Outreach Cultural Connector - Morinville, Canada - The Jessica Martel Memorial Foundation
2 weeks ago
Description
Who Are We?
Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm Monday thru Friday
Start Date:
ASAP
JOB OVERVIEW
The Cultural Connector supports the Leadership Team in ensuring the organization's consistent achievement of its mission and organizational strategic priorities.
- The Cultural Connector offers community resources and culturally specific programming to our First Nations, Inuit, Metis, New Canadians, Racialized, and 2SLGBTQIA+ people.
- The Cultural Connector will ensure our clients have access to cultural supports and build capacity for longterm connections through referrals to community agencies.
- Support Jessie's House Residential clients to reduce barriers of cultural adjustment and strengthen linkages with vital community services.
- Build and maintain partnerships with outside agencies who provide culturally specific resources.
- Work collaboratively with coworkers, agencies, and service groups, using a clientcentered approach and respecting the client's rights to selfdetermination.
- Provide public education to community agencies, groups, schools, and the public to raise awareness and knowledge about family violence and bullying.
- Work collaboratively with our team to create an empowering, welcoming, and accepting environment to support individuals and families.
- Co-Facilitate the inschool Inspire Program.
- Develop and deliver the Inspire Program weekly sessions.
- Work collaboratively with School Administration and staff.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
General
- Maintain a professional working relationship with all agencies, service groups, the public at large, residential, and nonresidential clients, coworkers, and the Leadership Team.
- Attend staff meetings and training workshops at the request of the Leadership Team.
- Identify training needs and workshop needs.
- Answer all phone lines including the support line.
- Perform other related work as assigned by the Leadership Team.
Outreach and Public Education
- Accept referrals from our Residential Team to provide cultural support and programming to individuals and families.
- Meet with outside agencies to enhance relationships.
- Counselling, risk assessments and safety planning for all clients by phone or in person as required.
- Complete all required forms for intakes and exits, and other forms related to the client's individual situation.
- Enter accurate data into the database and provide monthly reports as requested.
- Develop and facilitate In-House Programming to residential clients, creating an environment of inclusion: Sharing Circles, Smudging.
- Report client trends to the Leadership Team.
- Assist Outreach clients with future plans, assist in the navigation of housing resources, second stage housing, and financial assistance with a client centered approach.
- Assist the Residential Program with the delivery of danger assessments, case plans, oneonone support, and any other duties as requested by the Leadership Team.
Community Awareness
- Develop and deliver presentations about family violence prevention and bullying to community agencies, service groups, schools, and the public.
- Facilitate educational and preventative support groups to the Inspire participants, and/or Residential Clients.
- Attend community meetings as requested, including interagency meetings.
- Initiate and maintain contact with community agencies and groups ensuring awareness of all programs and the referral process
- Identify and report to the Leadership Team any needed materials or resources.
- Organize and promote cultural events such as (not limited to) the Moose Hide Campaign, Pride Month, Indigenous Peoples Day, Eid; both to community members as well as for the clients at Jessie's House.
Facility Related
- Maintain a high degree of safety, security, and confidentiality at all times.
- Support coworkers in the implementation of all other programs, as requested by the Deputy Director and Executive Director.
- Assist in meal preparation, cleaning, and house laundry.
- Provide transportation support for clients.
- Maintain accurate reporting data including statistics and evaluations, submit monthly reports as requested.
The Outreach/Follow-Up Worker will also complete all other duties as assigned by the Deputy Director and Executive Director, including providing relief support to the rest of the shelter team where required.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- Registered Social Work Diploma, or postsecondary education in related field. Post-Secondary Diploma (with current registration, if required).
- Experience working with diverse people and knowledge of Indigenous history, and culture.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fastpaced team e
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