Instructor, First Aid - Lakeshore Campus, Lethbridge Correctional Centre

Posting Details

Position Information

Job Title Instructor, First Aid - Lakeshore Campus, Lethbridge Correctional Centre

Appointment Type Casual

Position Dates August 28, 2023 - June 20, 2024

Hours per week/FTE 22.5 (possibly more)

About The Position

Lethbridge College offers a student-centered environment that provides practical and innovative learning experiences. The Centre for Business, Arts, and Sciences ( CBAS ) delivers a range of certificate, diploma, university transfer and service courses to students in both its own program, and those in other Lethbridge College programs. CBAS is comprised on the Schools of Academic Upgrading, Business, and the Liberal Arts and Life Science together with the English Language Centre and Lakeshore Campus. The Centre defines itself through excellence in teaching and learning, fostering curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking in all activities: development and renewal of courses and programs, approaches to teaching and learning, and scholarly activity and community engagement by faculty, staff and students.

Within CBAS , Lakeshore Campus is located in the Lethbridge Correctional Centre. Lakeshore Campus provides programming in three educational streams-Academic Studies, Personal Development and Job Employment Training. Each stream focuses on a different aspect of offender education and development yet function together to provide the highest quality education available to incarcerated learners. Lethbridge College ensures the quality and integrity of course curriculum, the experience and expertise of the instructors and the effectiveness of personal, academic, and employment skills so they can live and contribute successfully in society and avoid the negative lifestyle and behaviors that can lead back to incarceration.

CBAS is currently seeking applicants for the position of a first aid instructor to teach incarcerated students within the Job Employment Training Program. The instructor will need to become certified to teach or already be certified to teach First Aid level C.

Position Details

Primary Responsibilities Include

• Ensuring security protocols are followed in a high security setting
• Supporting success of a diverse group of students
• Working collegially with Lakeshore instructors, staff and Lethbridge Correctional staff
• Classroom preparation and instruction, student attendance, grading, and the issuing of first aid tickets

Course delivery is face to face during the day (Monday thru Thursday; 8:30- 12:00 pm. and 12:45- 2:00 pm. and Fridays 8:30-11:00 am) and has been tentatively scheduled to run on the following dates with the possibility of more classes being added to the schedule or course length being extended:

September 12 – 21, 2023

October 30 – November 2, 2023

December 11 – 14, 2023

January 29 – February 1, 2024

March 11 – 14, 2024

June 17-20, 2024

Note: there is no option for remote teaching for this course.

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• The preferred candidate will already have certification to teach first aid, but candidates willing to be certified to teach first aid will also be considered. Those already carrying a Heart and Stroke foundation first aid certificate would be considered an asset but other certifications will also be considered.
• Willingness to work in a high security environment with restricted movement and high-risk individuals.
• Successful criminal record check.
• The successful candidate will also need to complete a security orientation through the correctional centre.

Salary $55.00 per hour

Working Here

Land Acknowledgement

Located on the traditional lands of the Blackfoot Confederacy, Lethbridge College is committed to honouring the land from a place of knowing. We honour the Siksikaitsitapi as both the traditional and current Land Keepers of this area, and we welcome all Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples who call Blackfoot territory their home to disclose as such when submitting applications.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

At Lethbridge College, we know we all benefit when the rich diversity of our campus community is fully represented, and all students and employees are included. We are committed to identifying and overcoming systemic barriers that impede individuals from underrepresented groups. We are ready to work together to ensure Lethbridge College is a place where all individuals feel valued for their unique perspectives, skills, and contributions and are afforded equal opportunities to participate in learning, research, and innovation.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment for all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, and age.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number C23-00333

Open Date 07/03/2023

Close Date 08/14/2023

Open Until Filled No

Special Instructions to Applicants

Lethbridge College is committed to inclusive recruitment practices by providing reasonable access and accommodations to applicants. If you would like to request an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] . Private information received in relation to the request will only be used to facilitate the recruitment process and will be kept confidential and shared only as needed with the selection committee.