Life Skills Coach

4 weeks ago

Agassiz, Canada Seabird Island Band Full time

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Under the direction of the Child & Family Services Manager, the Family Life Skills Coach (FLSC) will operate efficiently in accordance with the philosophies, policies, and objectives established by Seabird Island Band Management and within the specifications and regulations of the Community Care Facility Act.

The primary goal of the FLSC is to ensure that the families in the family home are supported in developing healthy parenting and other life skills, with attention to children’s needs (helping with homework, structured mealtimes, healthy meals, bedtime routines etc.). The FLSC will ensure strong cultural values, and manage programming that builds family bonds and resilience as well as a grounding in culture and community supports. Approaches to household chores, shopping and finances will also be modelled. The FLSC will ensure that families are directed to health, healing and other services and programs, and encourage them to make choices that are nurturing to self and family. The Life skills Coach ensures that culture is imbedded in all services. This position may be required to work the occasional evening or weekend.

**SUCCESS PROFILE**

What does it take to be successful working at Seabird Island? Check out the top traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right mix.
- **Collaborative**: Ability to collaborate and work effectively with others.
- **Empathy**: Expressing empathy makes it easier for clients to open up and engage with you without fear of feeling judged
- **Ability to Maintain Boundaries**: You must establish boundaries to protect the integrity of your relationship and ensure you are not taken advantage of.
- **Active Listening Skills**: Active listening help clients feel heard, understand, and validated - this is critical in providing effective support to our clients
- **Confidence**: You will encounter a variety of personalities and must regularly adapt to new challenges - confidence will allow you to navigate difficult situations
- **Stress Management Skills**:Substance use support work is a tumultuous line of work. It is important you have a work-life balance.

PRE-SCREENING ASSESSMENT
- Submit your resume and complete our Prevue Assessment simultaneously. The assessment is an integral part of our evaluation process.
- Allow yourself a minimum of 35-40 minutes to complete the assessment.**WORK THAT MATTERS**
If you are passionate about using policy to improve outcomes of First Nations people, this may be the opportunity for you Do you enjoy working as part of a team and are able to deliver individual results. You thrive in an environment, which allows you to make a high impact towards the future of a First Nations Community.

We are located 1 kilometer from Agassiz, BC on the beautiful Fraser River, 120 km east of Vancouver.

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**BENEFITS & PERKS**
- Extended health and dental benefits,
- Accrued vacation and sick time,
- Pension plan with matching employer contributions,
- Access to internal training programs, professional development, and skill enhancement,
- Collaboration with an interdisciplinary team,
- Equitable hourly rates and
- Casual dress code

**WHAT YOU'LL DO**
- Life skills coaching, with unobtrusive yet positive modelling
- Overall leadership in scheduling and managing of household tasks, including but not limited to homework, cooking, cleaning, yard work, home maintenance etc.
- Contribute to managing the family’s daily operating budget (groceries, clothing or other emergency needs)
- Submitting reports as required monthly, weekly
- Contribute to ensuring the home meets regulation covering health, fire, safety requirements.
- Maintain confidential, professional, and accurate documentation
- Participate in community activities and functions as required by SIB and Chief and Council, including but not limited to Seabird Island Festival, and the Seabird Island Open House
- Assist with providing crisis support as needed and report immediately
- Ability to function independently within the framework of a team
- Must maintain professional conduct, boundaries, and ethical standards with a commitment to the principles and values of the First Nations Communities
- Empathetic, compassionate, and patient
- Regularly update client records in Mustimuhw database
- May be required to work evenings and weekends.
- Always demonstrate maturity and reliability
- Participate in regular team meetings
- Able to work under pressure
- Provide coaching and life skills teaching to clients within a residential setting where appropriate
- Assist with household supervision coverage and safety for clients
- Plan and participate with clients in social, recreational, and vocational activities.
- Capacity to communicate and uphold clients’ rules, duties, and regulation in a polite but assertive manner
- Responsible for overseeing all household duties: meal preparation, cooking, cleaning, grocery shopping, laundry, sanitizing bedrooms and wa

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