Graduation Coach Black Students

Position: Graduation Coach for Black Students
Location: Midhurst

ITINERANT GRADUATION COACH FOR BLACK STUDENTS
1.0 FTE Temporary position – October 5, 2026 to July 7, 2027
The Simcoe County District School Board is committed to equitable hiring practices that provide equal opportunities for all applicants to be successful. We are committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion. In support of our Strategic Priorities, we seek members who reflect diverse identities, lived experiences, and perspectives to assist the Board in reflecting our community. Our equitable hiring initiative is consistent with the Ontario Human Rights Code to ensure that our hiring practices remain equitable to candidates from groups protected by the prohibited grounds under the Code.

We are seeking candidates with lived and learnt experiences for this role.

The Simcoe County District School Board is committed to supporting the academic excellence and well-being of Black students.

The Itinerant Graduation Coach for Black students will be responsible for providing students across the SCDSB who identify as Black with a diverse range of support for them to achieve credits, graduate, and successfully transition into their chosen post-secondary pathway. The Itinerant Graduation Coach for Black Students Program will provide intensive, culturally responsive support for Black students and their families across the board to improve their achievement and well-being.

The Itinerant Graduation Coach is responsible for developing strong community partnerships with agencies, organizations, and educational partners in multiple SCDSB schools.

Duties of the role include but are not limited to:

Collaborate with school administrators, teachers, families (where appropriate), system staff, and community resources to identify systemic barriers and develop meaningful solutions to support the engagement, well-being, and academic achievement of Black students.

Work with the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion department's core team and school-based staff to create a long-term vision/plan for self-identified Black students who will benefit from targeted supports.

Tracking and monitoring of student progress throughout the school year to identify trends and insights used to inform both individual coaching and program design in addition to reporting on program process.

Create mechanisms to identify gaps in service delivery, as well as areas of growth in addition to gathering feedback from Black students, community partners and SCDSB families.

Promote and raise awareness of the Graduation Coach for Black student services within the SCDSB to assist school teams to understand the role and build capacity to identify and address barriers.

Initiate and support partnerships with various Greater Barrie community agencies and groups, working with agencies to share best practices, and improve services.

Create a caring and nurturing school and community environment by addressing the academic, social, emotional, and cultural needs of our Black students by developing and maintaining trusting relationships.

Work closely with Black students and their families to identify and support social, emotional, intellectual, cultural, and physical well-being while serving as a mentor and advisor.

Coordinate local community cultural support services and will liaise between school, home, and community social service agencies with the view to connecting individual students who are identified as being at risk of not graduating with mentors.

Work with school community and improve Black students' feelings and perceptions of the educational experience.

Monitor attendance and assignment completion with a focus on key expectations leading to a successful graduation outcome.

Prepare and provide reports to school administration which…