Job Description

Posting Template

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Position Title Academic Content Specialist - Business (Term)
Required Qualifications

• 4-year undergraduate degree with a major or specialization in Business or equivalent.
• Post-secondary course work in Business Accounting, Business Management, Business Communications, Business Marketing, and Business Mathematics.
• Minimum one year experience working with diverse adult learners in a tutoring or teaching capacity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience (2+ years) working in a student academic centre in a post-secondary environment.
• Experience (2+ years) teaching in a post-secondary environment.
• Demonstrated ability to use technology, including virtual delivery options, such as MS Office 365, MS Teams, Moodle, Zoom, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to coach students to improve their problem-solving and learning skills.
• Demonstrated ability to model and demonstrate effective study strategies to students through multiple delivery methods (in-person, group, individual, virtual, etc.)
• Ability to adopt a collaborative, team-oriented approach to student learning and support classroom instruction methods.
• Ability to adapt communication style and instructional approach to suit the needs of individual students.
• Ability to build relationships with faculty, audit courses, and develop support materials.
• Ability to facilitate and initiate an individualized approach to student learning that recognizes learning differences and educational backgrounds.

Department Academic Success Center


Are you committed to excellence in education and want to be part of providing a strong understanding to enhance learning for our students!

is an equal opportunity employer looking for motivated and diverse individuals to join our College community and support our quest to educate to change lives. We offer meaningful development opportunities for our staff and a supportive balanced working environment. We are a comprehensive post-secondary educational institution located in Fort McMurray, nested in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo on traditional Treaty 8 territory. Stretching from north-central Alberta to the borders of Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories, Wood Buffalo is one of the largest municipalities in Canada. Keyano College is a strategic community partner that meets both the training and talent upgrading needs of industry, as well as the personal enrichment and cultural needs of the Wood Buffalo community. We take pride in offering a safe work and study environment that embraces Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging. Our students and customers come from all walks of life and so do we. That is why we are committed to hiring great people from a variety of backgrounds because it makes our employee community stronger.

Keyano College is currently looking for an Academic Content Specialist - Business (Term). The position reports to the Manager of the Academic Success Centre, this position is an integral component of providing academic support to Keyano College students.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide one-on-one and small group tutoring to students in-person and virtually using alternative delivery methods (as needed).
• Provide tutoring for courses ranging from college prep through to post-secondary in business-related subjects and topics.
• Assess understanding of business-related topics and setting goals for student success.
• Acquire, develop, and review resources that assist student learning.
• Strong ethics and adherence to academic integrity policy to avoid over-tutoring and ensure that student work is the student\'s own.
• Mentor student peer tutors on best practices when tutoring.
• Model effective strategies for learning.
• Deliver engaging presentations and workshops (e.g., Study strategies, select topics) to students in-person, or virtually, as needed.
• Collaborate with Keyano faculty and staff to provide targeted and integrated tutoring services, and to understand common student challenges with academic content.
• Assist with data collection for the purposes of tracking student utilization, engagement, and other statistics at the Academic Success Centre.
• Maintain accurate records.
• Assist the Academic Success Centre in creating an environment that encourages and supports student learning and development.
• Contribute to the Academic Success Centre social media presence and website.
• Assist in special projects, as needed.

What we offer\xe2\x80\xa6

• We offer an attractive competitive compensation based on your experience.
• Employer paid comprehensive health and dental benefits, including a health spending account.
• Not only do we get the breathtaking views and immediate access to nature where we work, live and play but we get paid extra too - this position qualifies for additional payment of the Northern Living Allowance of $1,040.00 per month.

• This allowance is reviewed annually and is subject to budget approval, however the nature around us isn\'t going anywhere.
• Generous vacation entitlement and the bonus of paid holidays between Christmas and New Years (yes, that is an extra week off you do not need to use your vacation time to cover).
• Life insurance is 2.5 times your annual salary, although we hope your family would never need to access it, we want to ensure we can support your loved ones in times of need.
• Paid sick days for any time you may not feel your best and need some rest.

Oh and that is not all - we offer various perks and discounts to our employees:

• Employee Service and Academic Achievement recognition
• Greatly discounted employee membership to the Syncrude Sports and Wellness Centre (our well known gym and recreational facility).
• Tuition waiver for all employees and dependents to take courses at Keyano College to support your thirst for learning.
• Employee Discounts for the Keyano Theatre and the Keynotes Bookstore.
• Various other perks and discounts for insurance, hotels, car rentals, stores etc.

This is a full-time, 6-month term position, January 2024 to June 2024.
Advertised Salary CUPE IS6 - $5,291.35 per month and includes a comprehensive health and benefit package. This position qualifies for the Northern Living Allowance of $1,040.00 per month. This allowance is reviewed annually and is subject to budget approval.

Posting Form

Posting Details

Number of Vacancies 1
Desired Start Date Immediately
Position End Date (if temporary) 06/30/2024
Open Date 12/08/2023
Close Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Special Instructions to Applicant

This is a full-time, 6-month term position, January 2024 to June 2024.
Keyano College encourages everyone coming to our campuses to be fully vaccinated and to get their booster shots as soon as they are eligible. Vaccination against COVID-19 remains the best way to prevent severe illness and death, and third doses can boost immunity to improve protection and limit spread.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*). * * How many years of experience do you have in this type of position?

• 0-2
• 2-4
• 4-6
• 6+
• * Which of the following selections applies to your eligibility to work in Canada.

• Canadian Citizen
• Permanent Resident
• Valid Work Permit
• * Are you currently living in Fort McMurray?

(Open Ended Question) * * How did you find out about this posting?

(Open Ended Question) * * Are you legally entitled to work in Canada (i.e. you are a citizen, permanent resident, or hold a valid work permit)?

• Yes
• No
• * There is a requirement for the successful candidate to work on the College campus, if you don\'t live in Fort McMurray, AB, are you willing to relocate?

• Yes
• No

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents * Resume

• Cover Letter/Letter of Application

Optional Documents

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