and Court Electronic Recorder (CER) Certification Exam Preparation courses through the Community Education and Workforce Development Division (CEWD). Taught exclusively online, CEO and CER Exam Preparation courses are required for individuals wishing to enroll in the State of Michigan certification exam for either professional distinction.

Part-time Teaching Faculty Assignments / Workload

Teaching Load Limits. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each part-time Teaching Faculty member shall be accountable for teaching workload subject to the following limits :

a. Adjunct Instructors shall not exceed twelve (12) workload hours of teaching during Fall Semester and twelve (12) workload hours of teaching during Spring Semester, together with all associated preparation (including customary updates / maintenance of assigned courses), assessment and evaluation, and student consultation / office hours; and

b. Adjunct Instructors shall not exceed ten (10) workload hours of teaching during Summer Semester, together with all associated preparation (including customary updates / maintenance of assigned courses), assessment and evaluation, and student consultation / office hours.

c. Increases in workload will not change the part-time status of bargaining unit members.

Professional Activities and Duties

In addition to or in lieu of teaching assignments, part-time Teaching Faculty may be given non-teaching assignments such as course development or revision, curriculum development, student advising, leadership assignments, etc., provided their workload does not regularly exceed the nominal equivalent of thirty (30) clock hours per week or 1560 clock hours in an academic year.

Nothing contained in this section is intended to modify the minimum workload opportunities or obligations of part-time Teaching Faculty as set forth in Article XIII. Employment Practices.

General Adjunct Instructor Requirements :

• Primary duty and responsibility of teaching students in instructional settings;

Functioning as the principal source of instruction and the faculty of record in the instructional setting for a course, class, workshop, etc., offered for academic credit (i.e., designated by the College as responsible for the course, class, workshop, etc., including assigning the grade); and

Being responsible for curriculum planning and development; preparation and delivery of course content in accordance with student needs; comprehensive assessment and grading in the assigned course, class, workshop, etc., offered for academic credit.

Regular on campus presence is expected for all LCC employment. Any flexible work schedules and / or hybrid work schedules approved by the College are subject to change based on the needs of the LCC community.

Final candidates will be subject to a criminal background check as part of the employment process.

Required Qualifications :

Associate’s Degree

Demonstrated knowledge of the court electronic recorder and court electronic operator profession and / or experience working as a court reporter in the State of Michigan.

Excellent written communication skills, including a solid knowledge of proper punctuation.

Preferred Qualifications :

Experience teaching, including online, and be familiar with sound online pedagogical practices

Experience working as a professional court reporter in the state of Michigan

Knowledge of the Manual for Court Reporters and Recorders – Michigan Courts

Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)

Experience in using a court reporter’s pedal, including knowledge of reporter pedal compatible software

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