Accessibility and Academic Accommodations Team Lead

The same philosophy of personal attention that distinguishes Yorkville Education Company as a leading provider of post-secondary education also makes us an exceptional place to work. We are a modern and progressive institution that prioritizes diversity, opens doors to those often overlooked and provides pathways to successful careers.

Yorkville Education LP launched in 2004 with a simple idea: to offer people in search of a purposeful path with the flexible, rigorous and career-focused degrees they need to succeed. With campuses in Ontario, British Columbia and New Brunswick, we equip our online and on-campus graduates from both Yorkville University and Toronto Film School with the professional knowledge, skills and designations that employers seek out. Every member of our team - from the President, right on down to the newest hire - shares a passion for learning, teaching and growing, both as individuals and as a collective. While our focus remains on providing our students with transformative, accessible and flexible higher education pathways, we also nurture an inclusive, supportive and genuinely kind work environment for our employees in three provinces.

If you want to help transform the Canadian post-secondary education landscape and shine a light on academic excellence, please join us.

**Who we need**:
Our University is actively seeking an Accessibility and Academic Accommodations Team Lead. Under the general direction of the Director of Accessibility and Academic Accommodation, the Accessibility and Academic Accommodations Team Lead will act as the senior functional lead for the Accessibility and Academic Accommodations Office at YU/TFS. The incumbent will be responsible for supporting the staff with day-to-day duties, leading the team of specialists in providing accessibility and academic accommodations services as it aligns with policies and legislation, and managing an individual caseload of students. S/he/they take full responsibility for ensuring Accessibility, and Academic Accommodations services satisfy the provisions of human rights legislation and YU/TFS policies while liaising with academic areas (student services, registrar, financial aid, deans, faculty, etc.) and other stakeholders to guide in supporting the Accessibility and Academic Accommodations office. S/he/they also recommend new initiatives to the Director while initiating and implementing organizational changes as required.

In the absence of the Director, the incumbent is the Acting Director for Accessibility and Academic Accommodations.

If you want to take on a role where in an environment that makes a profound difference on the experience of students, we would love to talk to you.

**What’s in it for you**:
We provide a transformative, accessible and flexible higher education environment, our team shares a passion for learning, teaching, and growing. We nurture an inclusive, supportive, and diverse work environment throughout our three campus locations.
- Health Benefits
- Dental Coverage
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Competitive Salary
- Fun, competitive, and challenging work environment
- Incentives and rewards
- Career growth
- Free Tuition for all Yorkville University Programs
- Employee and Family Assistance Program

**What will you do**:

- Plan, coordinate, and deliver accessibility and academic accommodations services through continuous improvement initiatives and projects.
- Provide leadership and guidance to ensure compliance with Human Rights and Accessibility legislation and best practices in various academic and learning environments.
- Review and develop processes, practices, and resources to address the office’s needs in serving a diverse student population.
- Support strategic planning initiatives.
- Provide guidance and advice to Accessibility and Academic Accommodations staff.
- Develop and provide training to staff through coordination and facilitation of regular and specialized meetings and support the onboarding process for new staff.
- Ensure effective delivery of Accessibility and academic accommodations process, procedures and services.
- Consult on student-related human rights issues.
- Facilitate dispute resolution for complex cases.
- Develop, review, and communicate supports and resources to address the needs of the Accessibility and Academic Accommodations Office.
- Work with academic areas and other stakeholders.
- Provide information to promote understanding and delivery of services.
- Maintain an Accessibility Specialist caseload by implementing, evaluating, and promoting Accessibility and academic accommodation services for students with functional limitations related to protected human rights grounds to fulfill the duty to accommodate legal obligations.
- Support students facing academic barriers due to protected human rights throughout their academic journey at YU/TFS, pre-enrolment to graduation, by assessing student’s functional limitations through objective documentation (medical