Indigenous Community Engagement Facilitator

Competition Number S181302P

Position Title Indigenous Community Engagement Facilitator

Position Number S99626

Employee Group Staff

Position Status Regular Full-Time

Start Date 01/27/2025

End Date (if applicable) 

Department Indigenous Education and Affairs

Additional Notes 

Location North Vancouver

Working with us 

Our Indigenous Education and Affairs Department is where our commitment to inclusion and care goes hand in hand with our commitment to Truth + Reconciliation, Indigenization, and Decolonization. Through our dedication to both personal and professional connections, we’re aligned with our communities and eagerly engage with the issues that are important to them.

We are dedicated to improving lives and building healthy communities through education and connection. In a place where creativity, imagination, and experimentation are prized, our efforts are all aimed to provide our students with the knowledge and skills to transform their own lives as well as create meaningful impacts on the lives of others.

The Indigenous Education and Affairs Department is a community of passionate leaders shaping the future through connection, care, and transformative learning.

Are you ready to become a valued member of a community committed to making a difference? Join us and become a welcomed into a dynamic educational environment.

What you’ll do 

NATURE AND SCOPE OF WORK

The purpose of the Community Engagement Facilitator position is to support Indigenous cultural learnings within the Capilano University community, and to nurture and grow culturally responsive relationships with the territorial Rightsholder Nations. This also includes, where possible, supporting the cultural needs of Indigenous students away from their home communities. The Cultural Engagement Facilitator leads the relationships required for sustaining Capilano University as a Canoe Family. The Community Engagement Facilitator maintains and supports the relationships with Elders. Key responsibilities include; organizing collaborative events to promote Indigenous culture on campus, liaising with community groups and organizations, coordinating communications and resources to support the work of Indigenous Student Services, and collaborating on projects with the rest of the Indigenous Student Services team. This position reports to the Director, Indigenous Education and Affairs.

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Assesses Indigenous students’ social and cultural needs and concerns whilst they are studying at the University, makes appropriate referrals, seeks resources and develops activities that meets their needs.
• Develops cultural workshops and events. This may include collaboration with regional First Nation communities, members of Indigenous populations who are attending Capilano University, and University’s internal and external stakeholders.
• Supports knowledge keepers in their development of knowledge sharing, and potential student mentorship activities and seeks their input to ensure protocols are followed for community engagement activities.
• Leads the cultural coordination of traditional and Indigenous ceremonial elements of the annual convocation ceremonies, open houses, and official opening ceremonies.
• Supports the Indigenous Student Success Facilitator in the coordination of the Kéxwusm-áyakn Centre and frontline services.

For more illustrative examples, please see the complete job description.

What you’ll bringREQUIRED TRANING & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences, Communications, Public Relations, or a directly related field.
• A minimum of three years, post degree experience, of which at least two years’ must be working with Indigenous individuals and communities on educational, economic and social issues, providing social programs and activities that addressed individual and community needs.

For more informationFor more information, please see the complete job description.

BenefitsAt Capilano University, we understand that there is more to life than work. That is why we offer comprehensive benefits and support to help you and your family live a balanced life. Take a sneak peak to see what it is like to work at Capilano University.

Days and Hours of WorkOur standard work week is Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 4:00pm. This position may include working evenings and weekends based on departmental needs.

Bridge Period (if applicable)

Pay Group 22

Salary$5,391 per month based on 35 hours per week (with increments up to $6,062 per month)

Union MoveUP

Job Open Date 01/08/2025

Job Close Date 01/22/2025

Open Until Filled No

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