Courage to Soar Alternative Secondary School Education Assistant

Company: Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre

FORT ERIE NATIVE CULTURAL CENTRE INCORPORATED 

  JOB POSTING 

Position:   Courage to Soar Alternative Secondary School Education Assistant

Start date:  January 2025, contract position until August 2025

Hours of Work:  40 hours per week

Supervision:  The successful candidate will be employed by the Fort Erie Native Cultural Centre Incorporated, responsible to the policies and directions determined by the Board of Directors and under the daily supervision of the Executive Director or his/her delegate. 

Primary Objective:

The purpose of the Indigenous Education Assistant position is to enhance urban Indigenous learning and improve Indigenous student well-being under the supervision and guidance of the Education Liaison Officer. This position will help improve coordination of, and access to, Indigenous learning opportunities for Indigenous learners in Friendship Centre communities.

The position will engage and respond to urban Indigenous youth, to support: youth priorities and approaches to learning.

Education/Work Experience:

• Highly motivated with an intense desire to become a teacher or social worker that works with Indigenous people in Indigenous communities.
• Strong knowledge and awareness of Indigenous cultures, histories and the impacts of colonization with a particular emphasis on student and community well-being in the context of the education system (e.g. Residential schools, intergenerational trauma and trauma, child welfare, family violence, youth and the criminal justice system).
• Knowledge of Indigenous pedagogies and traditional teachings in the areas of Indigenous knowledge and language reclamation.
• Basic understanding of the Ontario education system with particular emphasis of impact on Indigenous learners and families.
• Must have a clear vulnerable sector CPIC
• Must have a driver’s license and reliable transportation
• All required vaccinations must be up to date
• Willingness to upgrade skills independently as required by position
• Minimum 1-year experience working in a not-for-profit se

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support youth-led engagement and activities to assist in identifying learning needs, opportunities, and goals.
• Gather knowledge about Friendship Centre and community learning resources that will support the identified learning needs of urban Indigenous youth.
• Follow directions of Classroom Teacher(s) and Education Liaison Officer to assist with learning programs
• Support and reinforce lessons by providing one-on-one or small group instruction and lesson reviews with students
• Assist the Education Liaison Officer and Classroom Teacher(s) with administrative tracking and tasks
• Provide ancillary supervision to students during classes, between classes, lunch, recess, field trips, class outings and industrial tours
• Work closely with the Education Liaison Officer and Classroom Teacher(s) to identify student challenges and develop positive strategies for resolution of said challenges
• Work collaboratively to support Indigenous students in all areas – academic, social emotional, behavioral, and participating in cultural programming
• Consciously promote balance of students, mentally, emotionally physically and spiritually
• Focus on the development of student’s self-esteem during all interactions
• Collaborate with the Classroom Teacher to provide instruction and assistance that is supportive to the student in regular class programming
• Asist in the development and implementation of Cultural and Land-based learning activities
• Must have a current, clear, vulnerable sector police check.
• Must have a clean driver's abstract and a current driver's license.

Please email cover letter, resume and 3 references to ApatisiwinEC@fenfc.org

Riley Zimak

Apatisiwin Coordinator

796 Buffalo Road 

Fort Erie, ON, L2A 5H2 

Closing Date:  January 24, 2025 at 5:00pm.

Thank you for your interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.