JOB DESCRIPTION:

NVIT anticipates the need for multiple term instructors to teach courses in the First Nations Speech-Language Assistant (FNSL) program and invites applications from qualified candidates. NVIT provides FNSL courses through the Community Education department to be offered in a hybrid format.

APPLICANTS SHOULD INDICATE WHICH COURSES THEY ARE QUALIFIED FOR AND INTERESTED IN TEACHING. THE COURSES TO BE TAUGHT INCLUDE:

• FNSL 110 – Intro to First Nations Speech-Language Assistant Program (Summer 2024)
• ENGL 101 – Foundations for Academic Writing (Fall 2024 – Spring 2025)
• FNSL 160 – Speech Development (Fall 2024)
• FNSL 130 – Language Development (Fall 2024)
• FNSL 170 – Literacy Interventions (Spring 2025)
• FNSL 140 – Interventions for Communication Exceptionalities I (Spring 2025)
• FNSL 150 – Interventions for Communications Exceptionalities II ( Spring 2025)
• FNSL 180 – Tools and Technologies for Speech-Language Intervention (Summer 2025)
• PSYC 111 – Intro to Psychology (Summer 2025)
• FNSL 190 – Practicum (Fall 2025)
  **course numbers and titles subject to change as per Education Council update June 2024

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a related field, Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with related experience
• Post-Secondary teaching experience
• Registered Speech-Language Pathologist with College of Speech and Hearing Health Professional of British Columbia (CHSBC);
• Work experience with pre-school and school-aged children in speech-language pathology;
• Experience working with Speech-Language Assistants;
• Experience providing professional development, teaching or presentations;
• Experience working in First Nations communities;
• Understanding of Canada’s colonial history and the devastating impacts on Indigenous peoples and Indigenous ways of being and knowing;
• Understanding of SLP practice from a holistic, culturally safe and trauma-informed lens;
• Knowledge of and appreciation for Indigenous languages and cultures, and Indigenous lived experiences;
• Proven ability to build collaborative working relationships to achieve outcomes in the best interest of students and NVIT; and
• A demonstrated commitment to quality service to students and the public.

Instructors will teach in NVIT’s FNSL program with a varied workload. The successful candidates will be committed to preparing and delivering a course to develop skills in individuals pursuing a First Nations Speech-Language Assistant certificate. Term positions vary in length and will start and end according to the schedule below. All term positions involve development and delivery of a 3-credit course.