Full-Time Professor, Developmental Services Worker

Algonquin College•Ottawa, ON

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Under the direction of the Chair, Community Studies, the Professor is responsible for facilitating and guiding learning and providing an effective learning environment for all students. This role encompasses the design, revision, and updating of courses, which involves consulting with program and course administrators, faculty members, advisory committees, potential employers, and students to define, evaluate, and validate learning outcomes. The Professor will also specify and approve learning approaches and necessary resources, incorporating educational technologies to meet the needs of 21st Century students, and participate in curriculum review and professional development during non-teaching periods. Key responsibilities also include the teaching of assigned courses, delivering regularly scheduled instruction in various terms and departments, ensuring student awareness of course outcomes and evaluation, and providing tutoring and academic advising. The Professor is expected to create a learning environment conducive to student success, evaluate student progress, and assume overall assessment responsibility. Furthermore, the role involves providing academic leadership, offering guidance to students and instructors, participating in committees and meetings, liaising with community members, and engaging in program and College promotion. Maintaining currency in the field of study, awareness of emerging trends in higher education, and modeling the College values of Caring, Learning, Integrity, and Respect are also essential.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Disability Studies or a related degree coupled with a diploma in Developmental Services
Minimum 2 (two) years of teaching experience, or equivalent, preferably in a postsecondary setting
Minimum 5 (five) years practical experience working with people with disabilities in settings that provide direct support services for people with developmental disabilities, educational support (EA) in special needs classrooms, LifeSkills and academic skill support in day program settings or residential support for individuals with behavioural exceptionalities
Demonstrated knowledge of field placements in the developmental services sector
Demonstrated knowledge of student success strategies in a postsecondary setting
Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the use of educational technologies
Highly effective communication, presentation, teamwork, and organizational skills
Evidence of commitment to the success of all learners

Nice To Haves

A graduate degree in Disabilities Studies or a related discipline/field of study
Experience supervising students in the field
Experience in the development and delivery of hybrid and online curriculum
Demonstrated provision of academic leadership (Examples include but are not limited to providing guidance to colleagues and instructors, being actively involved in curriculum development or program renewal, participating in continued efforts to improve the quality of instruction offered to learners, and serving as program coordinator, academic advisor or curriculum administrator)
Demonstrated commitment to continued learning in teaching and curriculum development (Examples include, but are not limited to, completion of training programs, participating at teaching and learning conferences, and/or more extensive training such as the Teaching Adult Lifelong Learners certificate program or other postsecondary programs in education)
Demonstrated skill in Algonquin College’s preferred teaching competencies as set out in the Professor of the 21st Century document

Responsibilities

Design/revise/update courses, including consulting with program and course administrators, other faculty members, advisory committees, and a variety of potential employers and students
Define learning outcomes and evaluate and validate these outcomes
Specify and approve learning approaches, necessary resources, etc.
Incorporate educational technologies to meet the learning needs of 21st Century students
Review and revise curriculum and participate in professional development activities during non-teaching periods
Deliver regularly scheduled instruction in the Fall, Winter, or Summer terms in home department or across departments
Ensure student awareness of course learning outcomes and evaluation techniques
Provide tutoring and academic advising for students both in and out of class
Provide a learning environment which makes effective use of available resources including educational technologies
Evaluate student progress/achievement and assume responsibility for the overall assessment of the student’s work within assigned courses
Develop and create a learning environment that is conducive to success for all students
Provide guidance to students, to instructors, and to part-time professors relative to the professor’s teaching assignments
Participate in the work of curriculum and other consultative committees, and departmental/faculty meetings
Liaise with community members, engaging in program, Department, School or Faculty, and College promotion
Remain current in the field of study and maintain awareness of emerging trends and practices related to teaching and learning in higher education
Model the College values – Caring. Learning. Integrity. Respect.