Child & Youth Care Contract Lecturers - Unit 1 - Winter 2027 CY8012 course

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Appointment Details

SCHOOL OF CHILD & YOUTH CARE
CUPE LOCAL 3904 UNIT 1

Located in downtown Toronto, the largest and most culturally diverse city in Canada and on the territory of the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee and the Wendat Peoples, the School of Child & Youth Care in the Faculty of Community Services welcomes applications for contract lecturers in areas of child and youth care practice. The School focuses on teaching emerging child and youth care practitioners and emerging scholars in the field of child and youth care. The curriculum is focused on theoretical knowledge that informs practice in child and youth care settings such as group homes, foster care, the community, hospitals and schools. There is a very strong focus on the experiences of Black Youth, Indigenous youth, young people identifying as 2SLGBTQ+, and young people with disabilities in systems such as child welfare, child & youth mental health, education, health care and community-based services. Pedagogically, the curriculum draws on professional practice experience in the role of child and youth care practitioner on the part of instructors and faculty members. Our faculty prides itself on the quality of its teaching. We are interested in candidates that will contribute to our existing teaching strengths by bringing innovative and diverse perspectives and experience.

The program offers courses on campus as well as internet only sections. In Fall 2015 Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) adopted D2L Brightspace as its learning management system. Contract lecturers hired to teach online courses are provided with internet access at Toronto Metropolitan University and must become familiar with the D2L Brightspace course management system. The university provides free workshops and contract lecturer support. The contract lecturer will be responsible for updating the course outline to reflect the current delivery dates and times. To ensure consistency across sections of courses, instructors are required to prepare and deliver their courses in accordance with developed course outline(s) that are provided, including but not limited to, the weighting of assignments.

Finally, in keeping with School of Child and Youth Care's commitment to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion, with a particular focus on anti-Black racism and anti-Indigenous racism, hiring decisions will be significantly influenced by applicants' demonstrated competency and/or ongoing professional development in these areas.

Course description:

CY 8012 - Therapeutic Practice Internship
This course explores student’s experiences in community-based placements through 225 placement hours. As emerging practitioners, students will critically assess organization mandate and culture, and identify and understand themes that arise within the placement agency at the case and organizational levels within a CYC practice framework. Students begin to develop an understanding of culturally and contextually responsive interventions that inform pathways to intentional and meaningful change.
Weekly Contact: Lecture: 3 hrs. (1 credit)

Term: Winter 2027

• CUPE UNIT 1 courses posted may be subject to change due to changes in enrollment, scheduling or budget approval.

• “Restricted” courses are posted for informational purposes only. As per Article 13.2(b), restricted work is not available for application

• “Estimated number of students” should not be interpreted as the class maximum; the actual number of students may vary depending on student demand. Class sizes and contract lecturer compensation for additional students are covered in the CUPE Local 3904, Unit 1, Collective Agreement.

* Academic Assistant (AA) support hours listed here (if any) are academically required to deliver this course/section. The successful applicant will be provided appropriate AA support. Additionally, if eligible, they will receive 20% of the total extra student payment as outlined in Article 17 of the CUPE 3904 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.

PLEASE NOTE:

1. To ensure consistency across course sections, instructors are required to prepare and deliver their course/s in accordance with developed course outline(s), including but not limited to, the weighting of assignments.

2. If you are applying for multiple postings, each application must clearly articulate the way in which your experience, teaching and SRC is relevant/specific to the course you are applying for.

3. The maximum number of Internship courses a contract lecturer will be hired to teach is two (2).

a) A full workload half-sessional appointment is for 15 hours in any one semester.

b) A reduced workload half-sessional appointment is for at least 9 but less than 15 semester hours in any one semester.

c) A part-time hourly appointment / one semester is for less than 9 hours in any one semester.

The base salary range for Contract Lectures hired August 16, 2026 through August 15, 2027 is $79,644.07 to $101,855.82 per annum. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications. Contract amounts are calculated based on the number of semester hours in the appointment.

Qualifications

Qualifications for All Positions

Consistent with the CUPE 1 Collective Agreement, hiring decisions must take into consideration: Education, Professional Experience, Currency, Teaching Skills and Interactive Skills. Where qualifications are relatively equal, the person with the most seniority will be hired. Within the School of Child and Youth Care, the more specific criteria in each category are as follows.

Applicants are expected to clearly indicate their academic qualifications in their cover letter and CV.

