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Since 1878, Western University has been committed to serving our communities through the pursuit of academic excellence and by providing students, faculty, and community members with life-long opportunities for intellectual, social, and cultural growth. We seek excellent students, faculty, and staff to join us in what has become known as the "Western Experience" - an opportunity to contribute to a better world through the development of new knowledge, current abilities, new connections, and new ways to make a difference.

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Student Experience fosters equitable learning environments in which all students can thrive to their full potential. Through our commitment to integrating research, theory, and practice across all of the programs, resources, and supports we provide, Student Experience leads an ecosystem of people, places, and spaces that empower student thriving.

Responsibilities

The Accessibility Project Assistant will assist with the following duties:

Project Support & Coordination:

- Assist with project tracking tasks (e.g., documenting feedback and decisions, noting action items)

- Coordinate scheduling and prepare agendas, meeting materials, briefing documents and summary notes.

- Participate in regular check-ins with the Project Manager, Accessibility

Content Support & Research:

- Conduct project background research using campus resources, publicly available guidance, academic literature, legislation, standards, and relevant institutional practices

- Analyse and synthesize information into accurate, plain-language materials and briefs for students, instructors, staff, committees, and the broader Western community

- Draft, review, and edit project resources, including guides, plans, checklists, templates, presentations, communications, and other materials

- Review materials through student-centred, accessibility-informed, and equity-informed lenses, identifying barriers, gaps, unclear language, and opportunities for improvement

Resource Development, Maintenance and Quality Assurance:

- Develop accessible documents, slide decks, infographics, templates, and other project materials

- Maintain organized shared files and project records in SharePoint, Teams, and other approved platforms, following established naming, formatting, and version-control conventions

- Prepare materials for consultation and review by committees, working groups, students, staff, faculty, and other project partners

- Complete proofreading and quality-assurance reviews to confirm that materials are accurate, complete, consistent, accessible, and ready for distribution or publication

Equity-Informed Perspective:

- Apply a student-centred, accessibility-informed, and equity-informed perspective across project planning, research, resource development, and review

- Identify where materials or proposed approaches may not reflect diverse access needs, identities,



and student experiences, and recommend opportunities for improvement

- Incorporate feedback from students and people with disabilities into project materials while recognizing the diversity of lived experiences

Education

- Currently enrolled in, or recently completed, a Bachelor’s degree (or higher)
- Preference may be given to students in programs related to education, accessibility, disability studies, social sciences, communications, or related fields, though all disciplines are welcome

Experience

- At least one year of experience in project coordination, research, administrative support, communications, resource development, or a related area is preferred

- Experience independently managing assigned work, meeting deadlines, and producing complete, professional deliverables is an asset

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook/Outlook Calendar, and Teams, with the ability to produce professional documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and project-tracking materials

- Demonstrated understanding of accessibility, disability inclusion, and equity within a postsecondary environment

- Familiarity with the student experience and the roles, services, and responsibilities of different units within a postsecondary institution

- Strong research, analysis, and synthesis skills, including the ability to identify credible information and produce clear, accurate, and useful summaries

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including plain-language writing and the ability to adapt content for different audiences

- Strong project-coordination skills, including documenting decisions and action items, maintaining trackers and project records, monitoring deadlines, and supporting multiple concurrent initiatives

- Ability to review policies, resources, communications, plans, and other project materials through student-centred and accessibility-informed lenses and identify barriers, gaps, inconsistencies, or areas for improvement

- Strong organizational and document-management skills, including maintaining accurate records, applying consistent formatting, and following file-naming and version-control conventions

- Ability to translate project direction into concrete tasks, exercise sound judgment, and independently produce complete, high-quality deliverables

- Demonstrated accountability and follow-through, including providing progress updates, seeking clarification when required, identifying barriers,



and communicating potential delays before deadlines are affected

- Ability to manage competing priorities, respond to changing project needs, receive and apply feedback, and collaborate effectively with internal and external partners

- Demonstrated professionalism, integrity, discretion, and compliance with Western’s policies, procedures, and confidentiality requirements

Assets:

- Familiarity with accessibility legislation, standards, and frameworks, such as the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, universal design, and Universal Design for Learning, as well as accessible document and digital-content practices.

- Experience supporting projects, committees, research activities, consultations, or other institutional initiatives.

- Experience developing accessible educational resources, toolkits, training materials, web content, communications, or visual materials using content-development tools such as Canva.

- Experience collecting, organizing, and synthesizing qualitative or quantitative information, including using consultation or survey tools such as Microsoft Forms or Qualtrics.

- Experience using project-management, content-development, or information-tracking tools.

Why Western?

Western offers a broad and exciting variety of part-time and temporary employment opportunities with ample room for job exploration and growth. Within our beautiful campus, you are part of a progressive work environment that promotes work/life balance including access to our state-of-the-art recreation centre. Apply for an opportunity to be part of the Western community and contribute to its success!

Applying at Western

To ensure that your application is given full consideration, please complete all relevant sections of the application. In addition, you can choose to supplement your application with a cover letter and current resume.

Consideration of applicants will include an assessment of previous performance, experience, and qualifications. Applicants should have oral communication skills in English.

Western Values Diversity

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Western is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression.

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please contact Human Resources or phone (phone hidden).

Please Note:

This position is an existing vacancy. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

📌 Accessibility Project Assistant (Canada)
🏢 Western University
📍 Canada