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Job summary

The Teaching Assistant will independently facilitate weekly three-hour seminars, including leading structured group discussions and managing interactive learning activities. Responsibilities also include grading student participation, proctoring examinations, and providing student consultation.

Job details

Brock University is located on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, many of whom continue to live and work here today. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties and is within the land protected by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Agreement. We are one of Canada’s outstanding comprehensive universities, where excellence and innovation thrive! Brock has been proudly recognized as a Hamilton-Niagara Top Employer for eight consecutive years. Brock continues to earn recognition as one of Canada’s Best Employers and one of Canada’s Best Employers for Diversity in 2026. For the second consecutive year, Forbes, in partnership with Statista, also named Brock one of Canada’s Top Employers for Company Culture. At Brock, you will find a welcoming, inclusive community and an exciting range of meaningful career opportunities. Ignite new possibilities for your career. Break through at Brock. Post End Date: October 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM This job advertisement is to fill an existing vacancy in the CUPE4207-1 (Employee Group) Title of Course: Advanced Nursing Topics 1 Course Code: NUSC 3P01 Applicants must be available in person to attend one or more of the seminar times below: Fridays 1200-1500 Fridays 1500-1800 Thursdays 1500-1800 Thursdays 1800-2100 Compensation Teaching Assistant, Course Coordinator and Lab Demonstrator positions are paid according to the qualifications that the employee holds. Employees who do NOT hold a 4-year honours degree or a 3-year pass degree will be paid the undergraduate rate - $23.30 per hour. (Rate effective September 1, 2026) Employees who hold a 4-year honours degree or a 3-year pass degree will be paid the graduate rate - $36.67 per hour. (Rate effective September 1, 2026) In cases where additional duties are required as part of a Teaching Assistant’s duties, these hours shall be compensated at the appropriate Teaching Assistant rate. Duties The duties and responsibilities of the Teaching Assistant shall be in accordance with Article 22 of the CUPE Local 4207, Unit 1, Collective Agreement. These are made up of scheduled contact time with students and non-classroom time (including preparation of seminar material, student consultation, marking or grading, examination proctoring, attending lectures, holding office hours, and other course administration as may be required. Qualifications Current registration as Registered Nurse (RN) with the College of Nurses of Ontario The successful applicant must have effective communication skills including the ability to explain subject material to students, be punctual in attending classes, and be able to meet appropriate deadlines. The successful candidate will independently facilitate weekly three-hour seminars, screening a recorded lecture, leading a one-hour structured group discussion, and running the prescribed graded activity, as the sole in-class facilitator. Applicants must be comfortable delivering a range of interactive learning formats across the course's mental health, gerontology, critical care, home and community nursing, including role plays and handovers, card-sort and clinical-judgment games, health-data analysis, and case-based discussion, using the provided facilitation guides and answer keys to keep content accurate and consistent across sections. The role requires strong group facilitation, time management, and assessment skills, including circulating and prompting during small-group work, managing timed activity rounds, leading debriefs, and fairly grading weekly student participation and activity performance in Brightspace. Applications Please include a cover letter and a current resume. Members with seniority can provide seniority date within the application questionnaire. For further information Aundrea Wright Academic Coordinator, School of Nursing NUSCacademic@brocku.ca Positions listed on this posting are subject to course enrolments and budgetary approval. As per Article 22.04 of the Collective Agreement: Members shall not accept any appointment which, taken together with all other appointments at the University, would cause the member to exceed the maximum number of regular hours (i.e., not overtime hours) allowable in a work week under the Employment Standards Act, as amended from time to time. The Collective Agreement governs part-time Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Lab Demonstrator, Course Coordinator and Marker-Grader positions at Brock University. The Agreement can be accessed on the Office of People & Culture website - https://brocku.ca/human-resources/collective-agreements/ Additional Comments Course descriptions can be found on the Undergraduate course calendar website: http://www.brocku.ca/webcal/ Academic terms generally run from: Fall – September to December Winter – January to April Spring – May to July Summer – July to August *Actual dates can be found on the Timetables available on the Office of the Registrar web page: https://brocku.ca/registrar/toolkit/registration/ We are committed to offering flexible work arrangements where possible as outlined in our Flexible Work Arrangement Policy. As a student-centered organization, all employees are required to work on campus as needed. Brock University is committed to creating a respectful and equitable workplace. We strive to foster a culture of diversity and inclusion in our work and learning environments. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and actively encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, Indigenous Peoples, people who identify as Black, African and/or Caribbean, as racialized and/or as from ethnic and cultural minority groups, and other underrepresented demographic groups at Brock and in the Niagara region. Brock also recognizes intersectionality and the interconnected identities, histories, and experiences of these aforementioned groups. We are committed to inclusive and barrier-free recruitment, and we accommodate the needs of applicants throughout all stages of the recruitment process, as outlined in our Employment Accommodation Policy and consistent with the requirements of the Ontario Human Rights Code. Please contact talent@brocku.ca if you require a disability related accommodation so we can ensure your participation needs are met. Brock University does not use AI Technology at any stage of the recruitment process. We appreciate all applications received. Candidates that are selected for an interview will be contacted. Learn more about Brock University by visiting www.brocku.ca.

What you’ll do

The Teaching Assistant will independently facilitate weekly three-hour seminars, including leading structured group discussions and managing interactive learning activities. Responsibilities also include grading student participation, proctoring examinations, and providing student consultation.

Requirements

Applicants must be a Registered Nurse (RN) currently registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario. The role requires strong group facilitation, assessment skills, and the ability to effectively communicate complex subject material to students.

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• assessment · Preferred
• Group Facilitation · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Group facilitation
• Time management
• Assessment
• Student consultation
• Grading
• Examination proctoring
• Course administration
• Communication skills
• Clinical judgment
• Health data analysis
• Case-based discussion
• Mental health nursing
• Gerontology
• Critical care
• Home and community nursing
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Effective Communication
• Artificial Intelligence
• Data Analysis
• Teaching
• Mental Health
• Disabilities
• Labor Law
• Innovation
• Interactive Learning
• Nursing
• Student-Centred Learning
• Time Management
• Critical Care

Job areas

• Education
• Healthcare
• Teaching Assistant
• Teacher Assistant
• Teachers' Aides
• Teaching Assistants, All Other
• Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary