Associate Director, Student Wellbeing & Accessibility

Position Summary

BCIT’s Student Success department is seeking a regular, full-time (1.0 FTE) Associate Director, Student Wellbeing & Accessibility
. This positions provides strategic direction to development and delivery of student wellbeing and accessibility across the Institute, including student health, counselling, development, disability resources, and other related services. Responsible for oversight of the legal duty to accommodate students. Establishes the Institute’s vision for all areas of accountability, and develops related strategies, plans, policies, practices, standards, and processes. Implements the necessary controls to ensure compliance with internal policies, regulatory requirements and legal obligations.

Monitors operations across all areas of accountability for the highest standard of ethics and equity. Provides strategic advice to the Senior Director and other senior leaders on the Institute’s most critical student accessibility and wellbeing strategies, initiatives, practices and challenges.

Duties & Responsibilities
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ACCOUNTABILITIES :

Participates as a member of the Senior Director’s management team, providing input to development of divisional strategies and sharing responsibility for achievements and success, with emphasis on accessibility & wellbeing. Supports the Senior Director on strategic issues and projects.

Establishes the Institute’s vision for all aspects of student accessibility and wellbeing, and related develops strategies, plans, policies, practices, standards, and processes. Reviews operating framework and systems, implementing improvements to ensure optimization for all reporting areas.

Provides strategic direction to all aspects of student accessibility and wellbeing, including health, counselling, development, disability resources, and other related services across the Institute. Involves oversight and support to the Province’s Academic Communication Equity program and, serving as a key advisor to the Early Assist program, provides guidance on behavioural interventions.

Implements the necessary controls to ensure compliance with internal policies, regulatory requirements and legal obligations. Monitors operations across all areas of accountability for the highest standard of ethics and equity.

Establishes and monitors performance expectations for all areas of accountability, evaluates services and initiatives, reports on progress and achievements, and makes necessary adjustments to plans. Works with departments to establish priorities, ensuring consistency with divisional goals.

Provides strategic advice to the Senior Director and other senior leaders on the Institute’s most critical student accessibility and wellbeing strategies, initiatives, practices and challenges. Chairs and/or

participates on related Institute committees and teams, consults with campus stakeholders on health and accessibility issues and solutions, and leads delivery of critical health initiatives.

Leads innovative approaches to campus mental health, ensuring institutional policy, programs, processes, practices, research, and case management models are optimized in addressing community building, respect and inclusion, stigma reduction, proactive prevention, treatment services, training and education, crisis management, and other related aspects of student wellbeing.

Maintains awareness of emerging trends, practices, legislation and regulatory requirements in health, counselling, accessibility, and wellbeing in post-secondary education, competing environments, and related business environments. Directs related research, involving developing of external contacts, and participation in professional organizations.

Manages reporting staff, including selection, coaching, mentoring, development, performance management and all other people-management practices.

Qualifications QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIRMENTS:

Master’s degree in education, counselling, social work, or related discipline

Minimum 7 years’ experience at progressive levels of responsibility in student services/affairs and/or social services environments, involving leadership in health, accessibility, counselling, or social work services

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