Pedagogical Counsellor

**Job Description**:
**IMPORTANT: Effective immediately**

**DEADLINE TO APPLY: October 9, 2024**

**JOB SUMMARY**: REPORTING TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRE FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION AND IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER LEARNING OF THE CREE SCHOOL BOARD (CSB) AND THE DEAN OF INDIGENOUS EDUCATION OF JOHN ABBOTT COLLEGE, THE PROGRAM COORDINATOR IS RESPONSIBLE TO COORDINATE ALL PERTINENT ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURES OF THE IYESKUIWIIU (IK) AND CREE NURSING (CN) SPRINGBOARD TO A DIPLOMA OF COLLEGIAL STUDIES (DSC) PROGRAMS.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- act as a project liaison between John Abbott College and the CSB Director, Project Manager and project management team
- map out a clear project timeline, including milestones, deliverables and budget, reporting back to both the Cree Partners and John Abbott College
- coordinate with all relevant College departments, such as the Registrar’s Office, Admissions, Human Resources, the Academic Administration, Communications, Library and Student Services to set up the internal structures for the delivery of the Springboard to a Diploma of Collegial Studies (DCS) programs, such as instructor hiring, course development and approval, recruitment, admission, publicity, training of instructors, if applicable
- search, in coordination with the John Abbott College Academic Administration, departments and HR and in consultation with the Cree partners, for JAC instructors with an academic background in Cree or First Nation culture, available for course development
- coordinate the joint course development between the instructors and CSB experts in Cree culture to assure alignment of the course content with Cree cultural content and pedagogical concepts, College academic policies and procedures and course approval process
- coordinate job postings and participate in the hiring of John Abbott College instructors to teach in the Programs Fall 2021 and initiate additional training of the instructors for the assignment in collaboration with the Cree partners
- oversee and update budgets related to the project, including the timely administration of invoices, in collaboration with the CSB Project Manager
- set up, in collaboration with the Cree partners, the structures for online and in-person (on CREE territory) course delivery, including the organisation of resource persons available to the students
- develop semester plans, teaching schedules jointly with the CSB Project Manager
- provide input and make recommendations regarding the communication strategy to promote the Springboards to a DCS program within the Eeyou Istchee community
- carries out additional project responsibilities, as required

**QUALIFICATIONS**:
**Education**:
**Specific Requirements**:

- minimum of 5 years of direct experience working with First Nations students, preferably Cree students, in a post-secondary environment
- solid understanding of the reality of First Nation students in a post-secondary setting
- project coordination background, including budget development, reporting, follow up, setting deliverables, project milestones and timelines
- proven track record to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders creating and environment of trust, consideration and on-going adaptation
- familiarity with the Cégep system and internal policies and processes, an asset
- high degree of autonomous and self-directed work, motivation, flexibility and creativity
- highly motivated in building an educational pathway benefitting the Cree nation of Eeyou Istchee
- if required, in person attendance of meetings in Cree Territory, Quebec