Graduation Coach for Black Students

2 months ago

Midhurst, Canada Simcoe County District School Board Full time

iTINERANT graduation coach FOR black STUDENTS
1.0 FTE Temporary position (September 2024 to March 17, 2025)

Salary Range: $60,125 to $74,031 per year

The Simcoe County District School

Board is committed to equitable hiring practices that provide equal opportunities

for all applicants to be successful. We are committed to upholding the values

of equity, diversity, and inclusion. In support of our Strategic Priorities, we

seek members who reflect diverse identities, lived experiences, and perspectives

to assist the Board in reflecting our community. Our equitable hiring

initiative is consistent with the Ontario Human Rights Code to ensure that our

learnt experiences for this role.

The Simcoe

County District School Board is committed to supporting the academic excellence

and well-being of Black students. The

Itinerant Graduation Coach for Black students will be responsible for providing

students across the SCDSB who identify as Black with a diverse range of support

for them to achieve credits, graduate, and successfully transition into their

chosen post-secondary pathway. The Itinerant Graduation Coach for Black Students

Program will provide intensive, culturally responsive support for Black

students and their families across the board to improve their achievement and

well-being. The Itinerant Graduation Coach is responsible for developing strong

community partnerships with agencies, organizations, and educational partners

in multiple SCDSB schools.

Duties of the role include but are not limited to:
Collaborate with school administrators,

teachers, families (where appropriate), system staff, and community

resources to identify systemic barriers and develop meaningful solutions

to support the engagement, well-being, and academic achievement of Black students.

Work with the Equity,

Diversity and Inclusion department’s core team and school-based staff to

create a long-term vision/plan for self-identified Black students who will

benefit from targeted supports.

Tracking and monitoring of

student progress throughout the school year to identify trends and

insights used to inform both individual coaching and program design in

addition to reporting on program process.

Create mechanisms to

identify gaps in service delivery, as well as areas of growth in addition

to gathering feedback from Black students, community partners and SCDSB

families.

Promote and raise awareness

of the Graduation Coach for Black student services within the SCDSB to

assist school teams to understand the role and build capacity to identify

and address barriers.

Initiate and support partnerships

with various Greater Barrie community agencies and groups, working with agencies

to share best practices, and improve services.

Create a caring and

nurturing school and community environment by addressing the academic,

social, emotional, and cultural needs of our Black students by developing

and maintaining trusting relationships.

Work closely with Black students

and their families to identify and support social, emotional,

intellectual, cultural, and physical well-being while serving as a mentor

and advisor.

Coordinate local community

cultural support services and will liaise between school, home, and

community social service agencies with the view to connecting individual

students who are identified as being at risk of not graduating with

mentors.

Work with school community

and improve Black students’ feelings and perceptions of the educational experience.

Monitor attendance and

assignment completion with a focus on key expectations leading to a

successful graduation outcome.

Prepare and provide reports

to school administration which track the progress of individual students

as they progress towards graduation.

Qualifications:

- Post-secondary degree or diploma in one of the following

disciplines - Humanities, Social Science, Social Services (Social Work or Child

and Youth Work), Counselling, Psychology or similar degree or diploma.
- Minimum of five (5) years of recent, related

experience supporting Black youth and a deep understanding of systemic barriers

and challenges for Black students face in the public education system,

post-secondary education system, communities, and the broader society, combined

with understanding of systemic barriers and challenge comprehensive first-hand

life experience deeply rooted in Black communities.
- OR equivalent combination of education and

experience as determined by the Board.
- Advanced knowledge and expertise in the

intersections of race, gender, faith, socio-economic dynamics, and sexual

orientation. Ability to identify systemic barriers such as anti-Black racism,

and other forms of oppression and propose appropriate intervention point to

increase the well-being and academic achievement of Black students.

Excellent Interpersonal and organizational skills.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Experience working with s

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