Graduate oskâpêw at University of Alberta in Edmonton, AB

Job description

This competition is open to all applicants however; internal candidates and applicants who were former employees of the University of Alberta will be given priority consideration before external candidates. Please log in to verify your internal candidate status. Location - This role is in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus, Edmonton. Reporting to the First Peoples’ House onîkânîw, the FPH Graduate oskâpêw provides guidance and support to graduate students and creates space for open studies and undergraduate FNMI students to explore graduate program pathways on a part-time and full-time basis. The Graduate oskâpêw leads program development, delivery, coordination, administration, and reporting. The Graduate oskâpêw also provides services, including systems navigation, advocacy, referrals, and collaborative graduate planning. Services are guided by First Peoples’ House ways of being and knowing and by perspectives on wellness that honour balance among emotional, spiritual, physical, and mental well-being. The role also helps students strengthen their connections to culture, community, ceremony, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and other support networks, both on and off campus. Working in close partnership with the UA faculty, open studies, undergraduate and graduate student advisors, instructors, the FPH Transition Year Program Associate Director, the okiskinohamâkew, and an interdisciplinary team, the FPH Graduate oskâpêw engages and collaborates with FPH Elders and Traditional Knowledge Keepers (TTKs), faculties, departments, units and campus and community partners and agencies to ensure graduate FNMI students receive academic supports. The position also contributes to broader campus education, advocacy, and awareness regarding FNMI graduate students, reconciliation, and equitable access to academic support at the University of Alberta. The FPH Graduate oskâpêw provides individualized, short-term support to FNMI students navigating concerns related to graduate studies, academic stress, housing insecurity, financial barriers, family and community challenges, identity-related concerns, systemic inequities, and transitions into or through university life. First Peoples’ House recognizes the ongoing impacts of colonization, intergenerational trauma, racism, and barriers to accessing care. This role provides strengths-based, culturally responsive, and student-centred support. FPH Centred Academic Planning and Collaboration with FPH Staff, Elders and Traditional Knowledge Keepers Collaborate closely with First Peoples’ House (FPH) Staff, Elders, and Knowledge Keepers to strengthen culturally grounded wellness initiatives and continuity of care. Maintains daily communication with First Peoples’ House (FPH), Elders, Knowledge Keepers, FNMI student supports, and other culturally grounded campus services to ensure culturally safe and holistic care. Incorporate First Peoples’ House teachings and groundings, cultural practices, ceremony, and teachings into holistic care planning where appropriate and student-led. Support continuity of care through culturally safe coordination between campus and community supports. Strengthen student connection to community as part of wellness and healing processes. Integrate FNMI cultural perspectives into programs, workshops, events, presentations, services, supports and resources to connect and provide a space for students to participate. Guide FNMI undergraduate students through the graduate admissions application process. Provide UA student expectations, such as UA governance, the university calendar, student policies and procedures, academic guidelines, and deadlines. Provide graduate studies information sessions for students at FPH orientation, including presentations, workshops, and events focused on graduate programs, services and supports on campus. Provide graduate students with guidance on graduate-level program requirements and course selection. Provide guidance to graduate FNMI stu