Associate Director

**Associate Director, Accessible Learning Services - SSE - FT Admin Temp (contract)**
- (33262)

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**Job Details**:
**Position Title**: Associate Director, Accessible Learning
**Status**: FT Admin Contract (1year)
**Hours**:37.5 week
**Faculty/Department**: Student Wellness and Equitable Learning
**Campus/Location**:This is a fully on-site position. Primary location is Lakeshore Campus with occasional travel to the alternate campus as well as Carrier Drive and Humber Downtown locations.
**Salary**: $120,232.00 **Schedule**:Monday - Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM or Compressed work week 8:30-6:30 (4 days/week, Monday to Thursday or Tuesday to Friday)

**About the Student Wellness and Equitable Learning Dept at Humber**:
The Student Wellness and Equitable Learning (SWEL) department adopts a collaborative, socio-ecological approach to student development and well-being. Our cross-functional team offers comprehensive support through Student Connection and Community Care, Residence Life and Education, and Student Wellbeing services (Accessible Learning Services, Mental Health and Counselling, Wellness Education and Programs, and the Health Centre). SWEL provides pan-College services at all Humber Polytechnic and University of Guelph-Humber campuses through our Student Wellness and Accessibility Centres (SWAC), ensuring a supportive and inclusive environment.

**About the Associate Director, Accessible Learning Role**:
The Accessible Learning Services department is guided by the social model of disability, which focuses on removing physical, social, and attitudinal barriers in the learning environment. It prioritizes learner-centered approaches and promotes inclusive, collaborative spaces where all students, especially those with disabilities, are empowered to participate fully. The department actively works to reduce barriers, ensure clear communication, and facilitate equitable access to services. Through this model, the department fosters a proactive and empowering relationship with students, advocating for an inclusive educational experience.

The Associate Director of Accessible Learning Services provides strategic leadership to embed the social model of disability across policies, practices, and service delivery. The role ensures the effective provision of academic accommodations, adaptive technology, and transitional supports while advancing systemic approaches that reduce barriers in the learning environment. Through collaboration, and innovation, the Associate Director strengthens Humber’s capacity to deliver inclusive, learner-driven support.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

- Providing strategic and operational leadership to ensure services align with legislative frameworks (e.g., OHRC, AODA), SWEL and College priorities, and evolving student needs.
- Determining service priorities and staffing models across campuses to ensure timely, equitable access and coordinated service delivery.
- Developing and implementing department protocols, inclusive practices, and academic accommodation processes.
- Enhancing service excellence through coaching, mentorship, and participation in case consultations and student care planning.
- Work closely with the Centre for Innovative Learning to provide support to faculty around best practices for working with students with disabilities and integrating inclusive pedagogical approaches into the curriculum
- Provides advice and guidance to the College on all issues pertaining to legal liability and human rights issues or requirements within the context of the provision of accessible learning opportunities
- Fostering integrated, pan-College approaches to ensure consistency in service and equitable access for all students.
- Innovating service delivery models that expand student access through peer support, digital tools, and learner-centered design.
- Communicating effectively with students, families, faculty, and stakeholders about accessibility-related services.
- Creating systems for gathering student input, assessing programs and services, and regularly analyzing service data to make decisions that widen access and increase inclusion.
- Implementing and monitoring quality assurance measures to evaluate servi