Intermediate Learning Specialist, Academic Accommodation

University of Ottawa; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Ottawa is seeking a dedicated professional to evaluate and implement academic accommodations for students with disabilities. Reporting to the Manager of Academic Accommodations, you will conduct functional assessments, develop individualized plans, and promote effective learning strategies.

The role requires a Master’s degree in education or related field, 2+ years' experience in student learning interventions, and bilingual proficiency in French and English.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in education or a related field is required.
• Excellent specialized experience working with postsecondary students living with a disability is essential.
• Training and at least two years' experience in student learning and cognitive/metacognitive intervention is required.
• Bilingual French and English proficiency at a high level is required.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to established policies and provide outstanding customer service in academic accommodations.
• Perform functional assessment of students based on medical documentation to establish accommodations.
• Develop and propose individualized accommodation plans with educational implications.
• Collaborate with professors to implement accommodations while respecting integrity and rights.
• Develop training content on learning strategies and maintain confidential records.

Skills

Bilingualism: French and English

Experience with disabilities in post‑S

Excellent customer service

Education

Master's degree in education or related field

Job description

Salary Grade: SSUO Grade 10

Salary Range: $85,040.00 - $107,421.00

Hours per week: 35

Campus: Main Campus

Job Type: Employee

Applications must be received BEFORE 2026/11/02.

Date Posted: 2026/11/02

About Student Affairs

Student Affairs is at the very heart of the student experience at the University of Ottawa. We recruit the very best future students, support them throughout their university years and leave them well-prepared for fulfilling careers and future studies. Our team of more than 600 dedicated staff provides the services that keep students happy, well and thriving as they pursue their ambitions. We help them apply and enroll for courses, we oversee 11 residences and an award‑winning Dining Hall, we organize fun events and varsity sports activities, we run an innovative career development and experiential learning program and much more!

There's nothing more rewarding than helping future generations reach their full potential at a world‑class university. With our wide variety of career opportunities and professional development pathways, we're sure that you'll enjoy the experience as much as our students do.

Position Purpose

Reporting to the Manager, Academic Accommodations, the incumbent evaluates and implements appropriate academic accommodation measures in accordance with the University of Ottawa policies, administrative regulations, and procedures, in compliance with human rights legislation and academic integrity regulations. This position follows the University's standard working hours; however, variable hours, including evening work, may be required based on operational needs.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Adhere to and comply with established administrative policies, procedures and practices related to the provision of customer service and customer intervention while providing excellent customer service.
• Perform a functional assessment of the student based on their medical documentation to establish and implement academic accommodations.
• Develop and propose an individualized accommodation plan that summarizes the functioning and the learning profile of the students while orienting the report on educational implications and concrete courses of intervention that can notably incorporate strategies adapted to the medical condition while considering the requirements of the student's university course.
• As a stakeholder in the academic accommodation process, encourage and assist students in learning strategies for communicating with their professors and faculties about their academic accommodation needs. Promote assertiveness in students and inspire them to become strong and accomplished learners.
• Recommend various strategies to promote the development of an effective or compensatory methodology in the learning process (cognitive strategies for developing knowledge and analysis; procedural strategies; strategies for memorization, time management, problem solving, problems, reading and writing; affective strategies [engagement in studies, motivation, stress management], metacognitive strategies, use of learning technologies, communication strategies, etc.).
• Inform students about the financial resources available with regard to their handicap situations according to the qualification criteria prescribed by each of these sources.
• Perform record keeping through progress notes recorded in the database during individualized meetings, and, at all times, ensure the confidentiality of records according to the laws in force and established procedures.
• Collaborate with professors to ensure the implementation of appropriate academic accommodations for students while respecting academic integrity and human rights laws.
• Develop content and provide training on learning strategies to students.

What You Will Bring:

• Master's degree in education or in a related field (such as cognitive psychology, pedagogical psychology, multidisciplinary disability studies), or equivalent
• Excellent specialized experience working with postsecondary students living with a disability who have specific academic requirements
• Training and at least two years' experience in student learning and cognitive and metacognitive intervention
• Bilingualism: French and English (spoken and written), to be considered for this position, candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.
• Extensive experience in the functional evaluation of students and their learning environments