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Captioner and Note taker
@ Habitat Learn Inc
Waterloo, Ontario
Overview
Habitat Learn Inc is hiring remote contract captioners and note takers for university classes across many academic disciplines, starting in the Winter 2027 semester. The work is typing live lecture transcriptions (captions) and organized study notes for students with disabilities, with assignments usually between 8am and 9pm Monday to Saturday. A minimum of one academic semester commitment, a 75+ wpm typing speed and a police clearance certificate are required.
Responsibilities:
- Type live lectures on a laptop, in lectures, tutorials and labs
- Create verbatim captions of the instructor's speech
- Record key points as organized study notes with headings
Requirements summary:
- Completed or nearly completed post-secondary education
- Typing speed of 75+ wpm
- Strong writing and editing skills
- Police clearance certificate
- Minimum of 2 professional references
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-28
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-09
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Customer service |
| Schedule | day, evening, weekends |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | Police Clearance Certificate |
| Background checks | criminal record |
| Encouraged to apply | People with disabilities |
| Education | College diploma (preferred), Bachelor’s degree (preferred) |
| Fields of study | STEM |
| Perks mentioned | Flexible hours |
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Habitat Learn Inc
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Our philosophy is simple, design for the future, for everyone.
Full company description
Habitat Learn is a business made of thinkers, makers and advocates. We design products to solve real problems and strive to create accessible learning experiences for all. We have close working relationships with schools and government, allowing us to root for systemic changes, changes to organizational structures, the rethinking of funding policies, and more.
- LinkedIn followers
- 19,828
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 84
- Reported office locations
- Toronto, CA
- Business categories
- Education
- Software
- Other recorded names
- Habitat Learn Inc
- Habitat Learn
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Habitat Learn is a business made of thinkers, makers and advocates. We design products to solve real problems and strive to create accessible learning experiences for all. We have close working relationships with schools and government, allowing us to root for systemic changes, changes to organizational structures, the rethinking of funding policies, and more.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software Development |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto |
| Organization type | Educational |
| Year founded | 2014 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 6 |
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We are currently looking for Note Takers and Captioners for a variety of academic disciplines. Candidates will be expected to attend classes remotely. Schedules starting in the Winter semester (Jan 2027). These service providers help students overcome barriers in class to succeed!
Preference for candidates that have a STEM background (Science, Math, Engineering) and able to do notes/captions for those subject areas. (Not required)
Responsibilities:
- Type information on a laptop at a university lecture or in informal, smaller classes like tutorial and labs
- Captioning- creating a transcription using Messenger Pigeon, verbatim of what the instructor said.
- Note taking- recording key information from a lecture. Organized to be used as a study aid, key points and major topics are utilized as major headings
Requirements
We are looking for individuals who have
- Completed post secondary education or about to graduate
- Studied and excelled in a variety of subjects. E.g. Math, English, Sciences, Arts, Business, History, Humanities, Social sciences, Business, Natural Sciences, and more!
- Typing speed of 75+ wpm
- Comfortable in an academic environment
- Sensitivity to the needs of people with disabilities.
- Use of own personal laptop
- Strong writing and editing skills
- Ability to analyze and process information quickly
- Able to work independently- being on time, dependable and able to meet deadlines
- Minimum of 2 professional references
- Police Clearance Certificate
We require a minimum commitment of one academic semester.
Assignments vary depending on the student’s schedules. Assignments typically take place between 8am – 9pm Monday to Saturday.
Benefits
- Everyday learning opportunities
- Flexible schedules
- Work with new technology
- Contribute to equitable access to education
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