Conversation Lab Assistant – Chinese (On-Call)

Position Details

Position Information

Position Title Conversation Lab Assistant – Chinese (On-Call) Posting Number 02410SA Location New Westminster/Coquitlam Campus Grade or Pay Level S – Pay Level 8 Salary Range $26.86 per hour (with wage increments to a max of $29.53 per hour). Salary and wage increments are in accordance with the Collective Agreement. Position Type Support Staff – Temporary Posting Type Internal/External Regular/Temporary Temporary Employment Type On-Call Posting Category Staff Start Date 01/06/2025 End Date Day of the Week Other Shift See work arrangements Work Arrangements
This temporary, on-call position is available starting January 6, 2025. The position is located at both the New Westminster campus and at the Coquitlam campus. Hours of work are generally between 8:30 AM and 8 PM, and shifts may be scheduled Monday to Friday as per the lab schedules set each semester. Scheduled hours range between 4 hours to 7 hours per day, depending on the assignment. The number of hours per semester differ based on course offerings and demand. Shift days and times may change depending on the Department’s need. Occasional evening and/or weekend work and overtime may be required. For the Winter 2025 semester, the schedule is 4 hours per week: Thursdays 2:30-6:30PM.
What Douglas Offers
We offer the opportunity to do what you do best in an inclusive, collaborative and collegial environment. At Douglas, our goal is to ensure our people are valued and supported by promoting a healthy work-life balance, professional growth, and development, as well as a safe and respectful workplace.

•Transit-accessible campuses
•Hybrid work arrangements for eligible positions
•Competitive salaries
•Excellent Health and Dental Benefits for eligible positions
•Defined-Benefit Pension Plan for eligible positions
•Professional Development funding
•Access to our Fitness Centres and Classes

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The Role
Facilitate student engagement in oral/aural learning activities in a conversational language lab setting.

Responsibilities

1. Facilitate student engagement in conversational activities:
a. Review lab lesson plans prepared by language course instructor(s)
b. Familiarize themselves with the learning activities and instructions outlined in the lab lesson plans
c. Prepare learning resources to match the learning activities designed in the lab lessons
d. Lead learning activities designed in the lab lesson plans
e. Initiate and direct conversation, encouraging student oral participation and ensuring instructor’s materials are covered
f. Answer student questions directly related to conversation activities (i.e., clarifying instructions, pronunciation, vocabulary meaning).
g. Refers student questions about grammar and linguistic functions to instructor(s).
h. Correct errors in pronunciation, grammar, etc., according to instructor’s materials and/or refers students to appropriate study reference

2. Manage learning resources and materials produced for conversation lab classes:
a. Update learning resources (i.e., image banks, magazine materials, etc.)
b. File and organize learning resources available for conversation lab classes
c. Keep current records of learning resources archives

3. Collaborate with language instructor(s) for assessment of student performance in conversation lab classes:
a. Record student attendance and punctuality
b. Provide feedback on student participation, engagement with and comprehension of learning activities in lab classes
c. Note issues with learning activities in the lab classes (i.e., time, level of difficulty, etc.)
d. Provide ideas and/or new materials for inclusion in future conversation lab lessons
e. Liaise with language instructor(s) regularly to discuss lesson plans and student performance in conversation lab

4. Perform other related duties
To Be Successful in this Role You Will Need

•Excellent interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills including written and verbal fluency in the English language.
•A demonstrated ability to:
•speak Chinese (Mandarin) fluently
•initiate and conduct conversations in Chinese and encourage the participation of students.
•follow the course materials as provided.
•produce and maintain accurate documentation.
•organize workflow to ensure that deadlines are met while working with considerable independence.
•establish and maintain effective working relationships.
•provide efficient, client-centred service in person, in writing, and over the telephone with the College community and outside agencies.

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Douglas College is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable learning and working environment. In support of this journey, we welcome all people to apply, including people from groups that are experiencing inequity, including, but not limited, to Indigenous Peoples, racialized or persons of colour, persons with mental or physical disabilities, persons who identify as women, and/or persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and persons of all faith identities, age, marital status, and parental status.
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Posting Detail Information

Open Date 11/07/2024 Close Date 11/15/2024 Open Until Filled No Special Instructions to Applicant
Interested applicants must submit their application and all required documents online on the Douglas College Career Site www.douglascollegecareers.ca . Qualified internal applicants shall be given first consideration in filling the position. All internal applications must be received by November 15, 2024. Please ensure your resume clearly explains how you meet the required knowledge, skills and abilities of the position for which you are applying. All candidates selected for interview will need to bring original certificates and diplomas of educational credentials noted on their resume.
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