Education
• PhD Completion (Underway to Completed)
• PhD Relevance to CYC
• MA Relevance to CYC

Professional Experience
• Relevance of professional/community experience to the field of CYC
• Relevance of professional/community experience to the specific course
• Depth and Breadth of professional experience: # of years in the field and across multiple organizations/populations
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with critical praxis

Currency
• Evidence of up-to-date knowledge and skills in professional practice related to CYC
• Evidence of having maintained academic currency in the substantive topic relevant to the course
• Evidence of having maintained academic currency in critical and emerging theoretical frameworks relevant to CYC and the course
• Demonstrated engagement in scholarship, research or creative activity relevant to the CYC and the course

Teaching Skills
• Post-secondary Teaching: Demonstrated experience in teaching in post-secondary/adult education settings
• Demonstrated experience in teaching CYC-related content
• Demonstrated experience in teaching course-specific content
• Demonstrated experience incorporating EDI and anti-oppression frameworks into teaching
• Demonstrated experience in teaching in online contexts

Interactive Skills
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work with colleagues and students

Qualifications to Teach CY 8012 - Therapeutic Practice Internship:

Minimum Qualifications

1. A minimum of a PhD in progress in Child and Youth Care or related field (doctorate preferred).

AND at least one of:

2. Previous Experience Teaching Course Content
3. Previous Related Practice Experience

Preferred Qualifications

In addition to the posting requirements and minimum qualifications above, preference will be given to candidates with the following:
1. PhD in Child and Youth Care or related field (completed or in-progress, completed preferred).
2. Demonstrated ability to meaningfully engage students of different races, cultures, religions, gender identities, sexual orientations, and disabilities.
3. Proficiency in inspiring students to think critically about their innovative visions and imaginations about child and youth care practice and professional identity.
4. Demonstrated knowledge and experience with intersectional, critical praxis related to systemic oppression, including anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism, sexism, heterosexism, ableism, colonialism, classism, and other forms of marginalization.

Application Instruction

Applicant Responsibilities
Candidates who wish to apply for these postings must provide an application with the following information defined in Article 14.9 of the current CUPE 3904 Unit 1 collective agreement https://www.torontomu.ca/faculty-affairs/resources/documents/collective-agreements/cupe-1-collective-agreement/

1. The type of appointment that is preferred.
2. The courses or number of sections of the same course and/or package they would like to teach
3. Attach an updated resume and any other relevant information concerning their candidacy.
4. Which courses of all those posted by the Department the candidates consider themselves qualified to teach. (If possible, include the number of times the course content of each of the applied -for courses has been taught).
5. The address or addresses to which the letter of appointment should be sent, and any periods when the candidates cannot be contacted.
6. Instructors with priority of consideration may include which of the Continuing Education credit courses they would prefer should the volume of teaching applied for not be available from the teaching functions available to discharge

Application Deadline

Please submit a letter of application, updated curriculum vitae and currency report (if applicable) by Tuesday, November 24, 2026.

Please note that interviews may be a part of this recruitment process.

Evaluation of Applications

Candidates will be evaluated using the following rating criteria and weightings:

1. Education - 15%
2. Professional Experience - 23%
3. Currency - 25%
4. Teaching skills - 35%
5. Interactive skills - 2%

A score of 65 is required for hire.

SENIORITY LISTS

A copy of the School’s current relative seniority list, with Contract Lecturers who have taught in the department within the last two years ranked according to seniority is available here.

Additional Information

University Undergraduate Calendar
https://www.torontomu.ca/calendar/

CUPE Local 3904, Unit 1 – Collective Agreement
https://www.torontomu.ca/faculty-affairs/resources/documents/collective-agreements/cupe-1-collective-agreement/

IMPORTANT DETAILS:

The School/Department will provide upon request to any applicant with CUPE experience a current relative seniority list, with instructors who have taught in the department within the last three academic years ranked according to seniority.

All interested applicants are required to familiarize themselves with Toronto Metropolitan University’s Course Management policy, https://www.torontomu.ca/senate/course-outline-policies/course-management-policy-166/. Detailed course outlines for each course are available in the School/Department and the successful applicants are required to follow them. Calendar course descriptions can be found at https://www.torontomu.ca/calendar/.

Toronto Metropolitan University is strongly committed to fostering diversity within our community. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our staff, our faculty and its scholarship including, but not limited to First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, Indigenous peoples of North America, Black-identified persons, other racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQ+. Please note that all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply but applications from Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Course delivery may be online, in-person, or hybrid at the sole discretion of the hiring unit. Candidates hired to support in-person courses will be required to carry out their teaching and/or other duties on campus. Candidates are required to have access to appropriate technology (i.e. computer with camera, microphone and high-speed internet).

While applicants may submit Faculty/Course Survey results from Winter 2020 through to Winter 2023, these results will not be used as evidence of teaching effectiveness by the Contract Lecturer Appointment Committee due to the impact of COVID-19 on these semesters. A negative inference will not be drawn if FCS results are not submitted for these semesters. Alternate evidence of teaching effectiveness may be provided by the candidate for consideration by the CLAC.