Instructor, English Language Foundations

**Academic Services** is focused on supporting SAIT’s schools and departments in their pursuit of SAIT’s strategic priorities. Academic Services brings together several academic development, delivery, and quality assurance units with a common goal: student success. Academic Services provides unique, flexible support programing designed to help learners succeed in their chosen SAIT career program.

**The Opportunity**

The English Language Foundations (ELF) program at SAIT provides English as an additional language (EAL) training and instruction to a range of English language learners across Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) levels.

This role will deliver English language instruction to students with language proficiency levels for **ELF COMN and SPCH classes from August 25, 2025 to October 20, 2025.**

Reporting to the Academic Chair, ELF, you will be a self-starter, have a passion for facilitating applied learning for others and lifelong learning. You will professionally facilitate the students' learning process and support students in achieving established learning outcomes to the maximum of their potential. You will make use of any and all available resources, methods, techniques and strategies to ensure student success.

Look forward to working collaboratively with colleagues to create a student-centered learning environment which is pedagogically sound, technically supported and innovative in nature. You must be able to demonstrate excellence in your communication and organizational skills, and you can function in a collaborative team environment. You will hold students accountable for Academic Integrity and will bring forward cases of suspected Academic Dishonesty.

**Note**:SAIT, as a post-secondary institution, serves a diverse student population. Therefore, instructional duties may occasionally be required during early mornings, evenings, and weekends. If selected, specific scheduling arrangements will be discussed between you and the leader.

**The Role**:
- ** Teach COMN or SPCH courses to students of specific Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) levels**:

- Report progress of learners to the Academic Chair
- Participate in curriculum and program development and review
- Evaluate student progress and achievement
- Provide ongoing support, guidance and advice to learners
- Participate in professional development workshops
- Facilitate courses, lesson plans, lectures, and learning activities.
- Adhere to the course outline, including weighting of assessments
- Prepare, deliver, and grade all assessments. Adhere to the final grade deadline
- Deliver courses through SAIT delivery tools (e.g., Teams, Zoom, Brightspace) is required. Instructors may not change the delivery mode of a course
- Comply with the Alberta Human Rights Commission’s Duty to Accommodate for all qualified students experiencing learning challenges in post-secondary institutions
- Create an open and inclusive learning environment and show personal interest in student success
- Provide ongoing support, guidance and advice to learners and potential learners
- Promote and support SAIT’s strategic and academic plans
- Adhere to all of SAIT’s policies and procedures
- Stay aware of emerging pedagogical issues and educational technologies
- Attend program orientations, meetings, and training activities, where possible
- Respond to Academic Chair’s request for information within two business days

**Qualifications & Experience**:
- Master’s degree or higher in Teaching English as an Additional Language or Teaching English as a Second Language
- Minimum TESL Canada Professional Certificate Standard One
- A minimum of three years’ experience in teaching English as an additional language
- Prior CLB assessment experience is an asset
- TESL Canada Professional Certificate Standard Three preferred
- Prior teaching experience in EAP and EAL adult learning settings in post-secondary institutions
- Previous SAIT teaching experience will be considered an asset
- Graduate education and/or work experience in adult education would be an asset

**Skills & Knowledge**:
- Knowledge of the Canadian Language Benchmarks
- Prior CLB assessment experience is an asset
- Experience teaching newcomers
- Demonstrated teaching experience using various delivery models including online, Hyflex, hybrid delivery models, face-to-face delivery methods
- Experience with Brightspace D2L and Zoom
- Intermediate level proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong time management and organizational skills
- Strong aptitude for mentoring and coaching others

**Job classification**:S4001 - Instructor

**Hourly Rate**:$41.30 - $44.66

**# of positions**:5

**Position End Date**:October 20, 2025

**Posting closing date**: July 31, 2025

**About SAIT**

SAIT is a global leader in applied education. Named one of Alberta’s Top Employers, we offer the chance to work with a purpose — preparing the next generation of industry leaders, entrepreneurs, advocates an