Instructor - Early Childhood Education and - Okotoks, Canada - Bow Valley College

Bow Valley College

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Okotoks, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Description

Bow Valley College is Calgary and region's only Comprehensive Community College with 14,000 full
- and part-time students and campuses in Airdrie, Cochrane, and Okotoks. Our graduates contribute to the digital economy, careers in business, TV & film production, and serve on the frontlines of healthcare and social services.

Bow Valley College invests in three applied research pillars:
educational technology, social innovation, and health.

Why work at Bow Valley College? Bow Valley College is an Alberta Top 75 employer made up of employees who are committed to our learners ́ success, as well as each other ́s.

Our values of respect, inclusion, creativity, teamwork, and resilience are reflected in how we work together to include all learners, challenge our thinking, remove barriers, provide opportunity, and make all learning count.

Faculty in Regional Stewardship are responsible for providing instruction to regional learners; evaluating regional learner progress, designing and developing curriculum and instructional materials, and supporting regional learners in meeting the learning outcomes of their courses and programs.

JOB RESPONSIBILTIES:

Provides Quality Instruction in Courses as Assigned

Instructs courses as assigned.
Selects instructional strategies to meet learner needs.
Creates lesson plans.
Develops and updates curriculum, guides and rubrics as requested.
Evaluates learner performance on an ongoing basis and provides learners and administrators with learner progress reports.
Maintains official records as required; provides regular updates on learner progress to the Associate Dean, Regional Stewardship, to ensure accurate maintenance of records.
Provides instruction to a variety of settings.

Provides a Positive Learning Experience for Learners

Supports learners with issues (for example: attendance; conduct, performance).
Identifies areas of concern and refers to the Program Chair if follow up is necessary.
Refers learners to other institutional supports as required (for example: tutoring, counseling).
Ensures that special student accommodations are met (for example: reduced course load, vision impairments, hearing impairments, testing) as per individualized accommodation (IAP).
Supports the program in awarding of scholarships and bursaries.
Participates in college and departmental events that promote learner success (for example: orientation, graduation).

Builds and Maintains Relationship with Internal and External Stakeholders and promote the Department and the College

Keeps current regarding changes in best practice and adapts curriculum as required.
Assists with articulation and transfer activity for learners as required.
Meets with industry stakeholders and sit on Advisory Committees as required.
Attends external community meetings.
Participates in recruitment events as schedule permits.

Other Duties /Special Projects

Follows College Policies and Procedures.
Follows College policies and procedures and completes professional development requirements (Respectful Workplace Policy, Regional Campus Orientations, Brightspace/D2L, Agresso, MS Teams, Learner Success 101, ISW, FOIP).
Ability and willingness to participate in applied research.
Other duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Requirements

Diploma in Early Learning and Child Care from a recognized postsecondary institution.
Three (3) years of experience teaching adult learners, senior high learners, and/or postsecondary learners.
An equivalent combination of directly related education and experience may be considered.
Ability to travel within the region. Regional Campuses are in Airdrie, Cochrane, and Okotoks, and provide service to those municipalities and their surrounding regions.

Preferred

Bachelors' Degree.
Experience supporting and working with underrepresented learners with diverse and complex barriers to success.
Ability to facilitate learning to a demographically diverse group of learners with various ability levels and learning styles.
Experience with classroom management; in both face to face and virtual environments.
Computer skills; MS Office, Brightspace/D2L, MS Teams, SMART Boards, Projectors, related software.
Excellent communication skills.
Intercultural skills and sensitivity.
Conflict management skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Excellent organizational skills.

This is a continuous, Faculty position.

**Diversity and Inclusion Commitment