Learning Strategist

**Learning Strategist**

**Location**: Oakville, Ontario (on-site)
**Type**: Full-time contract
**Term**: September 2025 - August 2026
**Salary Range**:Based on years of experience according to the Faculty Salary Grid

**COME JOIN OUR TEAM**:
As a Learning Strategist, you will be supporting students' academic achievement, personal and social development, and vocational growth. You will be responsible for designing and delivering programs that empower students, fostering self-advocacy, self-understanding, and strategic approaches to learning. If you are passionate about helping students unlock their full potential, we would love to hear from you

**HOW YOU WILL THRIVE**:
You will contribute to a vibrant campus community by engaging in full teaching complement, co-curricular activities, clubs, student advising, and the boarding life programme. In this role, you we will inspire, guide and shape the futures of our students

**HOW YOU WILL SUCCEED**:

- Provide individualized support for a diverse student population, including those with learning, physical, medical, and mental health disabilities, as well as new English language learners and student-athletes.
- Promote and support students’ well-being, enhance their personal resilience, and help them thrive both academically and personally.
- Analyze psychoeducational assessments and medical documentation to develop, implement, and assess personalized learning profiles for students.
- Focus on developing academic skills, compensatory learning, and time management strategies, while evaluating current practices and researching new, valid methods and strategies to support students’ education and self-monitoring.
- Identify and provide ongoing instruction, strategies, and techniques to help students leverage their strengths and address their learning challenges.
- Encourage student independence and the use of strategies that are applicable to current academic demands and future learning opportunities.
- Collaborate closely with the guidance team, faculty, families, and other community members to assess student progress and design tailored learning strategies to best support each student.
- Coordinate academic and transitional support for incoming students, ensuring their smooth integration into Appleby College.
- Lead both small group sessions and one-on-one sessions to provide focused support for students.
- Develop workshops and training opportunities to enhance the ability of Appleby College staff to support a diverse range of learners.
- Staff the Student Success Centre and coordinate accommodations for tests and exams, ensuring all students receive appropriate support.

**WHAT YOU BRING**:

- Proven experience working with students with learning disabilities in an educational setting
- Teacher education (B.Ed, M.Ed.) or substantial teaching experience in settings such as University, College, or specialized instruction
- Ontario College of Teachers certification (or equivalent) is a plus
- Post-Secondary education with relevant specialization (Guidance and/or Special Education) is an Asset
- Strong understanding of learning disabilities and knowledge of support services available at post-secondary institutions and how to access them
- Ability to interpret psychoeducational assessments and understand the impact of learning disabilities or psychological diagnoses on academic performance.
- Proficient in integrating adaptive technology (e.g., voice-to-text, text-to-voice software, and Outlook) and learning strategies to support student success.
- Demonstrated ability to handle information with confidentiality and professionalism.

**HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT**:

- An extensive compensation package that includes the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP)
- Class sizes of 16:1 average ratio
- Outstanding professional development opportunities include tuition subsidies, innovation grants, cultural learning trips and mentoring
- Support for new teachers through the Faculty Development Programme
- Access to the fitness facility, including spin, yoga, and HIIT training studio
- Active engagement in community involvement
- Located on a 60-acre campus on the shores of Lake Ontario
- State-of-the-art learning environment with motivated and engaged students

**WHO ARE WE**:
Appleby College was founded in 1911 and is internationally recognized as one of the world’s leading independent schools. With 800 students from over 50 countries enrolled in Grades 7-12, Appleby offers an education that excites and challenges every student. Our curriculum combines rigorous academics with dynamic arts, athletics, community service, and boarding life programming, allowing students to discover and embrace their passions both inside and outside the classroom.

Hallmarks of the Appleby experience include our emphasis on global learning and cultural understanding with participation in a global learning experience.
- Appleby’s Mission is to educate and enable its students to become leaders of charac