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Position Title: Program Coordinator
Reports to: Ground Search Analyst
Compensation & Classification: Hourly, Contract
Salary Range: $25/hour
Organization Description
The Survivors’ Secretariat was established in 2021 to organize and support efforts to uncover, document and share the truth about what happened at the Mohawk Institute during its 140+ years of operation.
Job Description
This 18-week summer employment opportunity is open to post-secondary students between the ages of 18 – 29 years. The Reclaiming Our Role – Youth Supporting Survivors Program is part of the Survivors’ Secretariat’s ground search efforts tied to the more than 600 acres of land associated with the Mohawk Institute.
Applications are sought from young people from Six Nations of the Grand River, as well as young people from 60 plus communities impacted by the Mohawk Institute.
Successful candidates will work under the supervision of the Ground Search Analyst and be involved in professional and cultural knowledge sessions with Survivors, The Human Rights Monitor, Cultural Monitors, and others involved in the work at the Mohawk Institute. The Youth Supporting Survivors Program has been developed to create a youth driven, educational, and community-based response to the work led by Survivors of the Mohawk Institute. It aims at providing young people who identify as Intergenerational Survivors the opportunity to be part of critical work within the community that is anchored in truth-telling and healing.
Training will be provided on the use of ARC GIS software for GPR data analysis and reviewing the ground search information. Training will also be provided specific to field search notes; including the creation and documentation of detailed notes attached to all field activities.
Responsibilities & Duties
- Ground search data analysis
- Review of Ground Search information
- Using ARC GIS Software
- Be available to work 8 hours per day, Monday to Friday. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required. Employees will be provided with ample notice and adjustments will be made to their schedule.
- Participate in mandatory training and professional development activities that will be spread across the 18-week program.
- Attend all scheduled team meetings and debrief sessions.
Qualifications & Experience
- Currently enrolled or will be enrolled as a student in a post-secondary program in September 2026.
- Identify as an Inter-generational Survivor of the Mohawk Institute.
- Knowledge of the Indian Residential School System, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action and the history of the Mohawk Institute.
- Ability to work independently and with a team.
- Strong planning, organizational, communication and problem-solving skills.
- Access to regular transportation is required for this position.
- Available to work a flexible schedule, including some afternoons and weekends.
Professionalism
- Demonstrates the ability to work independently and as a team member.
- Must always be respectful and professional with all parties involved. Rude or bullying behavior will not be tolerated.
- Due to the nature and sensitivity of the information retained within the Secretariat and the possibility of a Criminal Investigation, a Non-Disclosure Agreement is required.
- Must adhere to the personnel drug and alcohol polices.
Please send resume to no later than 4:00 pm EST by Wednesday, April 15, 2026.