Salary Range – $45,000 – $53,000
Full Time, Days (40 hours/week)
We are Community Leaders
Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc. is a nonprofit, community based; Indigenous-led human services organization that provides a range of Indigenous identified programs and services that focus on the wholeness, wellness and that builds on the strengths and resilience of Indigenous People.
The Opportunity
Do you want to teach adults who genuinely want to be in your classroom? Want to make a real difference in someone’s life? Are you someone who enjoys a team teaching approach? Do you love collaboration, flexibility, and innovation? If so, join our team as an Instructor in our Social Innovation and Community Development training program that operates in partnership with Red River College Polytechnic. The SICD Instructor is responsible for providing post-secondary education that prepares adult learners for a career in the Community Development field. Our goal is to provide adult learners with a supportive, culturally safe and inclusive environment to thrive in.
What You Will Be Doing…
- Developing, curating, and delivering lessons within hybrid learning
- Demonstrating knowledge and able to instruct in a variety of social service areas
- Delivering lesson plans and activities according to a curriculum, and able to pivot based on learners needs, abilities, and interests
- Adapting to various learning styles in the classroom and use different modalities such as lectures, labs, land-based methods, and creative approaches
- Evaluating student performance, grading, and revising content as required
- Monitoring academic progress and providing feedback in a diplomatic and timely fashion
- Classroom management to ensure a smooth and effective class for all attendees
- Providing additional support to students in achieving goals and provide community-centered supports and resources if required
- Participating with student and community events and activities
Who You Are:
- Two+ (2) years’ of experience in teaching or training adult learners, preferably in a vocational college setting or similar
- Post-Secondary Education in Education, Teaching for Life, is considered an asset
- High level of attention to detail, accuracy, and organization
- Dependable, approachable, adaptable and flexible
- Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, must thrive in a team environment
- Demonstrated commitment to the strengths and values of Indigenous knowledge, cultural reclamation and traditional practices
- Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills
- Dependable problem solver that enjoys critical thinking
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite such as Access, Word, Excel, Acrobat Adobe, PowerPoint, Outlook
- Familiar with QuickBooks, Sage, or similar platforms is considered an asset
- Bondable and able to work in Canada
- Hold a Valid Manitoba Class 5 Drivers’ License and have daily access to a vehicle
What We Offer:
- Comprehensive Benefits including Health and Dental
- Long-Term Disability & Life Insurance
- Employer Contributed RRSP; up to 5% match
- Employee and Family Assistance Program with Consult + and Telus Health
- Cultural Ways of Being; Mino Pimatisiwin Lodge, Knowledge Keepers and Kookums, medicine picking, sweats, ceremony, smudging on-site
- Wellness Days, in addition to Vacation Days
- Work-life balance and casual dress
- Training and Development opportunities
- Free on-site parking
- Employee appreciation events
To Apply
Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter and resume, detailing how you meet the requirements of this posting, and your salary expectations. Applications will be received up to September 18, 2024.
Candidates are required to provide a current (within the past 6 months) Criminal Record Check, Child Abuse Registry Check, a valid driver’s license, access to a vehicle, and a driver’s abstract prior to starting this position.
Ka Ni Kanichihk remains committed to achieving employment equity; candidates are strongly encouraged to self-declare in their cover letter if they are of Indigenous ancestry.
Please send your cover letter and resume to:
Human Resource Specialist
Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc.
101-1065 Portage Ave.
Winnipeg, MB R3A 0B5
Email: HR@kanikanichihk.ca
Ka Ni Kanichihk thanks all applicants, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.