Learning Strategy Advisor

**What Are We About?**:
Fleming is located in the heart of the Kawartha Lakes Region in Central Ontario, Traditional Mississauga Anishinaabe Territory and covered by the Williams Treaties,1923... a beautiful place to live and work, surrounded by natural beauty and a mere 90 minutes north-east of Toronto. The College’s 6,800 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, including hundreds of international students from countries around the world, attend at campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Haliburton and Cobourg. Fleming offers more than 100 full-time programs in Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Fine Arts, General Arts and Science, Technology, Skilled Trades, Community Development, Health, Business, and Justice as well as other Continuing Education courses.

We are also extremely proud of our more than 85,000 Fleming alumni who are contributing to their communities in the region, across the province and around the world.

**What This Position is About**:
As a crucial member of the Library and Learning Services team, the incumbent is part of a team that plays a critical role in student success. The incumbent provides comprehensive learning development supports using a variety of appropriate learning methods, learning assessments, approaches, and strategies while considering a complexity of factors including functional limitations.

The focus of the position is providing specialized support, guidance, and strategy instruction to students with diverse learning profiles and challenging learning, physical, and mental health disabilities including students with multiple disabilities to assist students in developing skills to achieve success and maximizing their potential.

The incumbent will maintain a currency in assistive technologies and provide assistive technology support to students, including accessing alternative texts and training students in the effective use of emerging academic technologies to enhance and support learning.

**Work Schedules**:
This position has been designated as on-campus and is expected on-site 100% of the time.

Schedule: Tuesday to Thursday, 8:30 - 4:30

Temporary Term: To January 31, 2025

**For More Information**:
For a complete job description, please refer to the document found here: Learning Strategy Advisor Job Description

**What We Are Looking For**:
Completion of a three year college diploma or three year university degree as an Educational Assistant or a related field such as Social Service or Education along with a minimum of three years of practical work experience:

- Assisting the learning development of a variety of adult clients (students) with a wide range of disabilities and learning profiles
- In an academic environment with a focus on student service; experience in the post-secondary sector is an asset.
- Working in a post-secondary environment providing strategy instruction one on one and in groups
- Working independently within a team environment, prioritizing and organizing own work.
- Proven ability to work collaboratively with internal partners.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with diverse audiences.
- With issues of diversity, accessibility, inclusion, and confidentiality.
- Proven ability to produce clear and professional case notes
- Using computer technology and integrating digital technology with learning strategies.
- Delivering creative and flexible learning strategies
- Working with struggling students using active listening, situation analysis, problem solving and reasoning
- Broad knowledge of post-secondary programs, processes, policies, procedures, and campus resources.
- Cultural competency and sensitivity.
- Strong critical thinking, advising and teaching skills

**Please Note: Support Staff**:
**How To Apply**:
**Equity, Diversity & Inclusion**:
Fleming College is committed to building diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible learning and working environments. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our Staff, our Faculty and our Administration including, but not limited to, women, racialized persons, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity to apply.