Educational Assistant

Position summary

Teaching and curriculum

• Deliver assigned courses within the Competency-Based Education model using varied instructional strategies.
• Create lesson plans and learning activities responsive to student needs.
• Develop and update curriculum, guides, and rubrics with the Learning Design team.
• Assess student performance, provide timely progress reports, maintain course and student records, and adapt curriculum to current best practices.

Student support

• Build supportive relationships and discuss student attendance, conduct, and performance concerns.
• Support approved accommodations and refer students to tutoring, counselling, and other institutional resources as appropriate.
• Refer concerns requiring further follow-up to the Program Chair and participate in orientation, graduation, and other student-success activities.

Community engagement

• Connect the program with industry and community stakeholders and stay current with practices and opportunities.
• Support articulation and transfer activities, attend advisory and external community meetings, and participate in recruitment events as scheduled.
• Maintain professional networks with employers, government agencies, and community partners.

College contribution

About Bow Valley College

Requirements

• Ability to deliver curriculum effectively in in-person, online, blended, and organizational settings.
• Ability to use varied instructional strategies and develop lesson plans and learning activities responsive to student needs.
• Ability to support students’ learning and academic progress, including addressing concerns and connecting them to appropriate resources.
• Ability to collaborate with students, colleagues, industry stakeholders, employers, government agencies, and community partners.