Advisor, Education ​/ Teaching, Youth Development

Position: Create Your Future Advisor
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 ating 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…