Coordinator, Indigenous Student Support and Wellness

Official Title: Multicultural Initiatives Specialist
Business Title: Coordinator, Indigenous Student Support and Wellness
Employment Class: Non-Instructional Academic Staff
FTE: 1.0
Compensation: $50,850
FLSA Status: Exempt
Terms of Employment: Annual, Fixed Term-Renewable
Position Summary: UW Oshkosh provides a competitive benefits package for all benefit-eligible positions. Click here for more details.
Responsibilities

Academic Support

Evaluate retention services and provide leadership regarding Indigenous students' status to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Support of Inclusive Excellence and other duties outlined by the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Support of Inclusive Excellence.

Coordinate tutoring and study groups for Indigenous students.

Coordinate academic retention interventions with other departments in ASIE

Collaborate with the Indigenous Studies Committee.

Provide personal, cultural, academic, and financial aid advisement to Indigenous students.

Coordinate with Financial Aid to assist Indigenous students with financial aid issues.

Identify the appropriate services to support students academically;

Coordinate with Student Support Services when there is a shared student(s);

Offer support and opportunities for collaboration to the Inter-Tribal Student Council (ITSC) student organization.

Coordinate activities as it relates to Indigenous culture;

Refer/coordinate students from other departments and programs across campus.

Individual and Community Relationship Building

Develop an advisory council and communication network to review Indigenous students' needs while maintaining collaboration to enhance support services, including travel time to off-campus locations.

Serve as an advocate and liaison for Indigenous students with university staff and faculty:

Meet with faculty to discuss individual student academic and nonacademic challenges;

Coordinate Indigenous events/services with the University community;

When appropriate assist faculty with cultural engagement in their classrooms.

Provide outreach to tribal higher education programs to enhance support for Indigenous students

Maintain face-to-face relationships within Indigenous communities and with student families;

Coordinate with Admissions staff to represent UW Oshkosh at college fairs and higher education forums;

Develop and implement a native alumni program to support Indigenous students;

Connect and serve as an advocate for the Inter-Tribal Student Council.

Wellness, Outreach & Training

Provide culturally responsive and identity-informed individual (including group and single session) support to students, prioritizing Indigenous students' intervention provisions.

Act as a liaison and referral source for students who feel culturally excluded from other wellness and mental health services on campus.

Provide workshops, outreach, programs, liaison, and teaching activities that explicitly center on the care and holistic wellness of Indigenous students.

Provide training and supervision for interns and practicum students, such as co-leading circles or community groups.

Provide culturally responsive and identity-informed space for the campus community, primarily for Indigenous students. Complete additional duties as assigned.

Some evening and weekend hours will be necessary.

Qualifications
Required:

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience consulting/liaising with campus and/or community partners serving Indigenous populations
• Experience providing outreach programming focused on the holistic wellness needs of American Indian/Indigenous people
• Effective communication skills, both intracultural and cross-cultural
• Experience leading circles and/or community-building groups
• Awareness of contemporary Indigenous issues and the importance of the complex history of Indigenous peoples. Knowledge of Indigenous history, culture, and contemporary issues
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

Preferred:

• Master of Social Work, Master of Counseling, or a related field
• Experience with Indigenous post-secondary students and with tribal higher education programs, schools, communities, and landscapes
• Knowledge or experience of the Tribal Nations in Wisconsin
• Experience in a university student services environment
• Two years of experience providing wellness services to Indigenous clients
• Ability to communicate and apply knowledge of the mental health impacts of systemic racism on Indigenous people
• Strong commitment and demonstrated ability to enact social justice principles; dismantle racism and navigate layers of identity experienced by Indigenous students, including but not limited to connection to ancestral land, race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, ability, religion, class, and nationality
• Demonstrated ability to consult with multiple stakeholders and clients' families regarding students' mental health needs

To Apply:

Applicants must submit the following documents using the online application:

Cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references.

For questions regarding your application and additional options to apply, contact Human Resources at recruitment@uwosh.edu or 920-424-1166.

Application Deadline:

TO ENSURE CONSIDERATION: Applications received by November 14, 2022, are ensured full consideration. Applications received after that date may be given consideration at the discretion of the search committee. Application materials will be evaluated and the most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process. Incomplete and/or late application materials may not receive consideration.

If you have questions regarding this recruitment, or if you are not able to complete the application online due to a disability or system problem, please contact the Office of Human Resources.

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