Program Coordinator- Paralegal (Hurontario Campus)

at  Anderson College of Health Business Technology

ABOUT OUR COMPANY

Anderson College is one of Canada’s oldest colleges, having opened our first location in 1885. We have trained more than 100,000 students over a 137-year history and have been an empowering partner for students overcoming career challenges and transitioning to the next phase of their lives.
With ten locations in Ontario, we are recognized for our high-caliber faculty, hands-on, real-life career training, and supportive culture.
At Anderson College, we are more than our century-old history, our programs, and state-of-the-art facilities; we are a team of caring individuals, deeply committed to helping our students become skillful, confident, and in-demand employees.

REQUIREMENTS

• Completed a degree, diploma or certificate in education from an accredited or designated educational institution
• Mustbe a Licensee with Active Good Status at all times
• Have at least three years of practice experience in Ontario as a lawyer or paralegal
• With at least three years of teaching experience
• High level of proficiency with Office 365 environment, including Outlook, OneDrive, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Experience in at least one learning management system, preferably D2L.
  Applications from people with disabilities are welcomed and encouraged. Accommodation is available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
  Anderson College is committed to protecting the safety and welfare of employees, students, and the general public, and upholding the reputation and integrity of the College. For this reason, final applicants will be asked to undergo a background check.
  We thank all applicants for their interest in employment with Anderson College. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
  Job Types: Part-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person
Expected start date: 2025-02-0

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a highly qualified and dedicated individual to join our team as Program Coordinator – Paralegal program at our Hurontario campus.
Please note that this is an on-campus role.
The ideal candidate will meet the qualifications for the role and is passionate about helping mature students achieve their goals.
The Program Coordinator plays an integral role in the receipt and maintenance of a Program’s Accreditation and is responsible to the Institution and to the Law Society for monitoring, coordinating and controlling Program standards within an Accredited Program. The role is responsible for ensuring that all elements of the Accredited Program always meet the Law Society’s requirements. The Program Coordinator must have experience, education or training relevant to the administration of educational programs, the design of instructional systems and the provision of adult education.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• serving as a central coordinating authority for the college’s delivery of the Accredited Program.
• communicating with the Law Society within a reasonable period of time and acting as a primary point of contact for the resolution of any matter relevant to an Accredited Program.
• coordinating and scheduling Faculty Members (including, e.g., ensuring that a Licensee or Exempted Individual is present in class to teach Substantive Law Courses).
• ensuring that Faculty Members have the experience, training and subject matter expertise required by the Accreditation Documents.
• coordinating regular Faculty Member meetings.
• facilitating the monitoring of Faculty Members’ lessons for content, delivery and emphasis on paralegal scope of practice in accordance with the Accreditation Documents through periodic classroom observations.
• overseeing the field placement portion of the Accredited Program (e.g., ensuring that prospective Field Placement Hosts have been confirmed as appropriate hosts and prospective Field Placement Supervisors meet the requirements set out in the Accreditation Documents).
• maintaining quality control over the curriculum and assessments to ensure that they are current and valid.
• managing the coherent and consistent implementation of an effectively designed curriculum and effective assessments.
• assisting with the acquisition of effective instructional resources to support the delivery of the Accredited Program within the college.
• ensuring that all marketing associated with the Accredited Program and all information provided by the Institution’s admissions staff to prospective students in respect of the Accredited Program is demonstrably true, accurate and verifiable, not misleading, confusing or deceptive and not likely to mislead, confuse or deceive.
• ensuring that the Accredited Program produces graduates who have adequately mastered the required competencies to support their continued progression in the licensing process.
• Field Placement duties play an integral part and is subject to the oversight of the Program Coordinator, as well. Some of these includes: understand the scope of practice for paralegals in Ontario; in a timely manner, communicate field placement requirements to students; secure Field Placement Hosts and Field Placement Supervisors for students well in advance of the start of a field placement; ensure that each Field Placement Supervisor directly supervises no more than two paralegal students at any one time; finalize arrangements with Field Placement Hosts and monitor the day-to-day operations of the field placement program and respond to issues from students.