Graduate Career Educator - Toronto, Canada - University of Toronto

University of Toronto

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Date Posted:06/09/2023

Req ID: 31762

Faculty/Division:
VP & Provost

Department:
Career Centre

Campus:
St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Position Number:

Description:

About us:

Student Life connects life to learning.

We believe every student should have the opportunity to participate in university life actively and find connection and community while discovering new ways of thinking and being in the world.

We provide resources, support and engagement opportunities that are inclusive and accessible, ensuring every student can build experiences that set them up for a lifetime of success.

Within the Division of Student Life, the cluster of Student Life Programs and Services, supports students as they achieve personal, academic, career and civic goals.

We engage students throughout their learning and development with the following units:

Academic Success, Accessibility Services, Career Exploration & Education, Centre for Community Partnerships, Clubs & Leadership Development, Housing, Indigenous Student Services, Mentorship & Peer Programs, Multi-faith Centre, Orientation, Student Success, Transition & Engagement and TCard Services.

Together with staff, faculty, students, alumni, employers and community partners, we provide an integrated and coherent path to success that reflects our students' diversity.

In support of U of T's vision, Student Life Programs and Services is committed to creating diverse, accessible, inclusive and welcoming spaces of opportunity that foster deepened engagement, learning, personal growth, and identity development for all students.

We are committed to embedding these principles into all the work we do, reducing barriers so that students from all backgrounds and lived experiences can feel a sense of belonging in the communities they find here.

This role contributes to the Career Exploration & Education unit.

Mission:
The mission of Career Exploration and Education (CxED) at the University of Toronto St.

George campus is to engage students to develop self-directed career management skills through partnership with (a) faculty, to connect academic and career learning; (b) alumni and employers, to develop informational and experiential networks and opportunities; and (c) our campus community, to embed career support locally to meet diverse student needs.

Vision:

Our vision is to support every U of T student andrecent graduate as they build their future in our changing world.

Values:
We value community, agency, learning, empathy and equity, diversity and inclusion.

To align with our strategic priorities, we encourage individuals from Black, Indigenous, and racialized communities to apply.

Your opportunity:

Reporting to the Assistant Director, Career Education, supervised by the Lead Coordinator, Career Education, and working with other members of Career Exploration & Education and the School of Graduate Studies (SGS), the Graduate Career Educator will be responsible for developing and delivering career education programs and resources for professional and graduate students and recent alumni that leverages active, anti-oppressive, hope-centred and self-directed approaches to learning and reflection.

With attention to the unique and intersecting career needs of graduate and professional students particularly from Indigenous and equity deserving student communities (including but not limited to Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQ+ students and students with disabilities), and as part of collaborative team efforts, the Graduate Career Educator will ensure that career education programs, services, and resources facilitates graduate and professional students' career learning and agency, and develop their career management skills for lifelong career success and wellbeing.

The Career Educator will also develop strong working relationships with academic and co-curricular partners in the University, graduate and professional students and student groups to: identify opportunities for career education of U of T graduate and professional students; develop and deliver career education programming;prepare graduate and professional students for career exploration and work integrated learning activities; and support initiatives that enhance graduate and professional students' connection with, and learning from, employers and industry professionals.

As a member of Career Exploration & Education (CxED), and in collaboration with the School of Graduate Studies (SGS), the Graduate Career Educator will engage in five key areas of responsibility:

Design and deliver career learningexperiences (e.g. workshops, events, programs) that support graduate and professional students' career learning and development.
Provide individual career advising and facilitate referrals to campus and community services and resources
Collaborate with CxED colleagues to expand opportunities for graduate and professional students to connect and build meaningful relationships wit