eLearning Developer, National LINC Online Curriculum

At Achev, we believe that everyone deserves an equal opportunity to build a better life and a successful future. For more than 30 years, we have dedicated ourselves to helping diverse Canadians and newcomers achieve their full potential. Today, we are one of the largest providers of employment, newcomer, language, and youth services in the Greater Toronto Area. Our dedicated team of nearly 400 staff delivers a wide range of innovative, high-quality, and personalized programs and services that empower our clients to prosper and our communities to thrive.We thrive in a OneAchev culture where collaboration and an integrated service delivery will positively impact Achev’s resiliency, agility, success, and growth.

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SUMMARY

The National LINC Online Curriculum Project is a multi-year project developing PBLA supported eLearning units for LINC learners. Reporting to the Manager, the role will be responsible for producing the eLearning courseware, configuration and programming (coding) within the courseware and integrating eLearning with the Learning Management System (Avenue.ca).

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in project planning activities and ongoing project meetings
• Participate in defining technical requirements and functional specifications and make recommendations on best media and technology to meet needs
• Develop courseware to accepted standards, using various authoring tools
• Integrate multimedia and other assets into courseware
• Package courseware for delivery onto an LMS
• Organize and test eLearning courses within SCORM Cloud and LMS sandbox to verify and validate functionality of content integration
  • Execute structured WCAG accessibility evaluations using both automated scanners and hands-on manual techniques.
  • Test navigation and screen behavior using screen readers (such as JAWS, NVDA, or VoiceOver) and keyboard-only navigation.
• Work closely with the Multimedia Designers, content writers and other development partners to establish processes and procedures to streamline content development
• Effectively present ideas and information
• Communicate technical concepts and their impacts to non-technical audiences
• Stay abreast of new developments in eLearning and their potential uses; bring ideas forward
• Adhere to version control and file management best practices
• Adhere to quality control and development standards
• Participate in quality assurance reviews
• Participate in training as needed
• Other duties as required

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Post Secondary degree, preferably in computer programming, web design and/or multimedia development

Experience

• 3+ years experience in custom software solution development and delivery (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, H5P) and online media-rich application (HTML5)
• Understanding of the Document Object Model (DOM), browser rendering paths, Event Loop, and browser storage (LocalStorage, SessionStorage, Cookies).
• 2+ years experience developing custom eLearning using Articulate Storyline 360 with advanced JavaScript triggers
• 2+ years experience in Moodle development (blocks, modules) and integration of Moodle with other applications (Moodle APIs/interfaces)
• Experience programming and packaging to SCORM and other eLearning standards

Knowledge & Skills

• Proficient in custom and off-the-shelf eLearning development software (e.g. Adobe Captivate, Articulate, Camtasia, Adobe Creative Suite)
• Proficient in MS Office (MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Knowledge of version control software and systems
• Knowledge of UX/UI design and accessibility standards
  • Good understanding of WCAG 2.1 AA level
  • Proficiency in semantic HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to understand how code structure impacts assistive technology
• Knowledge of instructional design principles
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience
• Ability to respect diversity and work collaboratively with individuals of diverse cultural, social and educational backgrounds
• Excellent organizational skills, flexible with change and able to meet deadlines
• Not-for-profit or settlement sector experience an asset
• Experience developing eLearning units for Avenue.ca an asset

Salary rate: $ $63,943.47

This is a current vacancy. Please note that we use AI tools in our application screening process. All hiring decisions involve human review.

We’re looking to welcome people to our diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We especially welcome applications from members of racialized groups, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. We are committed to a selection process and work environment that is inclusive and barrier-free. So, if you’re excited about this role or another one, please apply on our website www.achev.ca