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Academic Content Specialist - English and Humanities (10 month sessional)

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

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.

Posting Template

Posting Template

Position Title Academic Content Specialist - English and Humanities (10 month sessional)
Required Qualifications
  • 4-year degree with university courses or equivalent with a strong English background.
  • Post-secondary course work in English, Humanities, Sociology, and Psychology with a strong emphasis on writing and language skills.
  • At least one-year tutoring, teaching and training adult learners.
Preferred Qualifications
  • 2 years experience working in a student academic help centre in a post-secondary environment OR
  • 2 years experience teaching in a post-secondary environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to use technology in virtual service delivery including Moodle, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, etc.
  • Training in Supplemental Instruction and experience training and mentoring student tutors in Supplemental Instruction method.
  • Demonstrated ability to coach adult students to improve their problem-solving and learning skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to model and teach effective study strategies to students through multiple delivery methods (in-person, group, individual, virtual, etc.)
  • Able to adopt a team-oriented approach to student learning and support classroom instruction methods.
  • Able to adapt communication style and instructional approach to suit the needs of individual students.
  • Able to build relationships with instructors, audit courses and build support materials for instructors.
  • Able to facilitate and initiate an individualized approach to student learning that recognizes learning differences and educational backgrounds.
Department Academic Success Center
Job Description
Keyano College is a comprehensive community institution in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. 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 meets both the training and skills acquisition needs of industry, and the personal enrichment and cultural needs of the Wood Buffalo community. The College provides lifelong, relevant, and practical learning opportunities and is committed to increasing access to post-secondary programs.

Reporting 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:
  • Providing one-on-one and small group tutoring to students in-person and virtually using alternative delivery methods (as needed).
  • Tutoring courses ranging from college prep through to post-secondary courses in English and other humanities/social sciences.
  • Assessing attitudes about English writing and setting goals for consultations.
  • Acquiring, developing and reviewing resources that would 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.
  • Mentoring student tutors on best practices when teaching.
  • Teaching effective ways of learning course content and delivering engaging presentations on study skills to students virtually and in-person and virtually (as needed).
  • Collaborating with Keyano instructors and members of student services to provide targeted and integrated tutoring services and understand common student challenges with course content
  • Assisting with data collection for the purposes of tracking student utilization of the tutoring centre and other statistics.
  • Maintaining accurate records.
  • Assisting the Academic Success Centre in creating an environment that encourages and supports student learning and development.
  • Contributing to the Academic Success Centre social media presence and website.
  • Assisting in special projects as needed.


This is a full-time, 10 month sessional position available from August to June each year and renewable each year.
Advertised Salary CUPE IS6 - $5,291.35 monthly plus an attractive benefits package including Health, Dental, and Pension. To learn more about what we have to offer please visit: https://www.keyano.ca/en/about-us/careers-at-keyano.aspx

Posting Form

Posting Details

Number of Vacancies 1
Desired Start Date Immediately
Position End Date (if temporary)
Open Date 08/16/2023
Close Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Special Instructions to Applicant
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 (*).

  1. * How many years of experience do you have in this type of position?
    • 0-2
    • 2-4
    • 4-6
    • 6+
  2. * Are you currently living in Fort McMurray?

    (Open Ended Question)

  3. * How did you find out about this posting?

    (Open Ended Question)

  4. * Are you legally entitled to work in Canada (i.e. you are a citizen, permanent resident, or hold a valid work permit)?
    • Yes
    • No
  5. * 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
  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter/Letter of Application
Optional Documents