Ability Empowerment Day Coordinator, Student

Brock University is located on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, many of whom continue to live and work here today. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties and is within the land protected by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Agreement.

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Post End Date:

October 25, 2026 at 11:59 PMThis job advertisement is to fill an existing vacancy in the Part-Time Contract Positions (Employee Group)

Careers are Built at Brock. 

As a Top Employer in Hamilton-Niagara, Brock University offers unique opportunities in leadership, teaching, research, student support services, and administration. We have a history of developing the strength and career potential of our employees.

We are on the cusp of something new and exciting. We are launching into our next 50 years and are looking for people with passion, energy, and a strong desire to help our students achieve their goals.

Experience Brock, experience success.

Experience the Benefits of Working at Brock. 

Learning and career development are natural elements of an academic environment. At Brock, career development is ingrained in our culture. On average, 45- 60% of our hires are a result of internal movement**. Our Senior Leadership, Staff, and Faculty help drive our collaborative culture. Learn more about how our employees feel about their employment experience at Brock University by visiting www.brocku.ca/careers/testmonials. 

** 2016 metrics

**Please note this is a 5-hour per week contract until March 1, 2027**

Hourly Pay: $17.95 (Minimum Wage)

A Day in the Life… 

The Office of Human Rights and Equity seeks one undergraduate or graduate student to coordinate, plan, and attend Brock’s annual Ability Empowerment Day in 2027.

The Ability Empowerment Day Student Coordinator will have flexibility in determining their preferred work location, but ideally will be available both online and in-person at the St. Catharines campus of Brock University. The successful candidate will receive a complete orientation including job expectations, understanding anti-oppression through an intersectional framework, as well as requisite information about Brock University and Ability Empowerment Day. This position will report to, and work daily with, the Accessibility and Inclusion Advisor.

As the Ability Empowerment Day Coordinator, Student you will:

• Create and deliver an online event targeted at high school students with Disabilities across the province;

• Assist in event planning, budgeting, development, and post-event evaluation;

• Prepare written materials, agendas and minutes;

• Conduct outreach activities to academic and administrative departments across campus;

• Organize student volunteers;

• Liaise with campus and community partners including select High Schools, the Anti-Ableism and Mental Health Committee and Ability Empowerment Planning Committee;

• Attend online bi-weekly meetings;

• Attend online training opportunities in Universal Design for Learning and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

What you need to Succeed…

• Be a current Brock University undergraduate or graduate student at the start of employment; 

• Demonstrated interest in accessibility demonstrated through voluntary, activist, or advocacy activities;

• Personal intercommunication skills;

• Public presentation skills;

• Critical thinking and research skills;

• Awareness and analysis of systems of oppression and their impacts;

• Social media content development and delivery;

• Online video conferencing;

• Event planning experience/know-how;

• Time management;

• Ability to work in collaboration with a dynamic team;

• Ability to work independently, problem solve, and take initiative.

Preferred or Asset Skills:

• Previous similar employment experience;

• Lived experience as members of Disabled Community.

Brock University is actively committed to diversity and the principles of Employment Equity and invites applications from all qualified candidates. Women, Indigenous peoples, members of visible minorities, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. We will accommodate the needs of the applicants and the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the selection process, as outlined in the Employee Accommodation Policy (https://brocku.ca/webfm_send/39939). Please advise Talent Acquisition, talent@brocku.ca to ensure your accessibility needs are accommodated through this process. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

It is Brock University’s policy to give consideration to qualified internal applicants.

We appreciate all applications received; however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

As a result of Brock University’s current remote operational model, interviews at this time will be conducted virtually.

We are committed to offering flexible work arrangements where possible as outlined in our Flexible Work Arrangement Policy. As a student-centered organization, all employees are required to work on campus as needed.

Brock University is committed to creating a respectful and equitable workplace. We strive to foster a culture of diversity and inclusion in our work and learning environments. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and actively encourage applications from women, people with disabilities, members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, Indigenous Peoples, people who identify as Black, African and/or Caribbean, as racialized and/or as from ethnic and cultural minority groups, and other underrepresented demographic groups at Brock and in the Niagara region. Brock also recognizes intersectionality and the interconnected identities, histories, and experiences of these aforementioned groups.

We are committed to inclusive and barrier-free recruitment, and we accommodate the needs of applicants throughout all stages of the recruitment process, as outlined in our Employment Accommodation Policy and consistent with the requirements of the Ontario Human Rights Code. Please contact talent@brocku.ca  if you require a disability related accommodation so we can ensure your participation needs are met.

Brock University does not use AI Technology at any stage of the recruitment process.

We appreciate all applications received. Candidates that are selected for an interview will be contacted.

Learn more about Brock University by visiting www.brocku.ca.