Posted 4 months ago
Sessional - Faculty (ECED 1300)
@ Thompson Rivers University
Kamloops, British Columbia
Overview
Thompson Rivers University is hiring a sessional faculty member to teach two sections of ECED 1300 (Practicum 2 - Program Planning for Young Children) in the Winter 2027 semester. The role involves mentoring students through curriculum planning, program management and learning documentation in childcare settings. Candidates need a master's degree in ECE or a related field, three years of early years experience, and a driver's licence or transportation to visit student practicum sites.
Responsibilities:
- Teach two sections of ECED 1300 Practicum 2 in Winter 2027
- Guide students in curriculum planning and program management
- Mentor students in children's project work
- Support students in observing and documenting children's learning
- Visit up to 8 student practicum sites weekly
Requirements summary:
- Master's degree in ECE or relevant field
- Three years of experience with young children and families
- Knowledge of early years curriculum and frameworks
- Experience integrating Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods
- Commitment to equity, inclusion, decolonization and anti-racism
- Driver's licence or transportation to practicum sites
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- 2026-07-19
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- 2026-10-15
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- 2026-10-22
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Education |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | School, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Driver’s licence | required |
| Education | Master’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Early Childhood Education, Education, Childhood Studies, Child and Youth Care, Curriculum Studies |
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DUTIES
The Early Childhood Education Program in the School of Education (Faculty of Education and Social Work) at Thompson Rivers University is seeking sessional faculty members who will teach two sections of ECED 1300 (Practicum 2 – Program Planning for Young Children) in the Winter 2027 semester.
ECED 1300 (Practicum 2 - Program Planning for Young Children):
Building on the goals of ECED 1200: Practicum 1, students integrate their knowledge and skills while participating as a team member in childcare programs. Students take on additional responsibilities related to curriculum planning, managing a program, and responsibility for documentation with the mentorship of an early childhood educator and a practicum instructor. Students introduce a project to a group of young children, observe and record children's learning, and make the learning visible to the children, families, educators, and community.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
- A master’s degree in ECE or relevant field is required. For example, a relevant field could include Education, Childhood Studies, Child and Youth Care, or Curriculum Studies.
- Evidence of a minimum of three years of knowledge and experience working with young children and families in a licensed early years program or primary classroom (birth to 8 years old).
- Demonstrated knowledge of early years curriculum including pedagogical narrations and working with current early learning frameworks to develop innovative programs for young children.
- Demonstrated expertise in the course topic areas.
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrated experience in integrating Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods (TRC CA 63)
- Proven skills in building student capacity for intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect (TRC CA 62)
- Teaching excellence, including developing culturally appropriate curricula (TRC CA 10)
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, decolonization, anti-racism and social justice in education.
- A drivers’ license and/or the ability to arrange for transportation to visit up to 8 students once weekly at their various practica locations is required. The sites are within the Kamloops-Thompson area but may not be all in Kamloops or may not all be accessible by public transportation. Mileage rates are updated by TRU. The Faculty of Education and Social Work reimburses mileage only at the rate found on the TRU website.
Preferred:
- Three years of successful teaching experience in post-secondary institutions.
- Active participation in ongoing research and / or community activities that contribute to and expand opportunities for students within the ECE program.
- Experience implementing curriculum and thinking with reconceptualist theories and curriculum.
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