Create Your Future Advisor

Greater Essex County District School Board; Windsor; On-site; CAD 49,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The Greater Essex County District School Board invites applications for the position of Create Your Future Advisor – 1.0 F.T.E. This is a 35 hour per week assignment within the OSSTF – P.S.S.P. Bargaining Unit with a start date of September 2026.

Salary is $35.28- $40.80 per hour. The role involves working with equity and school staff to support racialized students in selected schools, developing strategies to promote school success, and coordinating with families to ensure transportation,

Qualifications

• Fluency in a language in addition to English is preferred (verbal and written).
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate across cultures and resolve conflicts.
• A high degree of enthusiasm, motivation, self-direction and commitment are required to achieve program goals.
• Reliable transportation is needed as travel is necessary between school and community locations.

Responsibilities

• Work with Equity and school staff at selected secondary and elementary schools to help identify and support racialized students.
• Develop strategies to motivate racialized students to stay in school and experience school success.
• Liaise with parents/guardians, family members and school staff to ensure students have transportation, adequate study time, and regular attendance.
• Engage students in counselling, tutoring, enrichment, group activities, leadership building and/or career mentoring to develop intervention strategies.
• Support the Board Achievement Plan and Board Strategic Priorities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication across cultures

Fluency in another language

Enthusiasm and self-direction

Transportation required

Job description

The Greater Essex County District School Board invites applications from qualified and team-oriented individuals for the position of Create Your Future Advisor – 1.0 F.T.E. This is a 35 hour per week assignment and falls within the O.S.S.T.F. – P.S.S.P. Bargaining Unit.

Job Summary

POSITION: Create Your Future Advisor

LOCATION: TBD

START DATE: September 2026

SALARY: $35.28- $40.80 an hour

Nature & Scope Of Position

• Demonstrate a commitment to and documented success in working to create a fair, inclusive, antiracist environment for all stakeholders, and to supporting diverse constituencies and populations. Working with other individuals on the Equity and school staff at selected secondary and elementary schools to help identify and support racialized students.
• Developing strategies that will assist staff to motivate racialized students to stay in school and experience school success.
• Liaising with parents/guardians, family members and school staff to ensure that identified students have adequate transportation, study time, homework time and regular, punctual attendance at school.
• Relating to participating students on a personal level to help them develop self-respect, internal motivation as well as appropriate decision‑making, problem‑solving and conflict resolution skills. Motivating, building self‑esteem and heightening academic achievement in participating students. Engaging student participants in one‑on‑one counselling, tutoring, enrichment, group activities, leadership building and/or career mentoring, to develop successful intervention strategies.
• Providing students with time management skills, work ethics, and appropriate behaviour.
• Educating students and staff about relevant diversity issues.
• Engaging students in experiential learning that provides exposure to role models and positive examples of a diversity of careers.
• Encouraging high expectations for all students and facilitating exploration of all pathway options.
• Supporting the Board Achievement Plan and the Board Strategic Priorities.
• Traveling regularly within assigned secondary schools and elementary families of schools. Participating in elementary to secondary transition activities, some of which may occur after regular hours e.g. Grade 8 nights.
• Liaising with Administration (P, VP), Guidance, Student Success (SST), Open Minds Team and Learning Support Staff (LST) of our secondary schools.
• To work with the Black Graduation Coach and under the direction of the Superintendent of Education and be responsible for assisting with the guidance and counselling and human resource development of racialized students in select schools in cooperation with school staff.

Qualifications

• Fluency both verbal and written in a language in addition to English is preferred.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate across cultures in different social settings and superior conflict resolution skills.
• A high degree of enthusiasm, motivation, self-direction and commitment are required in order to achieve the program’s goals and objectives.
• Reliable transportation is needed as travel is necessary between school and community locations.

The Greater Essex County District School Board Actively Encourage Applications From Members Of Groups With Historical And/or Current Barriers To Equity, Including, But Not Limited To

• First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples;
• members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin;
• persons with visible and/or invisible (physical and/or mental) disabilities;
• persons who identify as women; and
• persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.

We recognize that many of these identities intersect and therefore, equity, diversity and inclusion can be complex. We value and respect the contributions that each person brings to enriching the Board and are committed to ensuring full and equal participation for all in communities that we serve.

The Greater Essex County District School Board has an accommodation process in place that provides accommodations for employees and applicants. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), the GECDSB strives to ensure that all recruiting processes are non-discriminatory and barrier-free. If you require an accommodation based on any Code‑protected ground under the Ontario Human Rights Code for your interview, testing, and/or practicum, please advise the Recruitment Team member when contacted for an interview, testing and/or practicum. This will ensure that the appropriate accommodation(s) are in place prior to you attending.

Dr. Clara Howitt, Superintendent of Education

Greater Essex County District School Board

451 Park Street West, Box 210

Windsor, ON N9A 6K1