Part Time Professors, Social Service Worker - Indigenous Specialization

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.

To review a list of course within the program, please visit 
https://catalog.cambriancollege.ca/ssis/#programofstudytext

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

• 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

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

• 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.