The Continuing Education department of Champlain College Saint-Lambert requires the services of an HOURLY INSTRUCTOR to teach the course PHYSICAL DISABILITIES (351-503-LA).This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the challenges faced by individuals with physical disabilities. The course also focuses on recognizing motor, neurological, visual, and auditory impairments. Students will learn to assess a person's adaptive potential by evaluating their strengths, challenges, and the ability of the individual and their family to adapt. The course emphasizes selecting intervention methods to promote empowerment. Emphasis is placed on setting relevant objectives and choosing techniques that enhance functional skills, boost self-esteem, and manage emotions. Students will also learn how to develop compensatory strategies applicable to their clients' needs. Practical recommendations for additional resources will also be covered, ensuring students are equipped to support clients professionally and ethically within various working contexts.Required Qualifications :Must have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related discipline and 3 years teaching experience. Teaching experience in special care counselling or a related program such kinesiology, applied physiology, or occupational therapy, and work experience with this client group are required.This course is taught in English; proficiency in English is required.Required Tests :Special Requirements :Champlain College Saint-Lambert, a constituent college of Champlain Regional College, hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity, diversity and inclusiveness within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities.Comments :This course will be delivered in a face-to-face format (synchronous); classes will be taught onsite from the College. For exceptional reasons, with the approval of the pedagogical advisor, a class could be taught online; the hired instructor must have the ability to teach online.COURSE SCHEDULE: Mondays 1-4 (All) Wednesdays 1-4 (EXCEPT: June 24; July 1) Friday 1-4 (July 24 ONLY)The schedule and course dates may change based on the needs of the program.This course is taught in English. The selected incumbent will be required to work in English.To apply on this posting, please visit our careers page on our website at: https://champlainsaintlambert.ca/Please note that a cover letter is mandatory with your application. Attach your cover letter and CV in one document.If you are applying from a mobile device (smartphone, tablet), you will receive an acknowledgment email inviting you to attach your CV in order for your application to be considered.We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
