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Habitat Learn

Educational tech platform enabling accessible learning

Captioner and Note Taker

Full-Time
No salary listed
Entry, Junior, Mid
Bachelor's
Toronto, ON, Canada
In PersonAttend in-person classes at universities and colleges in the Greater Toronto Area and surrounding regions.
EducationTutoring & Academic Support

About the job

Requirements
  • Completed post-secondary education or be about to graduate.
  • Studied and excelled in a variety of subjects, including mathematics, English, sciences, arts, business, history, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
  • Type at a speed of at least 60 words per minute.
  • Be comfortable working in an academic environment.
  • Demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of people with disabilities.
  • Use a personal laptop.
  • Have strong writing and editing skills.
  • Analyze and process information quickly.
  • Work independently, arrive on time, be dependable, and meet deadlines.
  • Provide a minimum of two professional references.
  • Obtain a Police Clearance Certificate.
  • Commit to a minimum of one academic semester.
  • Be available for assignments typically scheduled between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
Responsibilities
  • Type information on a laptop during university lectures and informal smaller classes such as tutorials and labs.
  • Create verbatim transcriptions of instructors’ speech using Messenger Pigeon for captioning.
  • Record key information from lectures as organized study aids, using key points and major topics as headings.
Desired Qualifications
  • A STEM background in science, mathematics, or engineering, with the ability to provide notes or captions for those subject areas.

About the company

Draft

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Grant

Total Funding

$220K

Headquarters

Toronto, Canada

Founded

2018

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What believers are saying

  • 2026 University of Ottawa bilingual-caption work strengthens proof for multilingual campuses.
  • Habitat Learn's 2026 funding guides for BSWD and CSG drive conversion through student aid.
  • Accessible classroom messaging and Messenger Pigeon subscriptions expand recurring revenue beyond captions.

What critics are saying

  • AI note-taking faces commoditization from Microsoft, Zoom, and Otter within 12 months.
  • Accessibility budgets depend on institution aid offices, slowing procurement and renewals.
  • Reliance on a small higher-ed niche creates existential churn risk if one flagship campus exits.

What makes Habitat Learn unique

  • Human-led live captioning plus AI notes targets universities, not generic K-12 software.
  • Temmer acquisition in 2022 added computerized note-taking and live captioning depth.
  • 2025-2026 Podium Solution embeds accessibility into classrooms with Apple and Humber Polytechnic.

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BetaKit
May 13th, 2022
Habitat Learn acquires Temmer to offer computerized note taking for students

Toronto-based EdTech startup Habitat Learn has acquired Temmer Enterprises Limited, a computerized note taking company.