About Bow Valley College
Bow Valley College is the largest college in the Calgary area, with over 15,000 students. We open doors to in-demand jobs across Canada. Our graduates contribute to the economy and community through careers in business, entertainment arts, technology, health care, social services, and more. We are proud to be named one of Alberta’s Top 80 employers and one of Canada’s Top 50 research colleges. Our innovative applied research, focused on health and health technology, educational technology, and social innovation, is helping shape the future of college education. Learn more about the opportunities we create for students, employees, and our province at bowvalleycollege.ca.
NOTE: We are looking for casual evening ELL instructors for both Calgary and Okotoks campuses.
Position Summary
Instructors in the School of Global Access are responsible for providing instruction to students; evaluating student progress, designing and developing curriculum and instructional materials, and supporting students in meeting the learning outcomes of their courses and programs. Candidates must be committed to effective teaching and demonstrate the ability to teach courses within the field of English Language Instruction in a broad range of settings. Instructors must be prepared to teach at all levels of the language learning continuum.
This position reports to the Associate Dean, SGA.
Position responsibilities and accountabilities include but are not limited to:
Provides Quality Instruction in Courses as Assigned
- Instructs SGA courses as assigned.
- Develops and delivers educational content in face-to-face, online, and blended learning environments.
- Creates lesson plans and course schedule.
- Evaluates learner performance on an ongoing basis and provides learners and administrators with learner progress reports.
- Develops suitable assessment criteria.
Provides a Positive Educational Learning Experience
- Meets with learners regarding any academic issues (for example: attendance; conduct, performance).
- Identifies areas of concern and refer to the Program Chair if follow up is necessary.
- Refers learners to other institutional supports as required (for example: tutoring, counseling).
- Ensures that any special student accommodations are met (for example: reduced course load, vision impairments, hearing impairments, testing).
Other Duties
- Keeps current regarding changes in best practice and adapts curriculum as required.
- Assists with articulation and transfer activity for learners as required.
- 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.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- Languages Canada approved TESL certification preferred.
- 3 years instructional experience teaching adults.
- ELL teaching experience.
- Ability to teach evenings.
- Strong working knowledge of CLBs and portfolio-based language assessments preferred.
- An equivalent combination of directly related education and experience may be considered.
If your education was received internationally we will require you provide an international education assessment through IQAS, WES, or one of the other nationally designated organizations upon hire.
This opening is a casual, Faculty position. Please note all successful candidates will be required to provide copies of government issued identification and proof of educational qualifications upon hire and may be required to provide an enhanced police information check.
Closing Date: August 08, 2024
Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
Bow Valley College is strongly committed to fostering diversity and inclusion within our community. We welcome applications from qualified candidates who would contribute to the further diversification of our employees including, but not limited to, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.
