Anishinaabe Student Success and Cultural - Sault Ste. Marie, Canada - Algoma University

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Job Title:
Anishinaabe Student Success and Cultural & Social Events

Program Coordinator
Staff Bargaining Unit

Position Status:
Temporary, Full-time (35 hours/week)

OSSTF

Department:
Anishinaabe Academic Resource Centre (AARC)

Supervision Received:
Manager, Indigenous Community Relations, Training &
Development

Supervision Exercised:
Student Assistants/Volunteers

Location:
Sault Ste. Marie, ON

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:
A. Coordination of Cultural & Social Events/Activities/Projects 50%

B. Anishinaabe Student Success Services/Retention 30%

C. Shingwauk Anishinaabe Student's Association Guidance/Support 10%

D. Administrative/Other Duties 10%

TOTAL 100%
Under the direction of the Manager, Indigenous Community Relations, Training and
Development, the Anishinaabe Student Success and Cultural & Social Events Program
Coordinator will develop and facilitate student cultural, social, and academic supportive
activities as part of the overall Anishinaabe student success and retention strategy.

The Coordinator will work collaboratively across departments to engage students with
academic and support initiatives to help with their transition to the university. The Coordinator
will develop, deliver, and assess a wide range of social and cultural programming and
family-oriented events and activities for Anishinaabe students at Algoma University. The
incumbent will collect and compile student participation statistical data as requested and
required by the Manager for reporting purposes for Algoma University and the Post-secondary
Education Fund for Aboriginal Learners (PEFAL) funding.

The Anishinaabe Academic Resource Centre (AARC) is designed to work closely with
Anishinaabe (First Nation, Métis, and Inuit) students, and all university faculties and services
areas, to develop initiatives that support and benefit Anishinaabe (FNMI) students. The AARC
provides culturally appropriate teaching and learning resources across various disciplines and
helps to facilitate connections with FNMI communities, government, and other agencies to
encourage and facilitate FNMI opportunities for research, employment, experiential and
cross-cultural learning, and leadership.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

A. Coordination of Cultural & Social Events/Activities/Projects (50%)

Develop and execute communication plan for all AARC special events and initiatives,

services, and projects.

Lead the planning, organization, and implementation of major events (e.g. Powwows,

Elders Conference, Grade Six Education Day, etc.) including organization of
volunteers and staff for event support, grant writing, and fundraising.

Lead the planning, organization, and implementation of weekly events/activities

on-campus (Elder in Residence, Soup's On, Full Moon Ceremony, annual Ghost
Feast, Anishinaabe Student Orientation, Welcome Week, etc.).

Engage with the local Anishinaabe communities and organizations, the local district

school boards, and other planning committees on a number of relevant initiatives.

Lead the planning and coordination of special events and other symposia in the AARC

(e.g. Taking Care of Our Land Symposium, Anishinaabe Inendamowin Research
Symposium, etc.).

Responsible for the logistics and upkeep of the University's Fire Arbour and Teepee.
Facilitate various seminars and workshops, including culturally based restorative

practice, mental health first aid, suicide intervention, and topics of general interest for
staff, faculty, students, and the community at large.

Contribute articles and other news stories to the monthly newsletter.

B. Anishinaabe Student Success Services/Retention (30%)

Develop and maintain relationships with the Shingwauk Anishinaabe Students'

Association (SASA), the Algoma University Students' Union (AUSU), Shingwauk
Kinoomaage Gamig (SKG), Children of Shingwauk Alumni, and other key members of
the University community to ensure that Anishinaabe students have a positive
experience at Algoma University.