Housing Services Skaabe - Winnipeg, Canada - Main Street Project

Main Street Project

Verified Company

Winnipeg, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

TITLE:
Skabe

LOCATION:
661 Main Street

DEPARTMENT:
Indigenous Relations

REPORTS TO:
Manager of Indigenous Relations

DIRECT REPORTS:
None

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Expand our Community Members knowledge in areas of indigenous cultural and practice including but not limited to smudging, crafts, and medicine harvesting.
Share knowledge of the 7 sacred teachings and holding self to those practices.
Assist all Elders, Medicine People and Knowledge Keepers when needed. The carrying, transporting and setup of all ceremony events. Cleaning and disposing of Smudge Ashes as culturally approved.
Creating relationships with Community Members who access services through Main Street Project.

(E.g.

Engage with community members by asking the questions: 1. What is your spirit name? 2. What community are you from? 3. Who is your family? )

Assist Community Members to connect with the Case Management team when appropriate, using standard MSP Practices
Reinforce relationships between community members and MSP staff.
Actively dismantle and diminish racism, misconceptions, homophobia and stereotypes against any person or group of persons.
Complete all daily documents including Daily Path Walked and Incident Reports.
Keep track of daily hours using Payworks
Continually learn cultural practices, remain open to other teachings
Respect others gifts and teachings
Adhere to Main Street Project policies and procedures.
Adhere with Personal Health Information act and the Federal Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act.
Represent Main Street Project professionally and competently.

SKILLS & SPECIFICATIONS:

Ability to professionally communicate with diverse individuals.
Motivated, selfstarting, detail oriented and exceptional organization and time management skills.
A peopleperson, team player that willingly and enthusiastically provides support and mentorship as a Skabe.
Ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary setting
Ability to handle highly confidential material and matters professionally.

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge of Indigenous culture
Actively engaged in cultural practices and worked with people experiencing homelessness.
Have similar roles and or lived experience in areas of Homelessness and Indigenous practices.
Awareness of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Awareness of the Truth and Reconciliation report
Awareness of the Missing and Murdered Women and Girls report
Knowledge of the effects of poverty and the detriments of health
Satisfactory Criminal Record with clear Vulnerable Sector Search, and a clear Adult Abuse Registry Check required.
First Aid and CPR Level "C"
Driver's License is considered an asset