Job Description

Interested in a career at Langara College?

Our employees exemplify Langara\'s values of excellence, collegiality, innovation and integrity. If you think this position fits your qualifications, we encourage you to apply!

Langara College is located in Vancouver, B.C.: applicants to postings must be located in BC or willing to move to BC to accept work with Langara College. Exceptions to this will be clearly outlined in the event Langara College requires work (or positions to be based) to be performed outside BC or Canada.

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Job Title: Instructional Assistant (e), Journalism

Employee Group: CUPE

Employee Type: Temporary (Fixed Term)

Start Date: Thursday, August 31 2023

End Date (if applicable): Tuesday, September 5 2023

: Reporting to the Department Chair, Journalism, the Instructional Assistant provides direct instructional support to students and instructional support services to faculty members. Additionally, this position provides administrative support to the department, maintains equipment and department facilities/labs, and assists in the activities leading to student admissions into the department. The Instructional Assistant provides services to faculty and students enrolled in the Journalism program in accordance to work performance standards set by the College.

Qualifications Required:

Education

• Completion of a two-year diploma in journalism, communications, graphic arts, or a related field.
• Two years of related experience providing instructional support within a post-secondary environment, preferably in journalism or similar field.
• Sound knowledge of graphic design and publishing applications such as Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator (some), Lightroom, and Fetch.
• Working knowledge of the broadcast industry and audio and video editing (e.g. Audacity, Final Cut Pro), scanning software, SoundSlides and related equipment required.
• Sound knowledge of web content management using Wordpress, Cascade Server or equivalent.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Proficiency using MAC operating system.
• Working knowledge of the printing industry.
• Working knowledge of social media.
• Working knowledge of web publishing best practices.
• Knowledge of College program offerings and Sungard Banner, an asset.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work independently and harmoniously as part of a team.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with superiors, faculty, staff, students, college administration, and members of the public.
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload.
• Ability to instruct and demonstrate the use of different equipment and applications to students and faculty.
• Ability to understand, interpret and apply department and college rules, policies, and technical materials.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new applications and related mechanical equipment.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to provide basic technical training and orientation to students, faculty, and other non-technical users.
• Demonstrated ability to pay attention to details and enter information accurately.
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills with a variety of business applications (e.g. MS Office, e-mail) and standard office equipment (e.g. copier, scanner, fax).

Working Conditions

• Available Mondays and Wednesdays
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position (e.g. standing for a long period of time, lifting weights up to 10 kg, demonstrating equipment, etc).
• Position is not subject to compressed work schedule due to lack of off-setting.
• Candidate must be able and willing to maintain flexible hours as required, as evening courses may be delivered.
• Vacation requests may not be granted during peak instructional periods such as the fall and spring term.

To obtain the full job description, please our recruitment team.

Salary Range: $28.63 - $32.50 per hour

Pay Grade: CUPE Paygrade 23

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 8.75

Hours may vary according to the needs of the department.

Compressed Workweek (Fortnight): No

Closing Date: Wednesday, August 16 2023

People and Culture is committed to embracing, honoring, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplace. We remain dedicated to focusing our efforts on creating an inclusive employee community that fosters a sense of safety and belonging for everyone. We humbly acknowledge that we are just beginning our journey, which includes engaging in our own internal learning and creating a data-driven action plan that supports the integration of EDI practice into the work of People and Culture and the work we do with employees and leaders. Langara College welcomes applications from everyone including people from groups that are experiencing inequity including, but not limited to, Indigenous people, racialized people, people with disabilities, and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. If there are any barriers that you are experiencing or an accommodation that we can provide to support you through the application process, please us.

If you were a temporary employee with CUPE Local 15 at Langara College who has worked within the last five (5) months of the closing date on this posting, please our recruitment team if you meet the criteria for internal status (850 hours worked) as per Article III.7.g in the . Please quote the job requisition title and number with your previous employee ID and last day worked at the College. Please do not email if you worked at the College more than 5 months ago or if you worked in a different union.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to provide proof of educational and professional credentials noted on their resume. In addition, those shortlisted with international credentials must have their education credentials evaluated through WES (World Education Services) and provide Langara College, People & Culture document evaluation access for employment purposes.

We thank you for your interest in Langara College and for taking the time to complete an application. Only complete applications will be reviewed. Please be advised that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted due to the number of applications received.

Langara is committed to enhancing our diverse workforce.

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