Eet Language and Cultural Program Facilitator - North Vancouver, Canada - Squamish Nation

Squamish Nation

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North Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

PERMANENT FULL-TIME POSITION IN WEST VANCOUVER**

CLOSES:
Open Until Filled
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Great opportunity to join the Squamish Nations community:

Take your career to new heights with a dynamic and progressive First Nations government

Who We Are:

Squamish Nation consists of 23 villages and is comprised of descendants of the Coast Salish Aboriginal people who live in the present-day Greater Vancouver area, Gibson's Landing, and Squamish River watershed.

The Squamish Nation has occupied and governed the territory since beyond recorded history. The Squamish Nation's culture is rich and resilient. We continue to practice our customs and traditions, which are strongly interconnected with our traditional territory. Together with our lands, our customs and traditions are the foundations of who we are as Skwxwú7mesh.
As an organization, we provide support to the greater Squamish Nation Community through service. With 12 departments with individual areas of expertise, we ensure Community Members have access to necessary programs and services.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY:

Working as an integral part of the Ta7lnew̓ás Education, Employment and Training Department, reporting to the Manager, TTC, Manager, EET, and Manager, ASA, this position has a working knowledge of Squamish language and is responsible for language and cultural instruction for students and mentorship.

The incumbent will plan and deliver the language and cultural programs for Ta7lnew̓ás Education, Employment, and Training department.

The incumbent is expected to operate with the highest level of confidentiality and has experience in implementing language, and culture mentorship.

In addition, to language and cultural instruction, the incumbent works with the EET team to achieve goals (e.g. family/community engagement). The incumbent may be required to support EET department language and cultural programming needs. The incumbent uses a student-focused approach to support the full inclusion of all learners.

What You Bring:

Combination of education and experience.
Professional, adaptable communication style with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence others.
High level of emotional intelligence, patience, and integrity.
Maintains composure in highpressure situations.
Able to disseminate complex information to stakeholders in a meaningful way.
Resourceful and organized with excellent time management abilities.
Able to deliver negative information tactfully and diplomatically when needed. Acts ethically and handles sensitive information with confidentiality.
Teamoriented with a positive, approachable attitude.

Salary:
$53,456 - $59,624 annually, plus a comprehensive benefit program.

Why Work With Us:

As a dynamic community organization, we understand the importance of employing enthusiastic and talented people to work together. We know that our future strength and growth is very much dependent on our key resources - our people.

With a variety of programs and services, we offer career paths that fit many areas of expertise, backgrounds, and interests.

Along with competitive compensation and benefits, we offer excellent training and development opportunities within an environment that values diversity through the respect and appreciation of each person for their individual attributes.

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