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Description

The Indigenous Student Advisor is to be based out of our Regina office and will report to the manager with some of the following duties:

1. Contact all applicants of Indigenous ancestry to provide them with proactive application support.
2. Meet with Indigenous applicants individually or in small groups to clarify career goals and assess program suitability.
3. Function as a team member in the coordination and onsite delivery of summer transition programming for Indigenous students.
4. Attend staff, divisional and program head meetings, as appropriate.
5. Establish proactive, student centered relationships with campus community: program heads/staff, student development, Indigenous student centers, enrollment services.
6. Collaborate with program head and instructional staff to promote early identification of student issues.
7. Coordinate the development of personalized student learning plans in collaboration with the program and student development.
8. Provide ongoing intensive proactive support to students to ensure that learning plans are followed.
9. Coordinate and deliver individual and group tutoring sessions and facilitate scheduled study sessions for Indigenous students.
10. Provide instruction in life skills topics to empower Indigenous students to achieve their education goals and to enhance employability skills.
11. Liaise with funding agencies and sponsors.
12. Assist students in accessing community and cultural support, provide referrals internal and external to Saskatchewan Polytechnic, and advocate on behalf of students.
13. Record statistics for accountability purposes.
14. Participate in ongoing skill development activities.