Unit Coordinator - University

Location: West Haldimand (Port Dover)

Six Nations Polytechnic (SNP) is a unique Indigenous Institute, recognized by community, government, and institutions of higher learning, as a Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Knowledge. SNP offers postsecondary, secondary, trades education and training. SNP has formal partnerships with nine publicly funded Ontario Universities and Colleges and collaborates with six Ontario-based Indigenous owned and controlled post-secondary Institutes.

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JOB PURPOSE
Under the supervision of the Senior Associate Dean, Indigenous Knowledge Centre and University, the Unit Coordinator – University enhances program success, community engagement, Ogwehoweh language promotion and normalization, assists the teaching staff and students, and supports the overall unit in meeting deadlines and accomplishing regularly scheduled tasks throughout the year according to the Academic Calendar key dates.

The coordinator is required to perform all duties consistent with the governance values and operating policies of Six Nations Polytechnic (SNP) while fostering positive relations with staff, students, stakeholders, and the community; contributing to a culturally supportive teaching, learning and work environment consistent with Hodinǫshǫ:nih/Rotinonhson:ni values of Ga’nigohi:yo:/Kanikoriio (Respect and the Good Mind)

KEY

ACCOUNTABILITIES
Community Engagement 20%

Organizing community engagement events and language workshops;

Tracking workshop registration and sharing lists of participants with other units such as the Registrar’sOffice;

Organizing teaching staff professional development workshops;

Assisting with hosting language cafes and other workshops for teaching staff and students to build a speaking community that is inclusive of all language learners;

Attending community outreach events, field trips and other meetings as needed to support learners and community engagement.

Other related duties, as required.

Program Planning 20%

Organizing and developing a language learning resource library;

Organizing room bookings and space planning for classes and workshops;

Ensuring that all classes have Learning Management System (i.e., D2L/Brightspace) course shells and are set-up for course delivery;

Ensuring teaching staff e-mail and LMS credentials are issued;

Distributing course outline templates to teaching staff and receiving the revised version back for review and approval prior to classes starting;

Coordinating Instructor orientation and training including training on D2L and Microsoft for all teaching staff and as requested by teaching staff;

Notifying Information Systems of a current list of teaching staff each year to update the distribution list;

Supporting the 18-Month Program Plan for all program, course, and workshop offerings;

Ordering textbooks, office supplies, and other learning resources as required;

Generating syllabi templates for each scheduled course;

Collecting and checking submitted syllabi for correct and complete formatting;

Updating the university contacts list;

Update the Teaching Staff Handbook (Six Nations Campus);

Other related duties, as required.

Program Delivery 20%

Assisting in the delivery of courses, workshops, and other events related to program administration;

Assisting with the onboarding of new full-time staff and part-time teaching staff;

Helping teaching staff troubleshoot technology issues as needed;

Grades processing, including identification of students at risk of not progressing;

Acting as exam proctor if needed;

Archiving D2L shell courses;

In conjunction with the Registrar’s Office and Student Affairs, act as degree and language sub-degree programs lead/representative in the cross-Unit academic audit process in each term, identifying learners eligible to progress; and in the cross-Unit degree audit process at the end of each academic year, identifying candidates to graduate; and represent the interests of the Unit’s teaching and learning community on the Convocation & Annual Celebration Planning Committee;

Other related duties, as required.

Program Review & Quality Assurance 20%

Distributing and collecting mid-term and final course evaluations;

Inputting data from the course…