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Learning Strategist - Student Affairs - Accessibility Services - Webster Centre for Student Success

Competition Number:
172E21
Position Type:
Staff Position
Closing Date:
Date of Posting:
Department:
Student Affairs - Accessibility Services
Position:
Learning Strategist
Contract:
Full-Time Term Position
Hours of Work:
37.5 hours per week
Salary:

$52,265 to $57,551 per annum, as per CUPE 1870

Term:

As soon as possible to April 30, 2022 (Term may be reduced or extended depending on performance, available funding, and departmental requirements)

The Department of Student Affairs at UPEI is seeking a Learning Strategist to work directly with Accessibility Services in coordinating and facilitating learning support for students with and without disabilities. The Learning Strategist will be available to all UPEI students assisting Indigenous and non-Indigenous students in developing learning strategies to support academic success. This person will report to the Manager of Accessibility Services and will be an essential part of the Student Affairs team.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Learning Strategist will work with any student on campus looking to adjust their approach to learning and will also provide individualized learning strategy plans for students with disabilities based on their learning needs and recommendations in their accommodation plans.  The successful candidate will assist students to understand their learning needs and provide ongoing supports, strategies, and techniques to enable students to capitalize on their strengths and remove barriers to learning.

  • Assistance in understanding learning needs and guidance in developing academic strategies for success
  • Open collaboration with students to find tools & strategies that they are willing to use
  • Support in the form of academic coaching, technology training, assistance with study skills (individually and in groups)
  • Providing a variety of strategies to improve learning and success
  • Identifying barriers and providing strategies to overcome them
  • Providing tools and resources to help students find balance, organization and efficiency
  • Time management and organizational techniques to overcome executive functioning deficits
  • Will be responsible for providing learning strategy supports in an online and in person-environment
  • Will provide support with administering exams for students registered with Accessibility Services, including scheduling of student assistants who proctor and scribe exams

QUALIFICATIONS:

The candidate will have:

  • A BEd or equivalent training and experience.  
  • Experience working with students with disabilities will be considered a strong asset
  • Experience working with students in a postsecondary environment will be considered an asset
  • Familiarity working within Indigenous communities and providing academic supports to Indigenous students would be considered a strong asset
  • An understanding of appropriate teaching pedagogies, accommodations and inclusive practices is essential
  • Experience using assistive technology such as Read and Write, Immersive Readers, Sonocent, Glean, and Notability
  • A high degree of computer literacy
  • Experience working effectively with community organizations
  • Effective time management skills and the ability to prioritize and organize work
  • Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written skills
  • Knowledge of the administration and coordination of accommodations
Application Instructions:

Please submit electronically a cover letter, quoting the competition number, a resume and reference list to be received no later than the closing date via the link posted on the UPEI Human Resources website. Applications will not be accepted via email.

If you are unable to apply online, you can drop off your resume to the Human Resources Department, Kelley Building, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3, Fax Number (902) 894-2895.

UPEI will require mandatory full Covid 19 vaccination for all students, staff, and faculty. Exemptions only apply for medical, religious, or cultural reasons in accordance with the UPEI Covid 19 mandatory vaccination policy.

In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. The University of Prince Edward Island is committed to gender equity in employment.

UPEI is committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation and believes in providing a positive learning and working environment where every person feels empowered to contribute. UPEI is committed to the principle of equity in employment and encourages applications from underrepresented groups including women, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. 

Only those applicants who are invited to an interview will be acknowledged.

UPEI encourages all qualified applicants to apply for job openings; however, in keeping with the terms and provisions of the university’s various employment and collective agreements, first priority will be given to internal candidates.