Community Care Coordinator-wiigiwaaminaan Shelter - London, Canada - Atlohsa

Atlohsa

Verified Company

London, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Atlohsa Family Healing Services is seeking a motivated and dynamic individual to fill the role of a Team lead for the Wiigiwaaminaan hub.

The primary role of the Team lead will be to provide a safe, supportive environment for community members who have been experiencing homelessness.

The Team Lead will be responsible for leading a team of Community Care Workers, providing guidance and mentorship on a frontline basis, communicating with other agencies, maintaining confidentiality of all participants and documents of the Atlohsa Wiigiwaaminaan program and will work in a fast-paced team environment.

Role and Responsibility

Using a wholistic Indigenous-led approach to principles of Housing First and Indigenous Harm Reduction, the successful applicant will lead a team that offers a range of personalized and outcome-focused supports to participants accessing the Wiigiwaaminaan hub site.

The Team lead will be responsible for the day to day operations of the hub in assessing the needs of participants and leading by example when addressing crisis situations.

This may include providing lay counselling and proactively intervening when crisis or conflict arises, which may include aggressive or disruptive in the moment behavior due to substance use and or mental health challenges.

The Team lead will be responsible for scheduling of staff, creating goals of integrated care and will abide by Giwetashkad Program Guidelines and the policy and procedures of Atlohsa Family Healing Services.

The Team Lead will work to ensure that Atlohsa Family Healing Services is a safe space for all community members accessing services and programming by referring community members to more appropriate locations if the need shall arise.

Suitability

Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the languages, traditional ways, history and cultures of the Indigenous population in the London region

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Strong analysis of colonialism and they ways in which historical and ongoing colonization impacts Indigenous people intergenerationally:

Current knowledge of Indigenous community services and resources

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Understanding of Indigenous homelessness and Indigenous harm reduction:

Experience working with marginalized individuals
Demonstrated ability to receive training support, supervision and direction
Demonstrated strengths in interpersonal relations, problemsolving, crisis intervention, group dynamics, community development and other innovative approaches with strong leadership skills
Understanding of cultural safety and an awareness of its impact on practice
Skills in conflict resolution, mediation, and negotiation (to build trust and resolve disagreements)
Excellent organizational and coordination skills and the ability to prioritize multiple competing workload demands in fast paced environment
Effective communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with others in a respectful manner as defined in the Atlohsa Code of Conduct
Current Vulnerable Sector check required
Current Driver's license and clean driving abstract

EMPLOYMENT TERM:
Full time**
REMUNERATION: $30.00/hour. **Competitive compensation and benefits package based on qualifications

CLOSING DATE:
ASAP Until Filled