Team Manager

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is the largest school board in Eastern Ontario and offers students and parents a world of choice for learning. Our nearly 150 schools offer a wide range of programs to promote learning excellence and meet the individual needs of students, parents, and the community at large. Our schools are teaching communities where principals, vice-principals, teachers and support staff nurture student well-being and challenge students to achieve their best.

We are seeking a creative, dynamic, committed professional to join our team:
Team Manager - Indigenous Education

100% Regular

Monday - Friday, 35 hours per week

**Union Exempt Level 9**: $101,300 to $119,200 per annum

Reporting to the Superintendent of Instruction, Indigenous Education, the Team Manager, Indigenous Education is responsible for liaising with internal departments in support of student well-being, and establishing and maintaining strong community partnerships with Indigenous Elders, Knowledge Keepers, organizations and community groups within the region. The Team Manager supports the work plan of the Indigenous Education Circle, ensuring priorities identified by the IEC guide the work plans of the Student Support Coordinator team and the development of community partnerships to support First Nations, Inuit and Métis students. The Team Manager supports the Board in realizing its Strategic Plan priorities related to reconciliation, by supporting the development of culturally safe avenues of engagement for Indigenous families.

**Qualifications**:
Post secondary diploma or degree in Indigenous Services, Studies or similar and 5 - 6 years experience working in Indigenous communities or urban Indigenous organizations. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Lived experience deeply rooted in local Indigenous communities is required for the position.

Identification as a First Nation, Métis or Inuit community member and lived experience with systemic oppression is a requirement, with Algonquin identity an asset.

Ability to develop, nurture and extend relationships with Indigenous Elders, Knowledge Keepers, families, students, partners and community organizations.

Supervisory skills, and leadership experience for providing direction to program staff, including coaching, motivating staff; establishing priorities; observing and evaluating performance.

Strong oral and written communication skills for collaborating across departments, with school and community leaders, students and the IEC.

Strong conflict resolution skills required to navigate sensitive situations in productive ways.

Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously, prioritizing tasks appropriately to ensure student needs are centered.

Understanding of protocols for respectfully engaging with various First Nations, as well as Inuk and Metis community members.

Knowledge of OCDSB Policies and Procedures related to the provision of services to Indigenous Students.

Knowledge of Indigenous Community resources and services.

Budget development and management experience.

This program constitutes a Special Program pursuant to Section 14 of the Ontario Human Rights Code as it has been put into place to work with a historically disadvantaged group and to assist learners in the group to achieve equal opportunity in education.

Application Process

Applications will be considered in accordance with the Union Exempt Employee Handbook.

OCDSB employees serve students, colleagues, families and community partners. We invite people of all abilities, orientations, faiths, ethnicities, races, genders and ages to join us as we create learning and working spaces that honour the unceded and unsurrendered land of the Algonquin people, and respect, value and increasingly reflect the diversity of Ottawa. Your lived experience is an essential contribution to deliver the education every student deserves with dignity.

EDUCATING FOR SUCCESS - BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES TOGETHER

Personal information is

collected pursuant to the Education Act and will be used to determine the

eligibility for employment with the OCDSB. Questions about this collection

should be directed to the Manager, Human Resources, 133 Greenbank Road, Nepean,

Ontario K2H 6L3