Job Description

Competition Number
P12962

Posting Title
Instructor, Communications

Classification
Instructor

Location
Saskatchewan Polytechnic Saskatoon Campus

Other Location(s)


Building
Saskatoon Campus, Idylwyld Dr.

Other Building


Date Posted
08/19/2022

Closing Date
08/30/2022

JIQ #


Start Date
08/22/2022

End Date
06/30/2023

Open Until Filled
No

Ongoing
No

Category of work
Part Time

Bargaining Unit
Faculty Association

Hours of Work
625 hours (625 hours of student contact/1442.75 hours per year)

Salary Range
As per Academic Salary Grid

Temporary Market Stipend


Incumbent


Total Assigned days (AC) / Total Hours per biweekly pay
0.4 FTE; 80 days
This is a job share for Position #62.

Posting Status
Open

Your role as a part-time instructor at Saskatchewan Polytechnic will be supported through instructional materials, ongoing employer provided training, and our required Adult Teaching & Learning program. This initiative will develop our instructors professionally while ensuring a high- quality learning experience for all SaskPolytech students.

Saskatchewan Polytechnic considers the diversity of our workforce to be one our leading strengths and greatest assets. Our employee diversity enhances our ability to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student population. Currently, approximately 20% of our students are Indigenous. A continued emphasis on the development of a representative workforce is one of Sask Polytech’s strategic priorities and, as an organization, we are making significant efforts to attract and retain Indigenous employees.

Job Duties/Qualifications, Skills and Abilities(QSA)

Job Duties

Job Duties
1. Provide instruction in communications classes to post-secondary students in a wide variety of programs.
2. Manage his/her classroom/lab/activities to ensure an optimum learning environment for students.
3. Follow any academic regulations and/or policies adopted by the organization or campus.
4. Accommodate students with special learning needs.
5. Pursue professional development opportunities to keep current with industry and educational requirements.
6. Practice good interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
7. Work cooperatively with program heads and colleagues in an interdependent “team” environment.
8. Prepare and use appropriate delivery methods for instructing courses as assigned.
9. Use appropriate methods of evaluating and recording student progress.
10. Make necessary curriculum adjustments to course content.
11. Attend staff, program and division meetings.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE

Specific Accountabilities


Duties


Required Qualifications, Skills and Abilities (QSA)
1. A Master of Communication degree, or Master of Arts (English or Communication major), or equivalent graduate degree.
2. Two years recent/relevant business/industry experience or post-secondary teaching experience.
3. Effective communication skills (written and oral).
4. Effective interpersonal skills.
5. Effective instructional skills.
6. Ability to function as a team member in an ever-changing environment.
7. Demonstrated competence and recent experience in the use of the internet, e-mail, MS Office Suite software and ability to learn and adapt to changing technology.
8. Demonstrates valuing diversity.

Desired QSA