Job Description

TRU's Williams Lake campus is located approximately three hours northwest of Kamloops, in the heart of the scenic Cariboo region, on T'exelcemc territory within the unceded traditional lands of the Secwepemc Nation.


Our small, friendly and close-knit campus community is located within the city of Williams Lake, BC named in honor of Secwepemc Chief William. Here, you'll enjoy a quiet and affordable lifestyle, with all the amenities of a larger center, and with four seasons of spectacular outdoor adventures in your own beautiful backyard. This region is rich in history and a plentiful selection of outdoor activities in untouched wilderness, from fishing one of the 4,500 lakes, hiking to mountain tops, to snowmobiling through fresh powder.


The University and Employment Preparation Department at Thompson Rivers University, the Williams Lake Campus invites applications for sessional lecturer to teach the following Adult Basic Education course in the Fall 2025 semester - Sep 3, 2025 to Dec 24, 2025


Teach a multi-level class of ENGL 0400, ENGL 0500 and ENGL 0600


ENGL 0400 is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and strategies to enter higher level courses. It is based on the following core skills: vocabulary development, reading, writing and study skills.


ENGL 0500 is a basic writing skills course which covers mechanics, sentence structure, grammar and composition. The major modes of writing (description, narration, and exposition) are covered.


ENGL 0600 is a Provincial Level (Grade 12 equivalency) course which prepares students for the demands of compositions required in academic courses. It provides for further development of writing and thinking skills begun in earlier levels. Students work with a variety of rhetorical models for essay development. Also included is a critical analysis of selected works of prose and poetry.


QUALIFICATIONS
Master's degree in a relevant field Degree in the subject to be taught (including a number of courses in the topic) Teaching Certificate, or Instructor's Diploma, or 5 years teaching experience plus evidence of engagement in the scholarship of teaching and learning Experience teaching students whose educational, social, and economic backgrounds are diverse, and for whom previous school experience may have been challenging Skills in building intercultural understanding, empathy and mutual respect (TRC CA 63) (preferred) Experience integrating Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods (TRC CA 62) (preferred) * Teaching excellence including developing culturally appropriate curricula (TRC CA 10) (preferred)