Position Summary
Cambrian College’s School of Community Services requires part-time professors to teach within the Social Service Worker - Indigenous Specialization (SSIS) program beginning September 2026.
Duties and Responsibilities
To review a list of course within the program, please visit
https://catalog.cambriancollege.ca/ssis/#programofstudytext
Qualifications
Required:
- A Bachelor of Social Work (BSW). (A copy of educational documents must be submitted with application *** education completed outside of Canada, applicants are required to submit a WES or ICAS with their application)
- Registration or qualified to register with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
- Must identify as being of Indigenous heritage (including First Nations, Métis, or Inuit)
- Demonstrated lived experience within an Anishinaabe/Indigenous context
- Experience working in a First Nations and/or urban Anishinaabe/Indigenous environment with an understanding of Anishinaabe/Indigenous culture, traditions, teaching, and ceremonies
- Proven ability to provide leadership, to think critically, and to communicate effectively in a professional manner
- Ability to be an effective role model in the classroom
- Ability to utilize creative teaching approaches and current and emerging teaching and learning strategies to enhance student progress
- Possess good organizational skills and sound computer software skills
- Ability to function within a team environment
Additional Assets/Preferred
- A BSW Indigenous Stream
- Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Social Work or related field
- Previous teaching experience at the postsecondary level
- Indigenous language speaker
Required Information
To be considered, applicants must provide the following as an attachment:
- Educational documents
- WES/ICAS Equivalence if degrees/diplomas are from a Non-Canadian University
- Registration with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
Cambrian College Is Formulating a Process On Confirmation Of Indigenous Identity. As An Interim Step, Applicants Who Are Selected To Interview And/or Who Are Offered Employment And Who Self-identify As Indigenous Will Be Asked To Confirm Their Indigenous Identity. This Will Be Done By Asking The Applicant To Furnish The Following
- The name and location of the First Nation community to which the applicant belongs.
- In the absence of naming a First Nation community, a detailed statement of self-declaration outlining Indigenous heritage, lineage, lived experiences, ongoing connections to Indigenous community, and a statement of how the applicant or the applicant’s family came to lose their connection to the community.
- Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to provide any documentation that they have verifying their Indigenous identity. Examples include membership / citizenship cards or letters of confirmation or support from community. Applicants may be asked to provide community references to assist in confirmation of Indigenous Identity.
All information will be held in confidence.
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Do you have a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree?
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Are you registered or eligible to register with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers?
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Do you identify as Indigenous heritage (including First Nations, Métis, or Inuit)
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Are you prepared, if selected, to provide the name and location of your First Nation community or a detailed statement of self-declaration outlining Indigenous heritage, lineage, lived experiences, ongoing connections to Indigenous community?
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Do you have demonstrated lived experience within an Anishinaabe/Indigenous context?
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Describe your experience working in a First Nations and/or urban Anishinaabe/Indigenous environment with an understanding of Anishinaabe/Indigenous culture, traditions, teaching, and ceremonies.
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Do you have a Bachelor of Social Work in an Indigenous Stream?
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Have you completed a Ph.D. or a Master’s degree in Social Work or a related field?
- Ph.D or Master’s in Social Work
- Ph.D. or Master’s in a related field
- Social Services Worker Diploma and Master’s in a related field
- No
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Describe your teaching experience. Select the settings in which you are currently teaching or have taught.
- Formal teaching in a post-secondary institution (College/University)
- Formal teaching non-post-secondary institution
- Delivered workshops or training sessions to staff, communities, organizations, or client groups, or as a teaching assistant
- Coaching, mentoring, or tutoring experience
- No teaching experience
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Are you an Indigenous language speaker?
- Fluent
- Conversational
- Presently learning (registered in a course or online course
- Willing to learn
- No
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