Part-time Boarding Advisor - Toronto, Canada - The Bishop Strachan School

The Bishop Strachan School

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Part time

Description

Part-Time Boarding Advisor
Contract

$24.00/hour

(20 hrs per week)

Are you looking to gain experience working with adolescents to help them grow as individuals and support them through the boarding program at BSS? Working at The Bishop Strachan School is challenging, exciting and rewarding.

It's also a lot of fun. This is the place to be if you value forward-thinking leadership and enthusiastically embrace a global perspective.

As an employer, we focus on building and developing our employees to be the very best at what they do.

The position of Part-Time Boarding Advisor is responsible for supporting the overall physical, academic, social and emotional wellbeing of the students.

The Part-Time Boarding Advisor supports boarding activities in the evening, overnight, and/or weekend shifts. Weekends will vary, and may include half day, full day, overnight, full weekend shifts or as needed.

Responsibilities include:

Monitors students' social, physical, academic and emotional progress and acts as a mentor by interacting with students in a variety of formal and informal ways
Assists the boarding staff in ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of all boarders. This includes carrying out shifts in the Boarding Office, updating daily logs and reports, executing various safety, social, and attendance rounds as assigned, supervising meals, assisting with the evening study program, and administering basic first aid
Supports the Boarding Program, including activities that promote inclusion, belonging, community involvement and student wellbeing
Adheres to the policies and procedures of the School and the Boarding Program (as outlined in the Boarding Handbook)
Intervenes in situations where the safety and wellbeing of a student is compromised
Embeds diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging values into all processes

Qualifications:

Relevant experience working with adolescent girls
Currently enrolled in, or graduated from, a university/college program in a related area of discipline
Experience in the field working with individuals managing health issues, physical and medical support needs in the community, or an equivalent combination
Culturally competent with a positive attitude toward cultural uniqueness and a readiness to accept and respect others
Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment
Proficiency in Google Suite and Microsoft Office