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Accessibility Advisor

Orillia, ON
CA$53,841 - CA$67,301/year
Mid Level
full_time

About the role

Student Accessibility Services

Orillia

Full-time

Contract

Overview

The Accessibility Advisor assists students with accessing academic accommodation at Lakehead University. The Accessibility Advisor examines documentation to determine appropriate accommodations for students with disabilities; provides ongoing academic support for students with disabilities, presents information about our office and its services at university functions; arranges training and provides bursary information for students who require assistive technology; liaises with university offices, professors, medical practitioners and disability offices at other post-secondary institutions when necessary.

Responsibilities

  • Prepares intake information
  • Examines documentation and ensures that it's appropriate
  • Consults with students to discuss academic accommodations for each course
  • Prepares Confidential Accommodation Form that is sent to professors
  • Consults with professors as necessary
  • Attends feedback sessions with psychologists as required
  • Discusses responsibilities with students
  • Inputs student information in Clockwork database
  • Emails students with the procedure for the Resolution of Disagreements when necessary
  • Refers students who are eligible for the Bursary for Students with Disabilities to the Manager of Student Accessibility Services
  • Provides information to students regarding assistive technology
  • Arranges for students to receive training in assistive technology
  • Attends in service sessions and demonstrations of assistive technology
  • Attends training about the use of assistive technology and how to train students to use assistive technology.
  • Meets with students as required; including regular academic support sessions
  • Provides sessions on time management, organization and study strategies to students with disabilities
  • Refers students to Student Health and Counselling as appropriate
  • Liaise with other university offices (ie. Student Success, ACSS and Scheduling) as needed
  • Liaise with staff from Confederation College to arrange academic accommodations for students attending the nursing program at the College
  • Liaise with staff from outside the university as needed (ie. physicians, mental health workers, etc)
  • Attends meetings between students and professors as requested
  • Assists students with completing arrangements for final exams through the Scheduling office
  • Liaise with Physical Plant to address accessibility issues on campus
  • Assists in online chat sessions with prospective students
  • Prepares information and the office display board to present at university functions (ie. orientation, Gr.12 Day, Gr. 11 Day, etc)
  • Presents information to students and staff about the services of Student Accessibility Services at university functions (ie. re-orientation, Gr. 12 Day, Gr.11 Day, etc)
  • Prepares information packages to provide to secondary school teachers on services available for students with disabilities at Lakehead University
  • Prepares information packages to provide to prospective students about the services available for students with disabilities that are transitioning to post-secondary education

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Education, Psychology or related field
  • Strong computer knowledge
  • Familiarity with assistive technology (ie. Dragon Naturally Speaking, Kurzweil)
  • Familiarity with Lakehead University's Policies and Procedures
  • Familiarity with the Ontario Human Rights Code
  • Experience working with students with disabilities

Why Lakehead

Application Deadline:

Friday, August 15, 2025 - 11:59pm

Salary:

Band 4: 53,841.72 - 67,301.84

No, not eligible for benefits

Contact Information:

humanres@lakeheadu.ca

Reference Number:

SCHII-25-41

Application Deadline:

Friday, August 15, 2025 - 11:59pm

Salary:

Band 4: 53,841.72 - 67,301.84

No, not eligible for benefits

Contact Information:

humanres@lakeheadu.ca

Reference Number:

SCHII-25-41

About Lakehead University

Higher Education
1001-5000

Lakehead University offers an exceptional and unconventional education that can help you become who you want to be.

The University’s focus is nurturing scholarship. Lakehead is an innovative, comprehensive university that values the potential in all its students, giving them the highest chance of success. For every student who knows what they want to achieve and is committed to their own success, we provide an education focused on independent thinking, unconventional scholarship, and a close sense of community.

Over 8,700 students and 2,000 faculty and staff learn and work in ten faculties at Lakehead Orillia and Lakehead Thunder Bay, home to Ontario’s first new Faculty of Law in 44 years. Lakehead is consistently among Canada’s Top 10 undergraduate universities in Maclean’s Magazine University Rankings), as well as ranking highly in Canada for its innovative research (Re$earch Infosource).

Lakehead Orillia maintains its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) status.

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