Diploma in Practical Nursing College Instructor

UCN is building better futures for a stronger North. UCN provides learning opportunities to northern communities and its people offering more than 40 academic degrees, diplomas, and certificate programs. We commit to offering a safe, welcoming, and inclusive work environment where innovation and creativity is welcomed. We are one of Manitoba’s Top Employers and offer a generous Total Compensation Package with health benefits, a great pension plan along with the opportunity for personal and professional growth including tuition waivers.

Reporting to the Associate Dean of Health, Nursing Instructor is required to teach in the Diploma in Practical Nursing program. The Instructor will be committed to excellence in teaching and promoting an interdisciplinary approach to care. In addition to teaching duties, the Instructor will be responsible for classroom management, student supervision and advising, maintenance of student records and grades, curriculum review/development, and other administrative tasks.

The successful incumbent will also assist with assigned activities including University College promotion, student recruitment, and various program administrative functions.

• Registered Nurse with an undergraduate degree in Nursing; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
• Active College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM) membership with no restrictions
• Minimum 5 years of experience in nursing
• Effective time management skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Strong computer skills, particularly in MS Office 365
• Familiarity with issues specific to Indigenous learners and mature students in northern communities
• Diverse nursing experience, including medical-surgical, gerontology, OBS, mental health, and northern nursing
• Knowledge and understanding of Indigenous cultures
• Commitment to life-long learning
• Applicants with education acquired outside of Canada are required to provide an Educational Credential Assessment with their application indicating Canadian credential equivalency, accepted Education Credential Assessment organizations include International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) and World Education Services (WES.)

• Graduate Nursing Degree or graduate degree in related area
• Previous instructional experience
• Familiarity with curriculum development and delivery
• Ability to speak an Indigenous language

• Candidates must be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada
• Satisfactory Criminal Record Check, Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check
• College Instructors are required to complete the Teaching for Learning (TFL) in Applied Education program or have previously completed the Certificate in Adult Education (CAE)

Effective August 1, 2026, nursing Instructors in the Joint Baccalaureate Nursing Program and Diploma in Practical Nursing Program will receive a market supplement of ten dollars sixty-one cents ($10.61) per hour ($20,000 per annum, pro-rated for part-time employees) for a period of three (3) years.

$67,539 to $102,811
* per annum plus remoteness allowance and Instructor Education Supplement if applicable

UCN acknowledges that we are on the traditional territories and homelands of many Indigenous peoples, in particular the Cree, Dene, Red River Métis, and Oji-Cree. Indigenous peoples have continuously maintained homelands in northern Manitoba since time immemorial. The First Nations in the area that UCN serves entered into treaty relationships with the Crown (within our region these include signatories to…