Indigenous Student Support Advisor

2 months ago

North Vancouver, Canada Capilano University Full time

**Competition Number**
- S181274P**Position Title**
- Indigenous Student Support Advisor**Position Number**
- E99906**Employee Group**
- Exempt (non-union support staff)**Position Status**
- Temporary Full-Time**Start Date**

**End Date (if applicable)**

**Department**
- Indigenous Education and Affairs**Additional Notes**

**This is an on-going, full-time, temporary position, with the potential to extend and/or transition into a permanent role.**

**Location**
- North Vancouver**Working with us**
- At Capilano University, students are our focus. Employees play an essential role in creating an exceptional learning experience for students and a thriving campus community. Together, we are a high-performing team of individuals who make Capilano University one of the leading teaching universities in British Columbia and one of BC’s Top Employers. Grounded by our sense of purpose, we offer a meaningful, friendly and dynamic work environment.

Our Indigenous Education and Affairs Department is where our commitment to inclusion and care goes hand in hand with our commitment to Truth + Reconciliation, Indigenization, and Decolonization. Through our dedication to both personal and professional connections, we’re aligned with our communities and eagerly engage with the issues that are important to them.

We are dedicated to improving lives and building healthy communities through education and connection. In a place where creativity, imagination, and experimentation are prized, our efforts are all aimed to provide our students with the knowledge and skills to transform their own lives as well as create meaningful impacts on the lives of others.

The Indigenous Education and Affairs Department is a community of passionate leaders shaping the future through connection, care, and transformative learning.

Are you ready to become a valued member of a community committed to making a difference? Join us and become a welcomed into a dynamic educational environment.**What you’ll do**
- Capilano University strives to provide support services to students that are approachable, low barrier and easy to access. Working within the Office of Indigenous Education and Affairs, and closely with other key campus services and partners, the Indigenous Student Support Advisor is responsible for providing information, and connection to supports, particularly with an Indigenous lens. The Student Support Advisor will collaboratively implement a case management system including an Early Alert program to provide a streamlined, collaborative, and accessible method across the institution to support students with needs that range from simple support requirements to distress.

The Indigenous Student Support Advisor will also develop spaces for engagement and relationship building in the Kéxwusm-áyakn Student Centre, while maintaining an in-person presence in the centre. As key member of the Indigenous Education and Affairs team, the Indigenous Student Support Advisor will work closely with the Student Rights and Responsibilities Advisor to provide support and education to Faculty and Staff who may be witnessing students in distress. The Indigenous Student Support Advisor reports to the Manager of Indigenous Education and Affairs.
- Liaises with and provides recommendations to the campus partners including Counselling Services, Accessibility Services, Financial Aid & Scholarships, Student Housing, Campus Security, Registrar’s Office, Capilano Student Union and student groups related to student affairs and services.
- Develops educational materials specific to Indigenous needs and facilitates training on how to support Indigenous students in distress, wellbeing and other related topics in connection to the Early Alert program.
- Receives disclosures of sexual and/or racial violence and provides support, information, safety planning and referrals, particularly to organizations trained to support Indigenous-specific needs.
- Provides advice and guidance to employees, administrators, students and the public pertaining to Indigenous student wellbeing, safety, policies and practices.
- Ensures compliance with the requirements of university policies, procedures and the collective agreements.
- Maintains confidentiality and administers the privacy and freedom of information (FOIPOP) regulations and handles sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy.
- Works collaboratively with the Office of Indigenous Education and Affairs to support other programming offered by the unit, as assigned.
- As a student-facing role, provides opportunities for engagement and relationship building within the Kéxwusm-áyakn Student Centre.
- Coordinates with campus services to ensure delivery of Early Alert program and related mental health programming, with knowledge of external Indigenous health supports available.

**What you’ll bring**
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field plus approximately 3 years in post-secondary environments.
- Experience must include case

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