Facilitator, Bridging Futures

Edmonton Catholic Schools is a large urban school division whose mission is to provide a Catholic education that inspires students to learn and that prepares them to live fully and to serve God in one another. The Division is comprised of over 50,000 students and 5,000 employees in 95 schools plus other sites.

**Facilitator, Bridging Futures**:
**Requisition ID**: 9794**Hours Per Week**: 35**Position**: Existing**FTE**: 1**Department**: ILS Programs**No Months Per Year**: 12**Position Status**: Permanent**Employee Group**: OOS**Rate of Pay**: $58,185 - $72,743**Posting Closing Date**: 5/21/25***:
The job provides assistance to First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FMNI) high school students in the development of a career plan, building career related skills and providing the opportunity to explore a variety of industries, enabling students to become familiar with the world of work. The work also focusses on preparation for students to make the transition from school to higher education. The incumbent removes barriers to future success and facilitates career planning.

The focus of this role is the development and implementation of career strategies to improve a student’s transition into the workplace and into related post-secondary programs.

The incumbent works to ensure smooth transitions of high school students to a career or academic path and introduces a range of options. The job works to develop connections with students to be proactive in their future paths.

**JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIVITIES**:
**1.Post-secondary education preparation**
- Work with students to learn about specific career options requiring additional education
- Provide support in transitioning to post-secondary institutes
- Participate in quarterly vertical team meetings with school staff to develop action steps to improve individual student and subgroup transition success rates
- Provide post-secondary orientation and skill readiness

**2. Career preparation**
- Work with students to learn about specific work options and to identify career paths
- Assist individuals in the development of individual career plans
- Partner with organizations and local businesses to facilitate career opportunities
- Develop and deliver career-related workshops for students to increase their knowledge of options and possibilities
- Coach students in building career-related skills, including public speaking, leadership, teamwork and networking
- Work with students to create a portfolio, including a resume and interviewing techniques
- Facilitate career internships with partners to enable students to further explore possibilities

**3. Life skills preparation**
- Plan and collaborate on the development of programs with a team that includes administrators, teachers, advisors, counsellors, social workers and/or any other relevant service providers
- Model and coach students in personal interaction, including teamwork, creativity, communication skills, self-advocacy and healthy life choices

4**. Academic support**
- Mentor, guide and support students within a cultural context which values significant relationships
- Facilitate advanced leadership skill development with a focus on post-secondary readiness

**5.**Develop relationships**
- Establish relationships with students through modelling, mentoring, advocating and one-on-one meetings
- Connect individual students and their parents/guardians with community organizations and programs
- Engage families to participate in the student’s growth
- Develop or work with local mentoring programs, business and community agencies to connect individual students with mentors
- Provide support and outreach to parents/guardians of students
- Work with students to begin the process of developing transition and career action plans to meet academic and post-secondary goals

**6.**Life skills and wellness**
- Model and coach students in healthy life choices
- Develop and deliver life skills programs to provide youth access to cultural teachings, leadership development and connect youth to community resources
- Increase knowledge of well-being and healthy lifestyles
- Build an awareness of factors affecting personal well-being - diet, exercise, drugs, etc.
- Provide tools and support to develop, maintain and enhance personal well-being
- Provide tools and support in dealing with grief, loss and anxiety

**7. Participate in long
- and short-term strategic planning for the program**

**8. Maintain technical knowledge through a range of professional development activities**

**JOB QUALIFICATIONS**

**Knowledge and Experience**

**Degree or diploma in Native Studies, Career Counselling, Education or related area, plus three years of directly related experience**
- Knowledge of Indigenous culture; fluency in Cree is an asset
- Knowledge of program development best practices, particularly in the area of employment and vocational programming
- Knowledge of Microsoft programs, including Excel, Outlook and databases
- Knowledge of pr