Native Education Counsellor

3 weeks ago

Brantford, Canada Grand Erie District School Board Full time

**JOB TITLE**:Native Education Counsellor

**LOCATION**:Brantford, ON

The Grand Erie District School Board is guided by our vision to Learn, Lead and Inspire and our shared mission to build a culture of learning, well-being and belonging to inspire each learner. Grand Erie’s 2800 employees provide quality education to approximately 26,000 full-time equivalent students who attend our 72 schools. The Board spans a geographic area encompassing the City of Brantford and the Counties of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk. The head office is located in Brantford.

**Major Duties and Responsibilities**:

- establishing positive relations with school personnel and parents of Six Nations students attending schools for the purpose of enhancing student success rates
- providing academic and social counselling for students from the Six Nations community
- providing counselling for students from the Six Nations community who have been referred for issues regarding attendance and lack of student success
- participating in all Individual Placement and Review Committee meetings conducted for students affected by the education services agreement
- acting as a resource person and assisting with initiatives of the Six Nations Advisory Committee
- establishing and maintaining up to date information regarding student entrance, transition from Six Nations schools, retention and success rate in secondary education
- being responsible for increasing the awareness and sensitivity of school personnel with respect to students attending school
- travel within the Board’s geographical region will be required
- other duties as assigned


**Minimum Qualifications**:
Applicants must be a person of Haudenosaunee ancestry who is knowledgeable and demonstrates a positive working relationship with the Six Nations Community
**and**, a minimum of a Bachelors’ degree in Social Work or Social Studies or an Ontario Teacher’s Certificate with courses in guidance and counselling
**OR** five (5) years successful experience in counselling or guidance plus a minimum of a community college diploma in a related discipline with demonstrated evidence of annual progression toward Category One qualification.

**Job Specifications**

**Hours of Work**
- 1.0 FTE, 35 hours per week.**Rate of Pay**
- To be determine based on qualifications**Effective Date**
- September 1, 2023- By
- **Wednesday, May 24**
**, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. **Please quote
- **posting # PSP 2-23-24** in your cover letter.All new employees are required to provide an original Police Record Check (which includes a “vulnerable sector screen”) acceptable to the Board prior to the commencement of employment.

We thank all applicants for their interest but only those considered for an interview will be contacted.

**Grand Erie District School Board** recognizes
**Six Nations of the Grand River** and
**Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation**, as the longstanding peoples of this territory. We honour, recognize, and respect these communities as well as all
**First Nations, Métis** and
**Inuit Peoples** who reside within Grand Erie District School Board. We are all stewards of these lands and waters where we now gather, learn and play, and commit to working together in the spirit of Reconciliation.

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