Vocational Instructor - Automotive - On-Call
When you join Okanagan College, you’re joining a team that’s transforming lives and communities.
Every course you create, every student you support and every connection you build, it all matters.
Be a part of a vibrant campus community, where the work you do every day truly makes a difference.
Desired Start Date: July 1, 2026
Position End Date: June 30, 2028
Salary range: $71,846 to $115,129 with normal starting salary between $78,872 and $85,897 annually, dependent on relevant education and experience.
Bargaining unit: Vocational
Type of appointment: Non-regular Substitute
Schedule:
Given on-call nature of position, schedule and frequency of instruction may vary. Typical instructional day is 6 hours to 7.5 hours long. Typical instructional week can be Monday to Thursday or Monday to Friday and would not exceed 30 hours. Initial on-call contract is setup until Jun 30, 2028 but is not a guarantee of work for the entire contract period. Work can be anywhere from one day to several weeks.
Your Opportunity
- The duties and responsibilities of a Vocational Instructor include continuing excellence in one's field, instructional and professional duties, professional development and service.
Functions and Duties
- Instructional duties may include any or all of the following: instructional (teaching assignments); course and program preparation and revision; student contact; student advising; evaluation and marking of student work and other functions related to instruction.
- Professional duties may include any or all of the following: curriculum development, student registration and pre-registration duties.
- Professional development is activity intended to promote teaching excellence, subject area competence and technical competence in the area of professional or instructional expertise.
- Service may include any or all of the following: school visitations; participation on OC committees; attendance at articulation meetings; representing OC at other function; administrative and other duties.
Education and Experience
- Successful completion of a related apprenticeship program and a Certificate of Apprenticeship with an Interprovincial endorsement.
- An undergraduate degree and post-secondary teaching experience are preferred; however, applicants with an equivalent combination of teaching and work experience may be considered.
- An Instructor's Diploma or valid BC Teacher's Certificate appropriate to the instructional assignment is preferred and will be required following appointment in accordance with the Collective Agreement.
- Six to ten years recent relevant experience.
Skills and Abilities
- Candidates must be committed to a team approach
- Demonstrate good written and oral English skills and have good interpersonal skills.
- The ideal candidate will have an exceptional teaching record with demonstrated learner-centred teaching philosophy.
- Successful applicants will be an integral part of the team that will help Okanagan College realize the promise of a world-class college.
- Candidates will be comfortable in a computerized environment and demonstrate knowledge of programs relevant to their discipline. The successful applicant will be able to encourage communication between students and faculty.
Our Values
- Students first: Creating meaningful life-long educational opportunities of the highest quality for alumni, current, and future students is at the heart of everything we do.
- Community: We are one College. We enthusiastically embrace the opportunity to work with, learn from, and support everyone we encounter collaboratively and collegially.
- Respect: We welcome, embrace, and celebrate that which make us unique in creating an environment in which every individual is valued, affirming our commitment to human dignity for all.
- Courage: We are courageous in our actions in areas that contribute to positive change in our communities and beyond. We have the courage to be vulnerable. We are truthful, sincere, and act ethically with honesty and fairness.
- Relationships: We steward meaningful relationships built on a foundation of reciprocity. We are compassionate, empathic, and care for the holistic well-being of students, employees, community members, and the land.
- Distinction: We choose activities in which we can achieve excellence and positively impact society.
Okanagan College is committed to increasing the equitable and inclusive participation of marginalized people in all aspects of college life. We welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black People, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, people with disabilities and people with diverse gender identities or expressions. People with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, AccessibilityHR@okanagan.bc.ca.
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