Health Care Assistant Instructor – HCAT 113 (Online) [25:096]
Top Benefits
About the role
Term of Appt: September 11 - December 11, 2025 (3 hours/week)
Start date: September 11, 2025
Reporting to: Dean, Health SciencesHuman Services
Salary:
$45.60 - $56.75 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications as per the BCGEU Faculty Collective Agreement. Temporary employees receive an additional 2% in lieu of benefits, 6% vacation pay and 4.2% statutory holiday pay included with each pay. Employees are also eligible to contribute to the College Pension Plan, with matching contributions from the employer.
Description:
Northern Lights College's Health Care Assistant (HCA) Program is seeking a temporary, part-time instructor to deliver HCAT 113: Introduction to Practice. This course introduces the role of the HCA within the British Columbia health care system. Students will be introduced to the healthcare team and the roles and functions of HCAs within the team. Students will also have opportunities to develop self-reflective skills required for competent practice and will be introduced to effective job-finding approaches.
Schedule:
- Preparation time begins: September 11, 2025
- Instruction dates: October 9 – December 11, 2025
- Course schedule: Thursday from 12:30 – 3:30 pm
As a member of the Health Sciences Department, you will be part of a collaborative and supportive instructional team. You are expected to pursue excellence in teaching by incorporating diverse instructional strategies and fostering a learning environment rooted in inquiry, reflection, and evidence-informed practice.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Completion of an accredited Diploma in Practical Nursing or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
- Current unrestricted full registration as a licensed practical nurse, registered nurse or registered psychiatric nurse with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives.
- Minimum of two or more years of full-time Canadian Nursing experience with relevant knowledge of the Canadian healthcare system and of the roles and responsibilities of healthcare team members and current policies and procedures within residential and community care settings. Nursing experience should include experience in working with older adults with complex health needs; and experience or orientation (e.g., shadow shifts) in home support and multi-level/complex care.
- Demonstrated ability to teach adult learners: e.g., completion of (or satisfactory progress in) the Provincial Instructor Diploma Program; or previous teaching experience with satisfactory evaluations; or, where PIDP or teaching evaluations are absent, teaching ability must be demonstrated during the interview process.
- Evidence of completion of course work in Indigenous cultural safety and humility (e.g., San'yas Anti-Racism Indigenous Cultural Safety Training or an alternative training program).
- Excellent communications skills, both written and oral.
- Committed to student motivation and achievement.
- Ability to positively contribute as a team member.
Preferred:
- Teaching experience as a nurse or health care professional.
- Preference will be given to current residents of BC.
To support employment equity and diversity in the workplace, we encourage all qualified applicants, including Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (LGBTQ2S+), and others who may contribute to diversity at Northern Lights College.
In the spirit of reconciliation, we are committed to increasing Indigenous Peoples' representation throughout the institution and encourage applicants to self-identify as Indigenous-First Nation, Metis, or Inuit within cover letters and/or resume*.*
About Northern Lights College
Northern Lights College provides post-secondary education on seven campuses and access centres across the northern third of British Columbia, covering an area of more than 325,000 square kilometres. The college offers upgrading, academic and professional programs, trades and apprenticeship training, and continuing education programs.
NLC's Board of Governors is empowered by the College and Institute Act of British Columbia to manage, administer, and direct the affairs of the institution. If you would like more information on the activities or decisions of the board or to view board meeting minutes, go to the college website, visit a campus library, or request a copy from a campus administrator or the executive assistant.
Health Care Assistant Instructor – HCAT 113 (Online) [25:096]
Top Benefits
About the role
Term of Appt: September 11 - December 11, 2025 (3 hours/week)
Start date: September 11, 2025
Reporting to: Dean, Health SciencesHuman Services
Salary:
$45.60 - $56.75 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications as per the BCGEU Faculty Collective Agreement. Temporary employees receive an additional 2% in lieu of benefits, 6% vacation pay and 4.2% statutory holiday pay included with each pay. Employees are also eligible to contribute to the College Pension Plan, with matching contributions from the employer.
Description:
Northern Lights College's Health Care Assistant (HCA) Program is seeking a temporary, part-time instructor to deliver HCAT 113: Introduction to Practice. This course introduces the role of the HCA within the British Columbia health care system. Students will be introduced to the healthcare team and the roles and functions of HCAs within the team. Students will also have opportunities to develop self-reflective skills required for competent practice and will be introduced to effective job-finding approaches.
Schedule:
- Preparation time begins: September 11, 2025
- Instruction dates: October 9 – December 11, 2025
- Course schedule: Thursday from 12:30 – 3:30 pm
As a member of the Health Sciences Department, you will be part of a collaborative and supportive instructional team. You are expected to pursue excellence in teaching by incorporating diverse instructional strategies and fostering a learning environment rooted in inquiry, reflection, and evidence-informed practice.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Completion of an accredited Diploma in Practical Nursing or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
- Current unrestricted full registration as a licensed practical nurse, registered nurse or registered psychiatric nurse with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives.
- Minimum of two or more years of full-time Canadian Nursing experience with relevant knowledge of the Canadian healthcare system and of the roles and responsibilities of healthcare team members and current policies and procedures within residential and community care settings. Nursing experience should include experience in working with older adults with complex health needs; and experience or orientation (e.g., shadow shifts) in home support and multi-level/complex care.
- Demonstrated ability to teach adult learners: e.g., completion of (or satisfactory progress in) the Provincial Instructor Diploma Program; or previous teaching experience with satisfactory evaluations; or, where PIDP or teaching evaluations are absent, teaching ability must be demonstrated during the interview process.
- Evidence of completion of course work in Indigenous cultural safety and humility (e.g., San'yas Anti-Racism Indigenous Cultural Safety Training or an alternative training program).
- Excellent communications skills, both written and oral.
- Committed to student motivation and achievement.
- Ability to positively contribute as a team member.
Preferred:
- Teaching experience as a nurse or health care professional.
- Preference will be given to current residents of BC.
To support employment equity and diversity in the workplace, we encourage all qualified applicants, including Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (LGBTQ2S+), and others who may contribute to diversity at Northern Lights College.
In the spirit of reconciliation, we are committed to increasing Indigenous Peoples' representation throughout the institution and encourage applicants to self-identify as Indigenous-First Nation, Metis, or Inuit within cover letters and/or resume*.*
About Northern Lights College
Northern Lights College provides post-secondary education on seven campuses and access centres across the northern third of British Columbia, covering an area of more than 325,000 square kilometres. The college offers upgrading, academic and professional programs, trades and apprenticeship training, and continuing education programs.
NLC's Board of Governors is empowered by the College and Institute Act of British Columbia to manage, administer, and direct the affairs of the institution. If you would like more information on the activities or decisions of the board or to view board meeting minutes, go to the college website, visit a campus library, or request a copy from a campus administrator or the executive assistant.