Indigenous Student Success Coordinator, Pathways to Education
18 hours ago
About Meridia Recruitment Solutions
Meridia Recruitment Solutions is a leading provider of recruitment services, committed to supporting clients in finding the best talent for their organizations. Our team of experts has extensive experience in identifying and selecting top candidates who can contribute to the success of our clients.
We are currently seeking an Indigenous Student Success Advisor to join our team. As an advisor, you will play a vital role in supporting students from underrepresented backgrounds to succeed in their academic pursuits.
Salary Range: $58,996 - $73,745 per year
Job Description
The Indigenous Student Success Advisor will be responsible for providing academic and personal support to First Nation, Métis, and Inuit students. This will involve working closely with local school boards, community partners, and Algoma University staff to ensure student success and program completion.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement academic and program support strategies to meet the unique needs of First Nation, Métis, and Inuit students
- Foster a safe and inclusive environment to assist students develop skills to successfully meet the demands of OSSD, Algoma University courses, and Game Developer Certificate completion
- Provide proactive individual wraparound support to assist students navigate and succeed within Algoma LEAP
- Assess and develop individual learning plans with agreed upon goals
- Monitor student academic progress and meet with students at frequent and regularly scheduled times, intervening as appropriate to assist those students having difficulty with necessary referrals to mental health and other resources
- Gauge student success by tracking the progress of individual students through the use of such measures as anecdotal reports, behaviour and academic tracking sheets, parent reports, lates, suspensions, academic results, incident reports, parental involvement, etc.
- Work with the student, family, teachers, faculty, and other school staff in order to help students to develop a plan to achieve regular school attendance and credit accumulation
- Build and establish relationships with various service agencies including local First Nation, Métis, and Inuit organizations serving the community and students
- Assemble a "Circle of Caring Adults" that will include Indigenous community members, Elders, and health and social services professionals that will facilitate the provision of customized and personalized support to Indigenous students
- Work directly with school board administration in addition to the departments of Student Success & Wellbeing, Student Life, and Office of the Registrar staff in relation to the needs of individual students
- Prepare for meetings between school personnel and parents/guardians to address school concerns
- Facilitate contact with appropriate support services for youth and their families
Required Qualifications
Education and Experience:
- Undergraduate degree in Social Work, Psychology, or a related field, and a minimum of two (2) years of experience working with secondary and post-secondary students, including students of underrepresented, racialized, marginalized backgrounds, and those who self-identify as First Nations, Métis, and/or Inuit, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, is required
- Knowledge of secondary and post-secondary student development or personality theory. Excellent listening and guidance skills with the ability to relate to students and their families
- Lived experience as a First Nation, Métis, or Inuit person, international learner, racialized person, or a member of an equity-deserving group, preferred
- Knowledge of Indigenous traditional teachings, cultures, perspectives, values, and history with connections to local Indigenous communities, is preferred
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