Administrative Lead, Learning Services Tutorial

 

Athabasca University's Learning Services Tutorial Department is currently recruiting for the position of Administrative Lead, Learning Services Tutorial.

 

The Position: 

The primary responsibilities of the position include day-to-day coordination of assigning activities within the Learning Services Tutorial (LST) team and training and coaching of support staff. The incumbent also maintains an instructional assigning portfolio. The incumbent is responsible for coordinating the daily assigning activities in relation to the administration of instructional workloads for faculty, individualized study tutors, academic experts (AE), and indefinite term markers. As the responsibilities of tutors and academic experts are classified under the Board/CUPE Collective Agreement, an understanding of this agreement is necessary. The accurate coordination and assignment of registered students to faculty and tutorial staff is essential. Regular provision of written information to tutorial staff, such as instructional guidelines, contact information and currency of class lists is necessary.  The incumbent is responsible for consultation with faculty, tutors, AEs, and other AU staff to establish and administer tutor and AE workloads and administer tutorial services to AU's individualized study and student support centre students. As such, the incumbent is expected to be familiar with responsibilities that are related to general administration, contract administration, teaching and learning in a postsecondary educational environment. The incumbent escalates issues as appropriate to the Coordinator. As LST interacts with academic support team members daily, this position requires continual development and focus on sustaining constructive and positive relationships between AU and its tutors and AEs.  

 

Qualifications:

• A two-year post-secondary diploma, preferably in education and/or administration, and at least three years' progressive administration experience and supervision is required. 
• Experience with post-secondary and/or adult education is preferred.
• Experience with systems reporting, data analysis and utilizing data to identify potential evidence-based decisions is required.
• Experience in a unionized environment and working with collective agreements is preferred.   
• Knowledge of the Alberta post-secondary system and distance education is desirable.
• Above average communication skills, both written and oral is required, as well as strong negotiation and dispute resolution skills are required.
• Experience in supervision of staff who have various skills and levels of responsibility is necessary.  
• A combination of education and experience deemed acceptable to the Athabasca University will be considered.

 

A detailed job description can be viewed at: Administrative Lead, Learning Services Tutorial 

For further information regarding this position, please contact Richard Nolan, Coordinator, Learner Academic Support Services, at [email protected] 

 

Athabasca First

Wherever possible, AU seeks to attract and hire qualified team members to reside in the Athabasca region. We will offer relocation assistance for the right candidate should you decide to relocate the Town of Athabasca. As a resident of the town or county of Athabasca, you can choose to work on and from our beautiful campus in Athabasca.

To discover the Town and Region of Athabasca, go to: Visit Athabasca.

What AU Offers: 

Benefits and Pension eligibility differs based on employee group and may include:

• Defined Benefits Pension Plan
• Alberta Health Care
• Extended Health Care
• Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Disability Coverage
• Vacation
• Office Closure between Christmas and New Year's Day
• Discretionary Benefit Fund
• AU Course Allowance
• A Variety of Leaves (e.g., Maternity/Parental/Adoption, Compassionate Care, etc.)
• Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

Educational credentials will be verified before an offer of employment is extended. An offer of employment is conditional upon verification of educational credentials. 

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents will be given priority. 

Athabasca University is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, persons of any gender identity and expression, and members of visible minorities. 

Where applicants have equal skills, abilities, and experience, candidates residing within or willing to relocate to the County of Athabasca will be given preference.

Working outside of Canada is not supported by Athabasca University. You are legally not permitted to work for Athabasca University if you are living outside of Canada.