Date Posted: 08/25/2023
Req ID: 33647
Faculty/Division: VP & Provost
Department: SL: Academic Success
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00039887

Description:

About us:

Student Life connects life to learning. We believe every student should have the opportunity to actively participate in university life, and to find connection and community while discovering new ways of thinking and being in the world. We provide resources, support and engagement opportunities that are inclusive and accessible, making sure every student can build experiences that set them up for a lifetime of success.

Student Life Programs & Servicessupports students as they achieve personal, academic, career or civic goals. We engage students throughout their learning and development with the following units: Academic Success, Accessibility Services, Career Exploration & Education, Centre for Community Partnerships, Clubs & Leadership Development, Housing, Indigenous Student Services, Mentorship & Peer Programs, Multi-faith Centre, Orientation, Student Success, Transition & Engagement and T-Card Services. Together with staff, faculty, students, employers and community partners, we provide an integrated and coherent path to success that reflects the diversity of our students.

Your opportunity:

Under the general direction of the Director, the Learning Strategist is responsible for developing multi layered learning communities of students and peer mentors that foster academic skill development for an academically diverse population in the Department of Computer Science. The Learning Strategist will engagewith faculty and staff in the Department of Computer Science and other staff across the Division of Student Life and the university more broadly to develop programming that responds to the academic skills development of students within specific programs and courses. Examples may include: course-specific in class presentations; peer facilitated study sessions; orientation workshops; meeting individually and in small groups with students to clarify and problem solve individual issues related to learning, critical thinking, and time management. Work may also include developing peer-mentors to (co) deliver programming, assessing programming, and creating online materials and supports to enhance student learning.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing advanced academic and learning skills counselling
• Advising students on the development of their educational plans
• Probing for information from students to identify learning and performance needs
• Developing components of learning support programs
• Conducting a detailed analysis of student feedback and learning outcomes to inform program planning activities
• Developing student assessment plans to support student learning outcomes and competencies
• Facilitating psychoeducational workshops that promote the development of coping strategies and skills

Essential Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in a related program of study (e.g. education) or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum four years experience in academic support in a multi-disciplinary setting to undergraduate and graduate students at the university-level
• Must be anexperienced and recognized facilitator of groups
• Must have experience developing peer mentoring programs
• Must be able to demonstrate success in facilitating partnerships with constituents from a variety of institutional areas
• Demonstrated experience in coaching
• Excellent computer skills (e.g. Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Superb interpersonal, listening, and communication skills for fostering student development and negotiating conflict
• Excellence in managing projects through effective setting of priorities
• Honed organizational skills
• Creative problem solving skills
• Ability to initiate independent collaborations with faculty and staff to enhance students' learning experiences and sense of belonging
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Demonstrated initiative to maintain awareness of current and emerging trends in university-level learning and to incorporate them into their work

Assets (Nonessential):

• Certification in Learning Strategies, Coaching, or Supplemental Instruction
• Experience with E-learning
• Training in Computer Science or a related field
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the learning needs of students with disabilities

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Approachable
• Communicator
• Multi-tasker
• Organized
• Problem solver
• Tactful

Closing Date: 09/11/2023, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Term This is a TERM role ending May 2024, with the possibility of renewal.
Schedule: Part-Time This is a part-time 50% FTE role.
Pro-Rated Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: USW Pay Band 13 -- $38,142 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $48,778. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Student Services
Recruiter: Anita Chooraman

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.