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: September 8, 2026

Position End Date: May 2, 2027

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 Part-time

Closing date: May 24, 2026

Special Instructions to Applicants

Please submit the names and contact information for a minimum of three referees.

For inquiries about this position, please contact Kyla Ashman, Chair, Accessible Education and Training, by way of email to [email protected].

### Your Opportunity

The duties and responsibilities of a Vocational Instructor include instructional and professional duties, professional development and service, and continuing excellence in one’s field.

### Functions and Duties

Instructional duties may include any or all of the following: instructional (teaching assignments); course and program preparation and revision; practicum placement; 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

A Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
A valid BC Teacher’s Certificate appropriate to the instructional assignment, equivalent or a Provincial Instructor Diploma is preferred, and will be required following appointment in accordance with the Collective Agreement.
Two years’ related teaching experience, preferably in an adult setting
Two years’ experience working with people with special needs

### 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.

### Preferred Qualifications

The Department of Accessible Education and Training is seeking a non-regular part-time vocational instructor to teach in the Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 terms at the Kelowna campus.

The preferred candidate will hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Education or in a Social Services field; will have at least 2 years of related post-secondary experience working with adults with diverse abilities; and will have excellent time management and organizational skills. An understanding of student scheduling issues will be considered an asset.

### Schedule

Instructional workloads may be comprised of the following courses, depending on candidate qualifications and experience:

Fall 2026

LSIN 010A – Math 1
LSIN 027 – Social Communications
LSIN 020 – Human Relations
LSIN 039 – Psychology and Sociology

Winter 2027
LSIN 036 – Science
LSIN 020 – Human Relations
LSIN 022 – Rights and Responsibilities
LSIN 041 – World History

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, [email protected].

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