Indigenous Community Facilitator

2 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada Catholic Crosscultural Services Full time

Job Details

Company Name:
Catholic Crosscultural Services

Job Title:
Indigenous Community Facilitator

Job Location:
TORONTO

Employment Type:
N/A

Open Positions:
1

Experience in Years and Months:
N/A

Pay Type:
N/A

Pay Scale:
Not Disclosed
- Final Filing Date
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**Job Description**:
**Indigenous Community Facilitator**

**(Full-Time contract)**

CCS is a settlement agency providing a wide range of services to immigrants and refugees regardless of race, religion or status. To this end, CCS is seeking one contract Full-Time Indigenous Community Facilitator. The role will focus on building relationships with indigenous community organizations and representatives. Also, building capacity within CCS to increase the integration of activities and initiatives to support newcomers’ participation in supporting Canada's commitment to reconciliation and providing accessible information to newcomers about indigenous people.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Provide monthly group information sessions focusing on increasing newcomers’ knowledge of Canada's indigenous people, history, challenges, and truth and reconciliation efforts.
- Demonstrate knowledge and familiarity of the Indigenous community and the services available in the Greater Toronto Area
- Deliver monthly interactive group sessions built of traditional practices to create an understanding and appreciation of indigenous people.
- Facilitate person to person connection between newcomers and indigenous people, with indigenous speakers, elders, and artists.
- Design and deliver information sessions and activities to increase environmental awareness through introducing indigenous people relationship to the land to derive active participation of newcomers in environmentally driven initiatives.
- Organize and provide information sessions to support settlement workers capacity to have better understand on the indigenous communities so that staff can integrate the resources into their group activities or LINC class activities.
- Organize, plan and facilitate group sessions to address diverse clients’ needs.
- Provide assessment, information and orientation to families using the hybrid service delivery model.
- Actively outreach to the newcomer in the community and community organizations
- Develop and implement community outreach plans to promote CCS programs and services.
- Actively participate in regular team and regional meetings.
- Maintain and update all client information in the OCMS database in an appropriate and timely manner.
- Prepare and submit timely statistical and progress reports as required.
- Meet all program goals as assigned.
- Other program related duties as assigned.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Social and Community Services diploma or equivalent training in the human services field.
- Minimum of 2 years’ work experience in the settlement and/or community work sectors.
- Interview, assessment, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge of community resources and services in Toronto
- Experience with development of materials targeting diverse groups and in multiple formats
- Familiarity with delivering services virtually including training in a web-based environment
- Understanding of, and sensitivity to, issues affecting immigrant and refugee communities.
- Demonstrated crosscultural communication skills with clients, other agencies and the public.
- Ability to maintain excellent working relationships with community partners.
- Demonstrated ability to work productively in a team setting, and independently.
- Excellent ability to work productively in a MS Office environment.
- Excellent oral and written English skills.
- Good organizational skills, ability to multi-task while maintaining a high level of accuracy in data entry/ collection and reporting.
- Must be able to work flexible hours, including evenings
- Driver’s license and access to a vehicle is an asset.

**Location**:Scarborough

**Hours**:35 hours per week, Mon-Fri / occasional evenings as required

**Compensation**: $27.16 - $ 28.65 (based on experience)

**‘’ Vaccination remains the most effective tool to reduce the risk of COVID 19. CCS is committed to ensuring the health and safety of our employees in the workplace, and therefore CCS requires all employees to provide proof of vaccination OR to submit to regular, frequent antigen testing at the expense of the employee.’’

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