Youth Cultural Support Worker
4 months ago
**YOUTH CULTURAL SUPPORT WORKER
**Location**:2335 30th Avenue NE***
**Position Type**:Full time
**Hours**: 37.5 hours per week (including evenings and weekends)
**Program**: Family Resource Network**
**Position Summary**:
Miskanawah is an Indigenous agency that draws jointly from the strengths and
guidance of Indigenous teachings and traditions and evidence-based practices in
human services, to support vulnerable children, youth and families.
The Youth Cultural Support Worker works closely with the Diamond Willow Youth Lodge
and Early Intervention Team Lead to create customized programming for youth who
access the Tawaw Family Resource Networks and Diamond Willow Youth Lodge. This
role will lead the team in establishing trauma informed programing for youth and
provide individualized, targeted strategies to help youth work towards healthy
functioning relationships. This could involve individual consultation or group sessions.
**Responsibilities**:
- Create and implement plans for targeted youth programs
- Collaborate to plan, implement, coordinate, and evaluate client care and support
- in consultation with team members and the youth
- Respect and protect the rights of youth
- Use effective interpersonal skills to communicate complex and sensitive information
- Schedule or conduct follow-up meetings/appointments/intakes with youth
- Encourage open communication among families and youth when discussing issues,
- problems, or concerns
- Provide education and strategies to youth through multiple mediums
- Prepare program plan that outlines program model in a step-by-step format
- Provide timely and clear information to other members of the team
- Report critical incidents to immediate supervisor as per Miskanawah’s Policies and
- Procedures
- Prepare and submit accurate reports and records
**Skills and experiences**:
- Experience with facilitating youth programs
- Experience working for a Not-for-profit an asset
- Knowledge and understanding of the justice system, addictions, sexual
- development and sexual diversity
- Knowledge and understanding of FASD, healthy child/parent attachment and
- complex needs
- Commitment to most up to date research-based approaches
- Highly creative
- Ability to take initiative
- Ability to work individually as well as part of a team
- Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing
- Ability to respond quickly in a dynamic and changing environment
**Requirements**:
- Knowledge of and willingness to engage in Indigenous cultural traditions
- 3-5 years’ experience working with youth
- Must be willing to work flexible hours including nights, and weekends
- Criminal Record and Vulnerable Sector Check
- Child Intervention Check
- Valid First Aid or CPR certification
- Indigenous Awareness Training
- Diversity Training
We offer the opportunity to be part of a creative and positive work environment, a
competitive salary, supports for professional development, opportunity for
advancement, and the chance to be part of a team that supports children, youth and
families to thrive within a culturally responsive community.
only those selected for interview will be contacted.
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