Learning Strategist / IEP Manager, Canada

Posted: 28 July 2020

Overview

Established in 1836 in Quebec, Canada, Bishop’s College School (BCS) is an IB World School offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and certificates. With a campus bordered by farmland and rolling hills on one side and by the city of Sherbrooke on the other, BCS is a small, welcoming community and a “home away from home” to students from 40+ different countries. We create a caring community of learning and development where cultures connect and individuals matter. By embracing a rigorous yet supportive academic program and a well-rounded education that includes athletics, the arts, leadership and development, and global citizenship, BCS is preparing students to become tomorrow’s leaders. We offer a Bilingual Option (English and French), as well as the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award program, and are a proud member of Round Square, through which students can go on exchanges and volunteer abroad.

The Position

Reporting to the Director of Academics, the Learning Strategist is responsible for compiling diagnostic information from students, assessing these findings, programming for support and communicating these strategies to teachers. Other duties will include reviewing skills and abilities of students who may be ‘at-risk’ as determined by the Director of Academics, teachers and EC staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Communicates and reports to the Director of Academics
• Supports students to learn strategies that will strengthen their abilities to retrieve, store
  and recall information in all subject areas
• Manages the support of students (determined in conjunction with the Director of
  Academics), providing one-on-one or small group support
• Maintains complete and accurate records of student progress and evidence of growth and
  progress for reporting to parents and faculty
• Creates, implements and manages the process of individualized education plans (IEPs)
• In conjunction with the School Counsellor, determines essential programming for students
  with IEPs
• Supports students and faculty in the classroom by implementing individualized strategies
  for learning
• Establishes and maintains a series of lessons promoting the development of Executive
  Functioning Skills
• Provides a nurturing and supportive learning environment that encourages student
  responsibility and incorporates challenging instructional strategies
• Adapts curriculum to provide individual, small group, and/or remedial instruction to meet
  the needs of individual students and subgroups of students
• Oversees students working in the Enrichment Centre during class hours
• Supervises one evening per week of Supervised Prep or EC support services

Other Responsibilities

• Commits to the boarding school program. Other tasks such as coaching and supervision in residences are part of the position requirements
• Any other task as required by the Director of Academics

Special Skills or knowledge

• Managerial skills and a pro-active and energetic approach to program development
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with faculty, parents and students from diverse backgrounds
• Cultural sensitivity
• Willingness to be flexible with the realities of a busy school schedule
• Familiarity with best practice of IEP development
• Knowledge in current research and diagnostic practice
• IT skills
• Bilingualism (English/French) with excellent written and verbal communication skills is an
  asset.

Qualifications and Experience

•  Certification as a Learning Strategist or Specialist or relevant combination of education and
  experience.

The Process

This position offers a competitive salary and benefit package. A resume and letter of interest should be
sent by August 14, 2020 to:
Human Resources
Bishop’s College School
80 Moulton Hill, Sherbrooke, QC, J1M 1Z8
wjohnson@bishopscollegeschool.com
Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.