Elder

University College of the North; The Pas; On-site; CAD 82,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Pension plan

Tuition waivers

Job summary

University College of the North in The Pas, Manitoba, invites applications for an Elder to provide cultural guidance, spiritual support, and mentorship to students and staff. Reporting to the Dean of Students, the Elder helps integrate Indigenous perspectives into services and fosters a respectful, reconciliatory campus culture.

This is a Full-Time Term position ending June 30, 2027. Candidates must be recognized by the Indigenous community as an Elder, with experience guiding students and a

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education from a recognized program or institution.
• Recognition by the Indigenous community as an Elder with cultural guidance experience.
• Experience supporting students.
• Extensive knowledge of Indigenous cultures, traditions and issues affecting Indigenous students.
• Passion for reconciliation and inclusive environments.
• Basic MS Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide cultural guidance, mentorship, and spiritual support to students and staff.
• Foster a culture of respect, understanding, and reconciliation on campus.
• Contribute to student services initiatives and include Indigenous perspectives in processes.

Skills

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Confidentiality

Lifelong learning

MS Office

Education

Post-secondary education

Bachelor of Social Work

Tools

MS Office

Job description

UCN is building better futures for a stronger North. UCN provides learning opportunities to northern communities and its people offering more than 40 academic degrees, diplomas, and certificate programs. We commit to offering a safe, welcoming, and inclusive work environment where innovation and creativity is welcomed. We are one of Manitoba’s Top Employers and offer a generous Total Compensation Package with health benefits, a great pension plan along with the opportunity for personal and professional growth including tuition waivers.

Duties

Reporting to the Dean of Students, the Elder serves as a cultural advisor, mentor, and spiritual guide; providing critical support to students and staff while fostering a culture of respect, understanding and reconciliation. The Elder will supplement students’ academic and personal growth, guide efforts in reconciliation, and contribute to the overall success of student services initiatives by being an active and integral member of a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring the inclusion of Indigenous perspectives and traditions in institutional processes and services. The incumbent will conduct their role with full recognition of their status, traditional knowledge and respect of being an Elder.

Required Qualifications

• Post-secondary education from a recognized program or institution,
• Recognition by the Indigenous community as an Elder, with demonstrated experience providing cultural guidance, spiritual support, and traditional teachings
• Experience related to supporting students
• Extensive knowledge of Indigenous cultures, traditions and contemporary issues affecting Indigenous students, including the understanding of the effects of colonialism, residential schools and intergenerational trauma
• Passion for supporting reconciliation efforts and working to create a more inclusive and culturally safe environment for Indigenous students and staff
• Basic computer application skills, specifically MS office
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent time management skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Commitment to life-long learning

Assets

• Ability to speak an Indigenous language
• Bachelor of Social Work

Conditions of Employment

• Candidates must be legally entitled to work in Canada
• Must be willing to travel as required
• Must be available to work evenings and/or weekends
• Satisfactory Criminal Record Check, Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check

$81,610 to $99,313 per annum plus, remoteness allowance if applicable

Location:

The Pas, Manitoba

Position Type:

Full-Time Term Position ending June 30, 2027 The position is excluded from the bargaining unit

UCN acknowledges that we are on the traditional territories and homelands of many Indigenous peoples, in particular the Cree, Dene, Red River Métis, and Oji-Cree. Indigenous peoples have continuously maintained homelands in northern Manitoba since time immemorial. The First Nations in the area that UCN serves entered into treaty relationships with the Crown (within our region these include signatories to treaties 4, 5 - and the treaty 5 adhesion, and treaty 6 - located within the treaty 5 adhesion). The territory has also become home to other Indigenous peoples. We uphold the treaties and collaborate with all Indigenous peoples to share truth, reconciliation, and learning.

UCN is committed to building a workforce representative of the populations we serve.

Preference will be given to qualified Indigenous candidates.

Only qualified candidates who are legally entitled to work in Canada will be given consideration.

Persons with disabilities who require accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact Human Resources.