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Every course you create, every student you support and every connection you build, it all matters.
Be a part of a vibrant campus community, where the work you do every day truly makes a difference.
Desired Start Date: August 17, 2026
Position End Date: March 31, 2027
Salary Range: $48,994 - $55,947 annually
Bargaining Unit: Support
Appointment Type: Regular Full-Time
Posting Closing Date: August 9, 2026
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Reporting to the Manager, Financial Aid & Award, the Former Youth in Care Support Navigator provides outreach and guidance to prospective and current Former Youth in Care students. The Navigator shares information and facilitates connections to internal and external supports, creating a wrap-around support system. This includes, but not limited to, providing information on educational funding, supporting access to College services, and making referrals to community agencies.
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Provide ongoing one-on-one support to students facing complex challenges enrolling or currently in the program. This would require having working knowledge of a wide range of college and external supports, processes and systems that students may have challenges understanding.
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Develops and maintains a working understanding of the function of each of the College’s student support services in order to appropriately guide students on the Provincial Tuition Waiver Program to necessary supports
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Collaborates with internal and external partners to identify supports, develop engagement strategies, and obtain input in the development and implementation of wrap-around support services
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Provide outreach and develop supportive relationships with identified students on the Provincial Tuition Waiver Program through regular contact and monitoring
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Assist in the administration and processing of institutional and government funding for Former Youth In Care
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Provide students with accurate information, policies and procedures of government and institutional funding for Former Youth In Care
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Organizes workshops and initiatives both on and off campus for applicants and students approved on the Provincial Tuition Waiver Program
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Assists students in completing applications for funding
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Participates in Financial Aid and Awards meetings to ensure information and processes are up to date
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Performs other duties as assigned
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Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent plus up to and including one-year post-secondary education. Over 1 year and up to and including 2 years related experience.
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Experience working with at risk populations
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Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills; an appreciation for diversity, and adaptability different groups and cultures
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Ability to interpret and operationalize complex college and government policies and processes
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Ability to work effectively with minimum supervision, particularly in dealing with students
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Ability to work independently while supporting a team approval to the overall process
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Ability to work in an environment that has complex and sensitive situations and can exercise tact, discretion and sound judgement
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Students first: Creating meaningful life-long educational opportunities of the highest quality for alumni, current, and future students is at the heart of everything we do.
- Community: We are one College. We enthusiastically embrace the opportunity to work with, learn from, and support everyone we encounter collaboratively and collegially.
- Respect: We welcome, embrace, and celebrate that which make us unique in creating an environment in which every individual is valued, affirming our commitment to human dignity for all.
- Courage: We are courageous in our actions in areas that contribute to positive change in our communities and beyond. We have the courage to be vulnerable. We are truthful, sincere, and act ethically with honesty and fairness.
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Relationships: We steward meaningful relationships built on a foundation of reciprocity. We are compassionate, empathic, and care for the holistic well-being of students, employees, community members, and the land.
- Distinction: We choose activities in which we can achieve excellence and positively impact society.
Okanagan College is committed to increasing the equitable and inclusive participation of marginalized people in all aspects of college life. We welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black People, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, people with disabilities and people with diverse gender identities or expressions. People with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence,
[email protected].
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
