Early Years Cultural Worker

1 week ago


Ottawa, Canada Tungasuvvingat Inuit Full time

**Career Opportunity**
Internal/External

**Early Years Cultural worker**

On-Call, Term 7-Months (Potential Full-Time)

It is the mission of Tungasuvvingat Inuit (TI) to broadly provide Inuit-specific programs that contribute to the health and wellbeing of Inuit and to encourage and support similar programs for Inuit across the country. With over 30 years of highly successful experience in crafting the design, development, and delivery of a wide range of effective, client-centered services, TI continues to deliver quality programs and services that directly benefit our growing urban Inuit population.

The cultural Early years is responsible for developing cultural input for the Illipalialisaaqtilugu Program at Tungasuvvingat Inuit (TI). The purpose of this initiative is to align with the Ontario Child Crae and gamily support program Service management and funding guidelines by providing sustainable, culturally appropriate programming thereby fostering a healthy and safe environment that allows Inuit children and their families to learn about their history in a meaningful and safe way.

**General Responsibilities**
- Developing cultural input for children and family programs.
- Planning and implementation of programming workshops including purchasing and preparation of food.
- Delivery of workshops and activities, responding to the varying needs of families.
- Maintain activity space and ensure the environment is clean and safe for infants, toddlers, and children.
- Model positive parenting techniques.
- Complete administration requirements such as program reports and statistics, attendance and participant forms, and the proper maintenance of client’s files.
- Follow Ti’s Policies and procedures.
- At all times, working in a manner that preserves confidentiality and seeks to minimize risks for clients, employees, and organization.
- Participate in meetings, training and professional development initiatives as required.
- Other tasks including assistance in other Ti programs areas as may assigned from time to time.

**Education and Experience**
- Experience delivering Inuit specific cultural programming to children and families.
- College Diploma in Early Childhood Education, Human services, social work or Similar education or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

**Professional Qualifications**
- Ability to function effectively in a busy environment and in a stressful situation.
- Familiarity with issues facing Inuit Families
- Ability to develop and deliver programming.
- Motivated and able to work independently.
- Outstanding organizational skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Commitment to a clients-centered approach when working with Inuit.
- Familiarity with Socio-economic Landscape as it pertains to Inuit.

**Salary and Benefits**
- Salary Range is between $23.00-$25.00
- TI offers a competitive total compensation package.
- TI provides paid sickness, personal and family sickness leave days, and a 24/7 confidential Employee and Family Assistance Plan.
- Vacation (earn 3 weeks/year).

This position works out of TI’s 1071 Richmond Road.

We thank all interested applicants in advance for their interest. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

**Job Type**: Casual

Pay: $23.00-$25.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-06-05



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