Learning Strategist (RPT)

Cambrian-College; Greater Sudbury; On-site; CAD 34,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Cambrian College’s Library & Learning Centre is seeking a Learning Strategist on a regular part-time basis (24 hours/week) to design and deliver learning strategy plans and workshops for students with diverse needs.

You will collaborate with disability services, counselling, and academic support teams to promote success, monitor interventions, and maintain records. A four-year degree and relevant experience are required.

Qualifications

• Minimum four-year postsecondary degree in Education, Adult Education, Psychology, Disability Studies, or related field.
• Three years of experience assisting students with learning strategies.
• Experience with students from diverse backgrounds facing learning barriers.
• Demonstrated teaching and workshop facilitation using experiential delivery models.
• Experience providing learning strategies, study skills, and digital support.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) including strong presentation skills and digital content creation.
• Knowledge and demonstrated application of adult learning principles.

Responsibilities

• Design, deliver, and monitor learning strategy plans for students based on assessments.
• Instruct students in learning strategies using delivery methods tailored to strengths and challenges.
• Deliver plans in response to student requests and referrals; support development of action plans for success.
• Identify students with learning disabilities; offer screening tools and refer to Accessibility.
• Liaise with faculty and college support services to promote student success.
• Plan and deliver workshops; partner with programs to identify needs.
• Consult with Chair on student issues; maintain confidential records.
• Develop learning strategy resources and staff training materials.
• Develop policies to support student retention and strategic direction for learning strategies.
• Stay current with AODA and OHRC; collaborate on accommodations.
• Support ministry reporting and college requirements.
• Track trends in service delivery and evaluate effectiveness.

Skills

Learning strategies

Teaching workshops

Digital content creation

Communication skills

Adult learning principles

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Four-year degree in Education/Adult Education/Psychology/Disability Studies

Job description

Cambrian College’s Library & Learning Centre requires a Learning Strategist on a regular part-time, 24 hour per week basis.

Note: Internal candidates, as defined by the Part-Time Support Staff Collective Agreement, will be given first consideration.

• Design, deliver, and monitor learning strategy plans for students based on formal and informal assessments, developed in both group and individual settings.
• Instruct students in learning strategies using delivery methods specific to students’ unique strengths and challenges.
• Deliver a plan of specific strategies in response to student requests, assessment tools, and/or information from referring sources such as faculty; support students with development of plans of action for success.
• Identify students with a suspected learning disability; offer screening tools to make appropriate referrals to Accessibility; facilitate appropriate referrals to support student issues beyond study skills.
• Liaise with faculty, the Glenn Crombie Centre for Accessibility, Counselling and Wellness, the Academic Success Centre, the Library and Learning Centre teams, and other college personnel to support student success.
• Plan and deliver workshops to support student success and enhance learning skills; partner with program areas to identify trends and high-level needs.
• Consult with Chair on student issues, such as academic integrity, or to recommend coordinated referrals; maintain confidential case records.
• Research, develop, and maintain learning strategy resource materials; develop and facilitate basic learning skills training for staff.
• Develop quality policies and procedures to support student retention; develop activity cycle(s) and strategic direction for learning strategies at the College
• Stay current with AODA and the Ontario Human Rights Code, College policies and procedures, and advising and retention best practices; develop familiarity with assistive technology in collaboration with accessibility advisors to develop and implement student accommodations.
• Contribute as requested to support Ministry reporting and College requirements.
• Track and monitor trends and patterns in service delivery; work with academic support and services teams to evaluate effectiveness of service delivery and identify key areas for improvement.
• Respond to service delivery issues and problem-solve as required; provide professional development for student leaders as requested.
• Identify barriers to equity and inclusion and work to reduce and remove barriers in training and orientations.

Required:

• Must have a minimum of a four-year postsecondary degree in Education, Adult Education, Psychology, Disability Studies, or a related field. (A copy of educational documents must be submitted with application *** education completed outside of Canada, applicants are required to submit a WES or ICAS with their application)
• Three years of experience working in an educational environment assisting students with learning strategies.
• Experience working with students from diverse backgrounds who face learning barriers, including students with learning disabilities and/or students who are distressed.
• Demonstrated teaching and workshop facilitation using experiential delivery models.
• Experience providing learning strategies, study skills, and digital support.
• Experience delivering and evaluating individualized interventions and techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team while acting as an effective role model for students.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) including strong presentation skills and digital content creation skills.
• Knowledge and demonstrated application of adult learning principles.

Assets/Preferred:

• Specific education related to learning disabilities or education within a Learning Strategies Certificate program.
• Experience working with students at the post-secondary level.

To be considered, candidates must provide the following as an attachment:

• Educational documents
  • WES/ICAS Equivalence if degrees/diplomas are from a Non-Canadian University