Assistant Teaching Professor
Thompson Rivers University
- Kamloops, BC
- $73,666-114,124 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) campuses are on the traditional lands of the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc (Kamloops campus) and the T'exelc (Williams Lake campus) within Secwépemc'ulucw, the traditional and unceded territory of the Secwépemc people. Our region also extends into the territories of the Stat'imc, Nlaka'pamux, Nuxalk, Tsilh'qotin, Dakelh, and Métis peoples.
For over 50 years Thompson Rivers University has taken pride in providing an excellent education to students with a variety of backgrounds and perspectives who are at various stages of their learning journey. TRU strives to become the University of Choice for B.C.'s Indigenous students. Offering both on-campus, regional and online programs, TRU attracts a significant Indigenous student body as well as students and faculty from across Canada and internationally. In Kamloops (from the Secwepemc word for this area: Tk'emlups “meeting of the waters”), the main campus overlooks the junction of the North and South Thompson Rivers, from which the university gets its name.TRU is a comprehensive, learner-centered, environmentally responsible institution that serves its regional, national, and international learners and their communities through high quality and flexible education, training, research and scholarship. From traditional academics to trades, from certificates to graduate degrees, TRU offers students choice from over 140 on-campus programs and 50 Open Learning programs. More than 28,500 students study on campuses in Kamloops and Williams Lake, or in distance or online courses and programs through Open Learning. Research, creation and innovation thrive in TRU's open, flexible learning environment. TRU gained Platinum and the highest over-all sustainability score in the prestigious and globally recognized AASHE STARS report.
TRU is the 4th largest university in British Columbia, is a member of the Research Universities Council of British Columbia, and has its main campus situated in beautiful Kamloops. The Kamloops campus is a midsize, modern, comprehensive and stunning campus. Kamloops is a vibrant city of 100,000 located within just three hours' driving distance from Vancouver or 45 minutes by air. Kamloops offers wonderful beauty, weather, amenities, culture, friendliness, and affordability.
To learn more about living in Kamloops and about Thompson Rivers University please visit our Web Site: Living in Kamloops and working at the TRU.THE TRU SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK AND HUMAN SERVICE
The School of Social Work and Human Service offers a wide range of academic programs to approximately 250 students on two campuses and more than 100 students through Open Learning. Programs include: Bachelor of Social Work Degree, the Human Service Diploma, Education Assistant and Community Support Certificate (offered at both The School also has plans to offer a Master of Social Work degree.The Human Service Diploma program builds on over 50 years of offering professional practice education in Canada. The program prepares sought-after, competent human service workers to provide service within regional, national, and global contexts to achieve social justice, respect for diversity, and social change. Our graduates work in collaborative and anti-oppressive ways across a full range of service. The program is committed to learner-centred education that helps students understand the barriers preventing people from reaching their full potential, as well as how to work with social movements and programs aiming to eradicate such barriers. Indigenous perspectives are integrated throughout the curriculum and within one required human service practice course focused on human service work within Indigenous communities. We are committed as a School of Social Work and Human Service to redress the legacy of residential schools and to advance the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and the Calls for Justice from the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, including Two Spirit people (NIMMIWG).QUALIFICATIONSEducational:
- PhD/EdD with a focus relevant to human service practice preferred; Master's degree in Social Work or Child and Youth Care required.
- Demonstrated experience in integrating Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods in ways appropriate to your social location (TRC CA 62).
- Proven skills in building student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect (TRC CA 63).
- Experience developing culturally appropriate curricula preferred (TRC CA 10).
- Demonstrated ability to commit to creating time and space for relationships based on respect as human beings, supporting and embracing differences with kindness, love, and respect (NIMMIWG, 15.7).
- Experience educating education and community support and/or human service diploma students in the role that front-line workers play in redressing the legacy of residential schools and advancing the Canadian Reconciliation process preferred.
- A minimum of 2 years' (full-time equivalent) post-secondary education instructional experience required with a demonstrated pedagogical foundation of anti-oppressive and decolonizing education.
- Experience teaching in an entry level diploma program is required.
- A proven record demonstrating a minimum of 5 years full-time equivalent human service practice experience required.