Team Leader, Elders Center - 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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PERMANENT FULL-TIME POSITION IN NORTH 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 Ts'ixwts'ixwnítway Member Services Department, this position reports directly to the Director, Member Services.

the Elder Centre Team Leader is responsible for supervising the Elder Centre team to ensure the coordination of the day-to-day Elder Centre operations.

Actively engaging and respectfully communicating with Elders on a regular basis. The incumbent incorporates ideas from Elders to design and deliver innovative Elder programming. As well as ensuring the Centre is an inviting, comfortable safe place for Elders to gather socially.

The incumbent also acts as the Centre coordinator, hands-on instructor, and Elders companion, as well as supervisor of the Elder Centre team.

Delivers programs five days a week according to policy, approved budgets, health and safety, and security regulations.

The main objective of the position is to implement strategies that proactively increase participation and that ultimately improve the quality of life of Elders, particularly those who are socially isolated or suffering from a disability or depression.

What You Bring:

Combination of education and experience.
Professional, adaptable communication style with strong interpersonal skills.
High level of emotional intelligence, patience, and integrity.
Maintains composure in highpressure situations.
Able to disseminate complex information to stakeholders and ability to lead teams.
Resourceful and organized with excellent time management abilities.
Able to deliver information with tact and diplomacy.
Acts ethically and with the highest degree of confidentiality.
Teamoriented with a positive, approachable attitude.

Salary:
$ 68,876 - $ 77,100 annually, plus a comprehensive benefits 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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