Douglas College

Douglas College

Digital Skills Instructor

Position Details

Position Information

Position Title Digital Skills Instructor

Posting Number 02060SA Location Coquitlam Campus Grade or Pay Level - Salary Range $27.50 to $32.16 per hour. Salary is based on education and experience. Position Type Training Group Contract Employment Posting Type Internal/External Regular/Temporary Contract Employment Type Full-Time Posting Category Training Group Start Date 01/03/2024 End Date 01/01/2025 Day of the Week Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays Shift 9:00am - 5:00pm Work Arrangements

This is a Monday to Friday, 40 hours a week position which will be based at the Coquitlam Campus with travel to other TG sites throughout the Lower Mainland as required.

What Douglas Offers

DO what you love. Be good at it. That's how Douglas College defines a great career. It's a philosophy that resonates through our classrooms, our offices and our boardrooms. It inspires our students and drives us to make Douglas College one of BC's Top Employers. We love what we do. And we're looking for passionate, motivated people to join us in making one of Canada's best colleges even better.

The Role

The Digital Skills Instructor will design and deliver basic digital skills training curriculum to Training Group project participants from all over BC. Delivery will be instructor-led group-based synchronous online learning with additional opportunity for individual assistance. Course instruction will integrate real workplace tasks to ensure participants develop skills that can be applied to real work situations.

Responsibilities

  • Support Training Group programs and Managers with digital skills course development including;
  • Microsoft Office Advanced (or MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS PowerPoint individually):
  • Microsoft Office Online
  • Adobe Acrobat/Adobe Reader
  • Google Applications and Cloud Storage
  • Computer Literacy and Keyboarding

  • Determine and help design training materials as appropriate for Client needs;

  • Review and refine lesson plans and training resources as they are developed and piloted for online and in person delivery;
  • Ensure quality and consistency of content and effectiveness of training materials;
  • Ensure the learning contents meet the College and the Training Group's policies on copyright and complies with the Training Group's Quality Management System, ISO 9001:2015.
  • To Be Successful in this Role You Will Need

  • University or College degree or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience;
  • Proven ability to facilitate online and in-person group training programs;
  • Proven experience with instructional design methodologies, course development and adult learning principles;
  • Strong computer skills, including knowledge of digital hardware and software, including platforms for online delivery, apps and programs relevant to education and work;
  • Specifically, proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Zoom, and Adobe Acrobat;
  • The ability to organize and effectively document confidential student records;
  • Excellent problem solving, interpersonal, written and oral communication skills;
  • A vehicle and valid B.C. Driver's license (when training is delivered face-to-face in the Lower Mainland);
  • Able to work independently and as part of a team;
  • To be comfortable working with multi-barrier clients;
  • Training and experience in handling challenging situations;
  • Passion for digital literacy and learning;
  • Satisfactory completion of a Criminal Records Check.
  • Link to Full Position Profile Equity Statement

    Douglas College is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable learning and working environment. In support of this journey, we welcome all people to apply, including people from groups that are experiencing inequity, including, but not limited, to Indigenous Peoples, racialized or persons of colour, persons with mental or physical disabilities, persons who identify as women, and/or persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and persons of all faith identities, age, marital status, and parental status.

    Needs a Criminal Records Check Yes

    Posting Detail Information

    Open Date 11/20/2023

    Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicant

    Interested applicants must submit their application and all required documents online. Please ensure your resume clearly explains how you meet the required knowledge, skills and abilities of the position for which you are applying.

    Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting https: // www. douglascollegecareers.ca/postings/11580

    Supplemental Questions

    Required fields are indicated with an asterisk ().

  • Are you legally eligible to work in Canada?
  • Yes
  • No
  • If you are not a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident, do you currently have a valid Canadian work permit?
  • Yes
  • No
  • Not Applicable
  • If you have a valid Canadian work permit, please indicate expiry date and the type of work permit you hold. (Type N/A if not applicable).
  • (Open Ended Question)

  • How did you first find out about this employment opportunity?
  • Douglas College Careers Site
  • LinkedIn
  • Indeed
  • Social Media (Facebook, Instagram)
  • Personal Referral
  • Agency Referral
  • Professional Association Website
  • Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICAN)
  • Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT)
  • Douglas College CareerHUB
  • Career Fair or Other Hiring Event
  • Other
  • Glassdoor
  • Please confirm that you will maintain residency in the Lower Mainland for the duration of your employment.
  • Yes, I confirm
  • No, I am not able to meet this requirement
  • Are you a current or former Douglas College employee/student?
  • Current employee
  • Former employee
  • Current student
  • Former student
  • None of the above
  • If you are a current/former employee/student, enter your ID number. (Type in N/A if not applicable.)
  • (Open Ended Question)

    Documents Needed to Apply

    Required Documents

  • Resume
  • Cover Letter
  • Optional Documents

  • References with Contact Information
  • Job details

    Title

    Digital Skills Instructor

    Employer

    Douglas College

    Location

    Canada

    Published

    November 21, 2023

    Application deadline

    January 01, 2025

    Job type

    Administration/Managerment

    Field

    Computer Science,Education

    About the employer

    Douglas College, founded in the year 1970, is one of the largest public degree-granting colleges located in British Columbia, Canada. Douglas College offers degree and university courses in science and arts, programs in healthcare, business, arts, and human services. The institute boasts of two campuses, the main one in New Westminster and the other is the David Liam Campus suburban campus in Coquitlam as well as several smaller training centres in Surrey, Burnaby and Maple Ridge.

    The college provides both on-campus and off-campus housing options to the students. They have an extensive library with books and DVDs, articles, research help guides for the students. There is also a Douglas Open Repository, or DOOR, that is a collection of research and creative assets of the college.

    The campus also has a gym, a small box theatre and a large 300 seat proscenium theatre along with a lot of other recreational facilities. Douglas College has over 24,000 students enrolled, among which 17,000 are credit students and 8,500 continuing education students, and around 4210 are international students from 92 different countries. The academic staff consists of around 960 members.

    The college offers as many as 10 bachelor's degree programs in Applied Psychology Psychiatric Nursing, Physical Education and Coaching, Business Administration, Nursing, Therapeutic, Child and Youth Care, Recreation Performing Arts, Criminology and Social Work.

    The Douglas College has catered alumni that have excelled in their career paths. Some of the notable alumni of the Douglas college include poet Elizabeth Bachinsky, author Carleigh Baker for short story collection Bad Endings, businessman Frank Guistra, Gold medalist wrestler in Olympic, Daniel Igali, actor Adrian Holmes, and author Sky Lee.

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