Indigenous Support Worker

Title:                        Indigenous Support Worker 

Department:        Advanced Education

Status:                    Regular Full Time 

Pay Grid:                Professional ($38,038.00 to $53,599.00 per year)

Reporting to:        Indigenous Advocate Supervisor

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Summary of Duties:

The Indigenous Support Worker (ISW) promotes the use of St̓át̓y̓emc Language and aims to increase the knowledge of local culture and history among Indigenous students in the public schools by providing cultural engagement activities for the students. The ISW may prepare and provide cultural presentations and/or arrange local cultural resource visits. The goal is for every class to receive a variety of cultural experiences.  While this position is employed by the Ts̓zil Learning Centre, the work is in School District no. 48(SD48) in Pemberton.

Key Deliverables and Expectations:

• Be a positive role model and student advocate. 
• Provide individual and/or small group support to Indigenous and self-identified students. 
• Learn, help, and then teach Lil’wat Principles.
• Accountable for self, students and teachings.
• Work in collaboration with the ISW team, classroom teacher, and school administration to foster a culturally safe learning environment for students.
• Join students in their activities, enhancing connections and modelling the experience.
• Guide students in developing school-related problem-solving skills, and when necessary, steer students to proper resources. 
• Documentation of student incidents in tandem with the SD48 representative.
• Report to the Indigenous Advocate Supervisor of events breaching safety, policy, and/or protocols.
• Perform other job related duties within the scope of the role as presented by both Lil’wat Nation & SD48.  

Experience and Attributes:

• A minimum of one year of related experience with local cultural knowledge.
• Preferable completion of Grade 12 or equivalent certification.
• Work collaboratively & cooperatively with school administrators, teachers and staff. 
• Motivated self-starter, good time management, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated experience in working successfully with Indigenous students, and the community.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in the English language.
• Ability to follow through with assignments, manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and maintain confidentiality.
• Highly professional in all aspects of business, presentation, and interaction with students, parents, co-workers, and community members.
• Must be able to provide a clear criminal record check, including the vulnerable sector.
• Act in the strictest confidentiality and professional manner always, including outside regular working hours.

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