Full-time Indigenous Re-engagement Counsellor

Grand Erie District School Board represents more than 28,000 students in 58 elementary schools and 14 secondary schools within the City of Brantford and the counties of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk, as well as students from Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. With a dedicated staff of more than 2,900, Grand Erie is committed to learning, leading and inspiring.   The head office is located in Brantford.  

RESPONSIBILITIES:

•    Building trusting relationships with teachers, school administrators, support staff and Indigenous students
•    Working with students and staff within a site as assigned
•    Collaborate with Curriculum and Student Achievement team to develop and implement strategies, structures and tools to support the learning of Indigenous students.   
•    Communicate and collaborate with the teachers at Nations/Newstart to create opportunities for reengagement 
•    Contact and facilitate the re-engagement of those Indigenous students who withdrew during the school year or did not return to school in September.  
•    Support re-engaged Indigenous students into appropriate and culturally responsive programs to maximize success
•    Reporting of re-engaged students will be tracked and monitored to show progress throughout the school year.
•    Support school attendance following Ministry of Education Enrollment Register instructions and Grand Erie’s attendance strategy
•    Establish positive relationships with parents/caregivers and agencies of Indigenous communities as they relate to a student’s education
•    Follow up on referrals by secondary school for issues regarding poor attendance and the resulting lack of success, monitoring attendance, providing counselling support, and exploring referral to Alternative Learning opportunities with follow-up counselling are key aspects of the role
•    Travel, as assigned
•    Other duties as assigned by supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS and EXPERIENCE: 

•    Indigenous ancestry preferred.
•    Knowledgeable with a demonstrated positive working relationship with local Indigenous communities.
•    Bachelors’ degree in Social Work or Social Sciences or an Ontario College of Teachers’ Certificate of Qualification, in accordance with Ministry of Education 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.
•    Strong organizational and communication skills
•    Ability to contribute as a member of a collaborative team 
•    Proficiency in supporting teaching and learning through the effective leveraging of digital tools

Job Specifications
Hours of Work:    1.0 FTE Annually
Rate of Pay:    To be determine based on qualifications . A competitive benefits plan is available through a provincial benefits trust plan
Effective Date:    As soon as can be mutually arranged, until June 30, 2025

Apply to:   Join us! - Careers - Grand Erie District School Board (knighthunter.com)  by Monday, January 20, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
Qualified teachers, please quote posting - Secondary #70-24-25.  All others, please quote posting  PSP #27-24-25 in your cover letter.

All applications will be subject to a screening process and some applicants may not be granted an interview.
Applicants with a disability that requires an accommodation to enable their participation in the interview process should advise the Board when contacted for an interview. Any assessment and selection materials and processes used in the interview process can be made available in an accessible format, upon request in advance.
All new employees are required to submit an original Police Record Check (which included a vulnerable sector search) acceptable to the Board prior to the commencement of employment.

The 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, Metis and Inuit Peoples who reside within the Grand Erie District School Board. We are all stewards of these lands and waters where we now gather, learn and play on, and commit to working together in the spirit of Reconciliation.