POSITION TITLE: NU GATEWAY STUDENT LEADER
DEPARTMENT: STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES
CLOSING DATE: SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
EMPLOYMENT DATES: SEPTEMBER 2021 – APRIL 2022
RATE OF PAY: $14.25/HOUR + vacation as Determined by HH Policy
JOB DESCRIPTION:
NU Gateway is a new program and support team at Nipissing University that works with all incoming first-year students providing online support. First-year students will be connected with a Gateway Community Leader.
Gateway Community Leaders are a group of upper-year students, passionate about fostering social connections and providing peer support to the NU Gateway cohort. This includes event planning, peer-led communications campaigns, and working with staff and faculty members for student engagement initiatives.
DUTIES INCLUDE:
This position will assist with the following:
- Conducting virtual one-on-one meetings and virtual drop-in meetings with assigned Gateway Community members to monitor progress and provide resources and referrals;
- Coordination and facilitation of student-focused events (online format September - December)
- Organize and facilitate virtual events throughout the academic year that connect new NU Gateway students.
- Facilitating regular community-building initiatives within their assigned NU Gateway group and in the greater NU Gateway community.
- Help expand new NU Gateway students’ social networks through personal interactions and facilitating wider campus connections in an online format.
- Support, enhance and develop the academic and social experiences of peers and build a sense of community within the NU Gateway program and the greater Lakers community.
- Engage in personal and professional skill development
- Develop tangible skills that can be used in both an academic and career environment such as teamwork, professional communication, conflict management, meeting planning and facilitation, and network building.
- Actively participate in opportunities that are integrated into the training and development for Peer Educators, which includes key training sessions and team-building activities.
- Provide excellent service to students and partners
- Use personal experiences in the Lakers community to support and encourage new NU Gateway students.
- Introduce NU Gateway students to valuable campus resources and continue to build the connection to resources through communication and collaboration.
- Role model outstanding student leadership on campus
- Displaying professional communication in regular contact with students through e-mail, virtual one-to-one or in virtual small groups to foster coaching relationships and provide timely referrals to appropriate campus and community resources.
- Embrace the role of an ambassador for student leadership and as a representative of Nipissing University.
- Understand the role of a NU Gateway Leader within the student leadership in the Lakers community.
- Providing a warm, welcoming and safe environment for any student to discuss their academic and overall Lakers experience.
- Refer students to a variety of different services/resources across campus and in the community as required.
- Draw on your own student experience to provide compassionate and relevant coaching conversations.
- Conducting yourself in a way that is consistent with the core values of student leaders as outlined in the Student Leader Training.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Student (2nd year and above) with strong academic standing (cumulative average of 75% or higher).
- Excellent level of responsibility, reliability, and punctuality.
- Good interpersonal communication skills and ease in relating to people from varying educational, cultural, and social backgrounds.
- Knowledge of Nipissing University programs, initiatives, and services that promote student academic and personal success.
- A commitment to promoting an inclusive and welcoming environment, both within and outside of the Lakers community.
- Demonstrated ability to adapt to new and challenging experiences with a positive mind-set.
- Ability and willingness to work independently and as part of a team with students, volunteers, and staff.
- MUST BE APPROVED FOR NU WORKS
To apply for this position please submit a resume and cover letter referencing the job title and three (3) references to studentjobs@nipissingu.ca.
We thank all applicants; however, only those to be considered for an interview will be contacted.
Nipissing University is an inclusive employer and will provide accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code.