Learning Strategies And Assistive Technology Advisor (Term)

Date Posted: 01/03/2024
Req ID: 35530
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM: Accessibility Services
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Position Number: #
Description:
About us:
U of T Mississauga—the second largest campus of Canada’s top-ranked university and the only research university in Ontario’s booming Peel Region—is one of the world’s great catalysts of human potential.
Our employee community hums with the energy of 3,400 faculty, librarians and staff, who power our campus with curiosity, connection and care. We work together to spark life-changing research and innovation, make an indelible mark on the world by building equitable cities and societies, enable healthy lives, create a sustainable future and ignite entrepreneurship. Above all, we prioritize student success, and seek to give our 16,500 students the lift of a lifetime through learning and discovery. We love to open opportunities available nowhere else for our community to achieve their ambitions and make their unique contributions to Canada and the world.
This work all comes together on a spectacularly green campus, alongside the Missinihe-ziibi (Trusting Creek or Credit River), where we seek to honour truth, reciprocity and reconciliation on the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We’re thrilled to welcome those who want to learn more about us and to be part of what we do.
 
Your opportunity
Accessibility Services provides academic accommodations and services for students with disabilities and promotes a fully integrated university experience by ensuring that students have the opportunity to access and participate in all areas of student life. In partnership with a variety of Student Affairs and academic departments, Accessibility Services provides comprehensive programming throughout a student’s university career to foster greater resiliency and promote the development of knowledge and skills that are transferable to their future goals.
Based on a sound knowledge of Assistive Technology and Learning Strategies, the Assistive Technology Consultant will be responsible for meeting with and counselling students on their learning and technology needs, conducting individual learning strategy sessions and technology assessments, recommending technology to be purchased through the OSAP Bursary for Students with Disabilities, and providing individual sessions and group workshops on a variety of learning strategy and Assistive Technology topics.
Your responsibilities will include:
-Assessing and making recommendations on student funding applications and the appropriate disbursement of funds
-Determining what Assistive Technology is best fit for student based on their profile
-Reviewing and approving disability related educational expenses through the OSAP Bursary for Students with Disabilities (BSWD)
-Screening and making referrals to academic advising and learning skills programs and other resources or services
-Conducting a detailed analysis of student feedback andlearning outcomes to inform program planning activities
-Evaluating new technologies to determine if they support objectives
 
Essential Qualifications:
-Masters Degree in computer studies, student development, occupational therapy, education, counselling or an acceptable combination of equivalent education and experience.
-A minimum of four (4) years’ experience in academic support in a multi-disciplinary setting to undergraduate and graduate students at the university level.
-Must have experience with training individuals with disabilities in the use of Assistive Technology.
-Must have experience developing, implementing and monitoring individual academic learning plans.
-Demonstrated experience with providing 1 to 1 coaching to students regarding learning.
-Demonstrated advanced skill with MS Office, e.g., Access, Word, Excel, Power Point, Internet, email and a variety of Assistive Technology software programsand hardware.
-Experience offering study skills workshops and assisting in the delivery of small group learning is essential.
-Good understanding of functional limitations related to a full range of disability types with a special focus on learning disabilities, mental health, autism spectrum, and ADHD to determine appropriate session content, materials and approaches.
-Strong computer skills and experience with the installation, troubleshooting and maintenance of assistive technologies in both Macintosh and Windows environments.
-Broad knowledge of the application and technological aspects of Assistive Technology use and development for students with disabilities.
-Independent judgment and creative problem solving skills are required to develop individual learning plans for student.
-Must understand the strengths and challenges of adults with disabilities and have knowledge of cultural views of disability.
-Must have a commitment to the principles of equity and inclusion and be able to demonstrate an understanding of the implication of disabilities as they relate to a student's success at university and in a broader context.
-Ability to exercise initiative, tact, discretion and problem solving skills.
-Ability to assess and prioritize projects with shifting deadlines.
-Superior organizational and time management skills required.
-Strong group facilitation and presentation skills.
Assets (Nonessential):
-Certification in Learning Strategies, Assistive Technology, Coaching, or Supplemental Instruction are assets.
To be successful in this role you will be:
-Approachable
-Communicator
-Efficient
-Organized
-Resourceful
-Team player
 
Closing Date: 01/12/2024, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type: Budget - Term 
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:  
USW Pay Band 13 -- $83,150 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $106,336. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol. 
Job Category: Student Services
Recruiter: Jessica Halteh
Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged , and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.
Please note this is a term position ending July 31, 2024 with the possibility of renewal.