The Indigenous Student Services Coordinator works to create a welcoming and supportive campus environment for Indigenous students at STU and supports the operation of the Wabanaki Student Centre.
Reporting to the Nikanahtpat / Director of Indigenous Initiatives, the Indigenous Student Services Coordinator is responsible for providing the necessary guidance, supports, programs, and services to Indigenous students to ensure academic success at St. Thomas University. The position represents an essential component of the University's ongoing commitment to working with Indigenous communities.
Term: 1-Year Contract Term - anticipated start date October 15, 2024
Hours of work: Full-Time (35 hrs/wk); Monday to Friday; 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Classification/Level: B5, Exempt
Salary Range: $55,545 - $76,569
Closing Date: September 26, 2024
Working Conditions:
The closing date for receipt of applications is September 26, 2024. All applications are to be received by 4:30 p.m. on the closing date. Candidates are responsible for clearly demonstrating in their cover letters how they meet the requirements of the position.
An equal opportunity employer, St. Thomas University is committed to employment equity for women, Aboriginal peoples, members of visible minority groups, and persons with disabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, qualified Indigenous applicants will be given priority in accordance with the Aboriginal Employment Preference policy of the Canadian Human Rights Commission.
St. Thomas University is situated on the traditional territory of the Wolastoqiyik, WΙlastΙkewiyik / Maliseet whose ancestors along with the Mi'Kmaq / Mi'kmaw and Passamaquoddy / Peskotomuhkati Tribes / Nations signed Peace and Friendship Treaties with the British Crown in the 1700s.
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St. Thomas University
Established in 1910, St. Thomas University is a primarily undergraduate, liberal arts institution with a full-time enrolment of 1600 that offers a Bachelor of Arts, Applied Arts, Education, and Social Work and a Master of Social Work. Faculty members are distinguished teachers, researchers and scholars, and the university holds two Canada Research Chairs and a New Brunswick Health Research Foundation Chair.
St. Thomas University originated in 1910, when Basilian Fathers assumed responsibility for St. Thomas College in Chatham, New Brunswick. The college began granting degrees in 1934, was renamed St. Thomas University in 1960, and relocated to Fredericton in 1964. St. Thomas now has 100 full-time faculty, and 12 buildings, several of which have earned architectural design awards and make the campus one of the most renowned in Canada.
Unique Approach to Education
St. Thomas is the only university in Canada wholly dedicated to the study of the liberal arts. A liberal arts education provides a broad base of knowledge and specialized skills that prepare students for a limitless list of careers or post-degree programs. Students gain a unique perspective from more than 30 academic disciplines as they choose from courses in the humanities, social sciences, fine arts, sciences, and interdisciplinary fields. According to the National Survey of Student Engagement (2014), STU students rate faculty significantly higher than do their Maritime or Canadian counterparts while 91% rate their first-year experience as excellent or good and 91% would attend STU again.