Parent Aide Mentor Trainer - Saskatoon, Canada - STC URBAN 1ST NSTNS
Description
Reports to_Clinical Support Manager_
Position Summary:
The Parent Aide Mentor Trainer provides second level support and guidance to community front-line Parent Aide's in the promotion of healthy parenting practices.
Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates and lead behaviors and attitudes that represent the strategic priorities and vision of STC Well-Being;
- Communicate regularly with STC Clinical Support Manager and STC secondary level support team members, ensuring collaboration occurs with relevant positions involved in the project and community plans;
- Communicates regularly and works collaboratively with community Supervisors, Parent Aides and Parent Mentors.
- Provide mentorship to frontline staff in communities that prevents the loss of children from the family unit and promotes healthy and culturally based practices;
- Develops rapport with community staff and provides guidance and mentoring with access to information, tools, and resources that assist families;
- Develops strong interdisciplinary working groups to carry out the community strategies by training and developing community staff and members as required such as;
- communicating performance and client expectations and standards and ensuring applicable policies, procedures and best practices are adhered to;
- providing timely feedback, assessment of program performance;
- leading the development and implementation of processes and best practices within the scope of the project.
- Ensure the emotional, physical, cultural, intellectual and spiritual development of children and caregivers in delivery of programs and services;
- Participate as part of an interdisciplinary team regarding an established schedule of community visits and meets virtually and inperson regularly to communicate and build relationships with families and staff;
- May facilitate parent educational workshops that are culturally relevant, meaningful and objectivebased;
- Promotes the safety and wellbeing of children while working with the Parent Aide's who support families and children;
- Maintains strict confidentiality at all times;
- Participate in communitylevel case management and planning as requested;
- Perform other related duties as defined and assigned by the reporting line authority or designate on an as and when required basis.
Education and Experience:
- Postsecondary education in a related human services discipline is required.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience providing training and coaching to others on parenting practices and techniques.
- Experience working within a governance structure in a community development capacity with First Nations; familiarity with First Nations culture, history is considered an asset.
Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities:
- Knowledge of child development, family dynamics and challenges, poverty, mental health, addictions and domestic violence issues.
- Knowledge of effective positive parenting strategies and positive behavioral reinforcement.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the emotional and behavioral challenges that children experience and effectively promotes coping strategies.
- Demonstrates skills in developing an educational training program with clear objectives and delivery.
- Ability to establish and maintain relationships with individuals, families and communities.
- Ability to conduct group work, community groups, and facilitation.
- Ability to deliver presentations and workshops which are culturally structured and meaningful.
- Knowledge and sensitivity regarding the geographical and cultural needs of the community, and ability to understand how community and culture impact the family.
- Knowledge of traditional Indigenous parenting practices.
- Ability to work independently, be selfmotivated and driven, and work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Knowledge of the political, social and economic objectives of the Saskatoon Tribal Council and of the Dakota, Cree, and Saulteaux cultures will be considered an asset.
Working Environment:
- Ability to travel approximately 3 business days per week to member communities.
- Must be willing to work flexible hours as required, which may include some evening and weekends.
Other Conditions:
- Must possess a valid Saskatchewan driver's license and meet STC's insurance requirements.
- Must provide a current, original, Canadian Criminal Record Check (CPIC) with vulnerable sector search as a condition of employment
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