Job Description

Preference will be given to qualified employees, as defined in the Full-Time Support Staff Collective Agreement. Should a suitable candidate not be found, external candidates will be considered.

Reporting to the Associate Director, Work-Integrated and Experiential Learning Services (WIELS), the Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Coordinator proposes and maintains the college-wide strategy to administer work integrated learning (WIL) activities, develops WIL procedures and documentation, and recommends a strategy to ensure consistent, safe, meaningful and quality WIL experiences for students. The incumbent supports faculty programs with field placement/mandatory professional practice across the academic faculties and is the key point of contact for faculty partners who deliver program WIL. They facilitate the development and transition for all field placement/mandatory professional practice to the Sheridan Works platform, including consultation, development and support for the configuration of individual placement modules. By ensuring currency of knowledge, trends and legislated obligations, the incumbent develops and maintains the procedures for the WIL Protocol, approval process, forms and documentation for a consistent process across all WIL programs (including co-op, internship, field placement and mandatory professional practice) and leads a WIL Community of Practice. They coordinate with Career-Integrated Learning (C-IL) administrators, and other stakeholders as needed, to ensure currency of forms, and to maintain and support a collection process (e.g. articulation agreements for unpaid WIL). They lead the analysis and reporting of WIL data, conduct on-going research to maintain knowledge on paid and unpaid WIL activities, and coordinate the Sheridan Co-op/WIL Student of the Year Awards. The incumbent is a WIL specialist who builds fluency for WIL across Sheridan.

What You\'ll be Doing

• Leading and executing a plan to enhance the delivery of current WIL (e.g., field placement) programs and transition of new programs into the Sheridan Works, and continuous improvement of WIL programs in Sheridan Works;
• Consulting with staff/faculty to collect information/data and provide recommendations for how each specific program should be configured/updated in the system and well as ways to deliver the programs;
• Maintaining detailed program design records to understand development and how it compares to other field placement programs; developing new in-take process for each program to ensure consistent data/process is followed and entered into the system; defining project timelines; maintaining necessary communication with all stakeholders to ensure timelines are met; and ensuring an alignment of the WIL module to other strategic priorities;
• Providing strategic recommendation; leading implementation and ensuring consistent program maintenance as it relates to WIL types, process, operations, and budgets;
• Designing and proposing a WIL strategy for the institution, including a plan for enhancing WIL programs/activities, mitigating risk, ensuring liability coverage and consistency of data tracking and WIL protocol/process;
• Maintaining best practice research for WIL in Ontario post-secondary institutions to ensure all regulations, ministry programs (e.g., WSIB/Chubb insurance for unpaid WIL) are followed and appropriate records are maintained;
• Leading WIL Community of Practice to support all WIL Practitioners, including co-op and Faculties;
• Providing recommendations to manager/C-IL to ensure continuous improvement of WIL Protocol and to respond to issues that impact WIL activities (e.g., COVID-19, vaccines, etc.);
• Ensuring systems are in place and all forms are distributed, collected, maintained by WIL Practitioners;
• Conducting audits on elements such as Unpaid WIL agreement to ensure terms of agreement are active/not expired;
• Coordinating the WIL/EL and Co-op awards nomination process and events;
• Leading annual WIL/EL & Co-op awards application process to select recipients, and provincial/national nominees;
• Coordinating various award events to celebrate the success of co-op and WIL recipients;
• Designing strategies to collect student nominations from the co-op team, Faculties and other stakeholders;
• Communicating with students, staff, Faculty, administrators throughout the process;
• Leading the selection committee and event committee by developing a project plan for each task;
• Developing, managing WIL data collection to support decision making, quality assurance, analytics and reporting;
• Participating in additional WIL/EL activities and projects aligned with the on-going growth and development of WIL/EL at Sheridan, as led by the WIELS unit; participating as an active member of EWO and CEWIL;
• Performing other related duties, as assigned.

About You

You have the skills and knowledge to work with an increasingly diverse student and staff population as well as a proven commitment to anti-oppression, equity, and inclusion.

Your excellent verbal and written communication skills along with your effective listening and probing skills, enable you to interact well with diverse audiences and develop solid relationships and networks with internal stakeholders, students and community members.

You are a student/client centered individual with a passion for facilitating student success and enhancing the student experience.

Your exemplary organization and time management skills allow you to successfully manage information, data and documentation.

Your excellent analytical, assessment and problem-solving skills, along with your ability to maintain good judgment, allow you to provide recommendations, resolve challenges and improve existing processes.

You are a self-starter and take initiative to act independently to advance initiatives.

Your keen ability to display diplomacy, tact and professionalism allows you to work well with others to support, establishing and achieving collective goals.

You have a keen ability to develop and track projects, facilitate team progress, implement initiatives to support objectives.

The successful candidate will also meet the following qualifications:

• 4-year degree in Education, Business or a related field of study
• 5 years of relevant experience in one (or more) of the following fields: a) work-integrated learning activities/placements b) curriculum development c) teaching d) career/program advising, preferably in a post-secondary educational environment (equivalency to be considered)
• Experience with data collection and data reporting (such as utilizing a database/customer service relationship management system and/or reviewing and interpreting data)
• Experience in leading initiatives with multiple stakeholders or mid-large projects
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office products
• The following will be considered assets:

• Working knowledge of Sheridan Works, student information systems (SIS) and understanding of program maps
• Experience participating on internal and external committees
• Knowledge of Sheridan policies, procedures and/or workflow
• Knowledge and/or experience with WIL/EL theory and practical applications of WIL

Who We Are

Every member of the Sheridan community is passionate about the transformational role we play in people\'s lives. Our strategic plan, Sheridan 2024: Galvanizing Education for a Complex World ( ), charts a path towards a new ground-breaking model of higher education that reshapes post-secondary education and better prepares students for the future. We are committed to demonstrably advancing equity, diversity and inclusivity. Diversity is our strength and fuels our commitment to excellence. Across our campuses, we\'re making meaningful strides towards developing an equitable and inclusive community.

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Other Details
Department: Work Integrated Learning
Campus Location: Trafalgar (may be assigned activities at any Sheridan campus). This position is currently a hybrid of on-site and remote work.
Reference #: J0622-1739
Employee Group: Support Staff
Payband: K
Hourly Range: $42.38 - $49.15
Hours: 37.5
Hours/Week: 8:30am - 5:00pm
Application Deadline: March 16, 2023

Sheridan is deeply committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations, Anishinaabe Nation, Huron-Wendat and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Sheridan is situated on these lands, and it is our collective responsibility to honour and respect those who have gone before us, those who are here, and those who have yet to come. We are grateful for the opportunity to be working on this land.

Sheridan values the diverse and intersectional identities of its students, faculty, and staff. Sheridan regards equity and diversity as an integral part of academic excellence and is committed to accessibility for all employees. Sheridan seeks applicants who embrace our values of equity, anti-racism, and inclusion. As such, we encourage applications from qualified candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including those who identify as First Nations, M\xc3\xa9tis and/or Inuit/Inuk, Black, members of racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.

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You may be asked to provide copies of your educational credentials at the time of interview. Upon hire, we require official confirmation of educational credentials and Canadian equivalency assessments, if applicable.

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