Indigenous Activities Assistant
Indigenous Activities Assistant
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Job Description
Title: Indigenous Activities Assistant
Classification: Grantfunded Employee
Rate of pay: $22.94* per hour 16 in lieu of benefits) *$23.63 per hour effective July 1 2025
Hours of work: 35 hours per week
Term: May 5 2025 Augustweeks)
Reports to: Executive Director
Our Indigenous activities assistant supports the planning and of Indigenous student activities during the summer term and supports grassroots communitybuilding and organizing among Indigenous students at Capilano University. While the Indigenous activities assistant receives direction and mentorship from the Indigenous initiatives director on a daytoday basis and can expect to interact and engage with our student leadership they ultimately share a reporting relationship with the executive director.
Duties
In particular the Indigenous activities assistant performs the following job duties:
Student Activities 45
- Assists in the planning and of student programming for National Indigenous History Month National Indigenous Peoples Day the International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples and other assigned activities.
Student Organizing 45
- Develops and executes student recruitment and engagement activities to assist the Indigenous initiatives director the vicepresident equity and sustainability and the Indigenous students liaison in building a volunteer leadership team.
- Assist the Indigenous initiatives director in building resources and capacity for the Indigenous students collective to organize collective/constituency meetings and contribute more independently to students union decisionmaking.
- Develop orientation activities for new and returning Indigenous students delivered before the start of the new academic year to help the Indigenous students collective start the academic year active and engaged.
Other Duties 10
- Works safely in accordance with our health and safety program.
- Protects the personal information of coworkers students and the public.
- Perform other duties as assigned by resource staff or the executive director.
Qualifications
- Lived Indigenous experience is required (see Indigenous Identity note).
- Six months or more experience in communitybased organizing work.
- Knowledgeable about postsecondary campus life.
- Personable professional and wellorganized.
- Ability to work effectively independently or as part of a team.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Why work at the Capilano Students Union
We strive to be a diverse workplace.Were working hard to make sure that our staff team reflects the diversity of our membership guided by the CSUs equity strategy. Over half of our team members selfidentify as women and people from visible minorities comprise half of our unionized workforce.
We are a certified Living Wage employer.We provide fair (and competitive) compensation packages for all members of our team including employees who are students because we believe that everyone who works deserves to make ends meet. As a part of our compensation and benefits package you can expect:
- Flexible weekly and daily work schedules
- Paid sick bereavement and compassionate care leave
- A flexible benefit fund of over $450 for wellness and educational expenses
- Partial reimbursement of child care expenses
- RRSP employermatching contributions of up to 7.5
We take our guiding principles really seriously.We think that our values create a fun dynamic and challenging work environment one where no two days are the same and where our team members look forward to coming to work. If these principles resonate with you you should think about joining the team:
- Divesting from colonial power and championing Indigenization
- Demonstrating leadership value and impact
- Centring justice equity and sustainability
- Delivering results with excellence
- Connecting with students to drive our work
Think youve got what it takes
Apply now via this platform to join the team!
Please submit your rsum showing clearly how you would be the ideal candidate for this position and meet the qualifications set out above. You can address your correspondence to Christopher Girodat Executive Director. This position is open until filled and we are conducting interviews (which are scheduled during business hours) on a rolling basis starting on Wednesday April 23 2025.
The CSU hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity and achieving team diversity that mirrors our student population. Folks with disabilities; Indigenous folks; selfidentified women; folks from visible minorities; queer folks; and trans twospirit and gender nonbinary candidates are encouraged to selfidentify during the application process. We are committed to removing barriers in our selection process for people with visible and invisible disabilities please do not hesitate to reach out to us at if you need an accommodation to participate fully in our application and selection process. Our employees are represented by CUPE 1004 in a unionized work environment.
Program Requirements
Indigenous Identity
Please note that under our interim procedure for Indigenousreserved positions we will contact shortlisted candidates for verification of Indigenous identity membership or citizenship via one of the following methods:
- Governmentissued records (such as a status card Mtis Nation citizenship card Nunavut trust certificate or Inuit enrollment card or ID issued by a nation with a modern treaty or selfgovernment agreement); or
- Selfdeclaration accompanied by a written statement with specifics about the candidates First Nation Mtis or Inuit community and a verification letter issued by the First Nation Mtis or Inuit community; or
- Selfdeclaration that you are an Indigenous person whose records connecting you to your First Nation Mtis or Inuit community were interrupted or lost by having been adopted out or by you or your family having survived the Sixties Scoop residential school or Indian day school.
Employment Type
Hourly
