Instructor - Systems Change

OFIFC • Toronto, ON

19d • CA$80,000 - CA$98,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

This role focuses on assessing, designing, delivering, and evaluating learning programs and initiatives aimed at disrupting and dismantling anti-Indigenous racism within various government and service contexts. The position involves instructing and collaborating on the development and evaluation of specialized programs in both online and in-person adult learning environments.

Requirements

• Completed master’s degree in Indigenous Studies, Education, Social Science or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience with emphasis on Indigenous connections, lived experience, and learning.
• Completed course work or have demonstrated experience in designing and/or facilitating education that is based in a decolonizing, critical race pedagogy.
• Minimum 2 years of instructional experience.
• Minimum 1 year experience working in Indigenous knowledge transfer, including Indigenous approaches to teaching and learning preferably within an Indigenous organization.
• Experience in facilitating learners in transformative, anti-racism and human rights-oriented learning
• Proven organizational and time management skills.
• Strong communication, facilitation and instruction skills with an ability to problem solve and manage group dynamics and conflict resolution.
• Advanced writing abilities for curriculum development, facilitation of discussion boards and reports.
• Proficiency using learning technologies. i.e., Learning Management System (LMS)
• Strong knowledge and awareness of Indigenous issues, communities, values, traditions, and cultural norms.
• Proven ability to incorporate Indigenous pedagogies, worldviews, and trauma-informed approaches into curriculum design, development, and delivery.
• Experience in advancing educational strategies and approaches to address Indigenous specific racism in government, health and social services and other public facing services.

Nice To Haves

• Work experience in a health or social service setting is an asset.
• Demonstrated knowledge of practices and systems within postsecondary administration and records management is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Instructs and shapes learner-centered curricula of courses, training, and workshops (accredited and non-accredited), and develops subject matter expertise in relation to addressing/eliminating Indigenous specific racism in systems that urban Indigenous people and communities interact with.
• Implements a variety of Indigenous teaching and delivery methods that foster a positive learning environment, accommodate learner needs, prioritize trauma-informed approaches, and promote learner engagement.
• Addresses issues of academic honesty, and dispute resolution following institutional policies and processes.
• Conducts learner assessments, including grading in accordance with established rubrics if appropriate.
• Utilizes online (including discussion boards) in-person and blended, delivery methods, to maintain and increase learner success, including the use of a comprehensive Learning Management System.
• Regularly assess and analyses the performance of learning programs, materials, and technologies, utilizing established metrics and benchmarks grounded in cultural values, and provides critical feedback for improved learning outcomes.
• Cantres learner well-being to create a safe and suitable learning environment, and learner experience.
• Contributes to instructional design of content and materials, which includes the development and design of modules, materials, assessments, curriculum, supportive resources, manuals, and promotional materials.
• Completes debriefs to improve learner experiences and support instructor wellness and writes reports as required to meet funding and other administrative requirements
• Engages with and learns from Elders and Knowledge keepers supportive of education designed to interrupt anti-Indigenous racism and instruction of accredited and nonaccredited courses, trainings, and workshops.
• Supports and encourages researchers and research initiatives in relation to learning initiatives.
• Builds industry connections for the benefit of OPLC and its learners.
• Collaborates with co-instructor (s) on all aspects of instruction to ensure consistency and cohesive teaching and learning.
• Collaborates with key OFIFC personnel to inform instructional design and delivery and identify learner needs.
• Promotes internal integration, professional development and the establishment of partnerships in support of enhanced learning initiatives for urban Indigenous populations and collects resources that support teaching and learning with Indigenous communities
• Maintains and upgrades professional skills.
• Performs other duties, related to the position, as assigned by the Chief Executive Officer, or designate.

Benefits

• Culture-based organization
• Registered Pension Plan - Employer Matching
• Comprehensive Health benefits after the probationary period including Health Care Spending Account & Lifestyle Spending Account (100% Employer paid)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level